The 8th Mountain Infantry Brigade ( es, Brigada de Montaña 8/VIII) is a unit of the

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- ...

specialised in

mountain warfare Mountain warfare (also known as alpine warfare) is warfare in mountains or similarly rough terrain. Mountain ranges are of strategic importance since they often act as a natural border, and may also be the origin of a water source (for example, ...

. The headquarters of the Brigade is based on Mendoza,

Mendoza Province Mendoza, officially Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders San Juan to the north, La Pampa and Neuquén to the south, San Luis to the east, and the republic o ...

. Is formed by different types of mountain units:

Order of battle

*11th Mountain Infantry Regiment "''General Las Heras''", based at

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, Mendoza Province. *16th Mountain Infantry Regiment "''Cazadores de Los Andes''", based at Uspallata, Mendoza Province. *22nd Mountain Infantry Regiment "''Teniente Coronel Juan Manuel Cabot''", based at El Marquesado, San Juan Province. * 8th Mountain Cazadores Company "''Teniente 1ro Ibañez''", based at

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, Mendoza Province. *15th Light Cavalry Regiment "''Libertador

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''", based at Campo de los Andes, Mendoza Province. *8th Mountain Artillery Group "''Coronel Regalado de la Plaza''", based at Uspallata, Mendoza Province. *7th Artillery Group, San Luis,

San Luis Province San Luis () is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country (on the 32° South parallel). Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan. History The cit ...

External links

Official website

Argentine Infantry Official website
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8th Mountain Infantry Brigade
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