8th Mountain Cazadores Company
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The 8th Mountain Cazadores Company (Spanish: Compañía de Cazadores de Montaña 8) is a unit of the Argentine Army
specialised in mountain warfare
. The Company is based at based Puente del Inca
, Mendoza
Province. The name of the unit is "Teniente 1ro Ibañez". This unit is part of the 8th Mountain Infantry Brigade. The troops and soldiers of this unit wear a tan beret with unit insignia.
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of the country.- History :...
specialised in mountain warfare
Mountain warfare
Mountain warfare refers to warfare in the mountains or similarly rough terrain. This type of warfare is also called Alpine warfare, named after the Alps mountains...
. The Company is based at based Puente del Inca
Puente del Inca
Puente del Inca , is a natural arch that forms a bridge over the Vacas River, a tributary of the Mendoza River. It is located in Mendoza Province, Argentina near Las Cuevas....
, Mendoza
Mendoza Province
The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is...
Province. The name of the unit is "Teniente 1ro Ibañez". This unit is part of the 8th Mountain Infantry Brigade. The troops and soldiers of this unit wear a tan beret with unit insignia.
External links
Official website Organization and equipment Argentine Infantry Official website 8th Mountain Infantry BrigadeSee also
- Mountain warfareMountain warfareMountain warfare refers to warfare in the mountains or similarly rough terrain. This type of warfare is also called Alpine warfare, named after the Alps mountains...
- 8th Mountain Infantry Brigade
- Cazadores de Montaña