Distinguished Service Order (Argentina)
The Distinguished Service Order ( es, "Orden a los Servicios Distinguidos") is the highest decoration in the Argentine military. There is a Military Merit Order and a Civilian Merit Order. The naval version is called the es, "Cruz Naval a Los Servicios Distinguidos" Grades: * Grand Cross ( es, Gran Cruz) * Commander ( es, Comendador) * Knight ( es, Caballero) Argentine Army Orders, decorations, and medals of Argentina {{Orders-medals-stub ...
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Argentine Army
The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, exercising his or her command authority through the Minister of Defense. The Army's official foundation date is May 29, 1810 (celebrated in Argentina as the ''Army Day''), four days after the Spanish colonial administration in Buenos Aires was overthrown. The new national army was formed out of several pre-existing colonial militia units and locally manned regiments; most notably the Infantry Regiment "Patricios", which to this date is still an active unit. , the active element of the Argentine Army numbered some 70,600 military personnel. History Several armed expeditions were sent to the Upper Peru (now Bolivia), Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile to fight Spanish forces and secure Argentina's newly gain ...
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