Many countries around the world maintain military units that are specifically trained for mountain troops tasks. The list does not include non-mountain

special forces Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equi ...

units, even if several of them have some mountain warfare capabilities.

Abkhazia

* Mountain Rifle Battalion (''Горнострелковый Батальон - Gornostrelkovyy Batal'on'')''De facto'' state with limited international recognition.

Argentina

* 5th Mountain Brigade "General

Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano y González (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (), was an Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He ...

" (''Brigada de Montaña V "General Manuel Belgrano"'') ** 15th Mountain Infantry Regiment "General Francisco Ortiz de Ocampo" (''Regimiento de Infantería de Montaña 15 "General Francisco Ortiz de Ocampo"'') ** 20th Mountain Infantry Regiment "

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

Light Infantry" (''Regimiento de Infantería de Montaña 20 "Cazadores de los Andes"'') ** 5th Mountain Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment "General

Martín Miguel de Güemes Martín Miguel de Güemes (8 February 1785 – 17 June 1821) was a military leader and popular caudillo who defended northwestern Argentina from the Spain, Spanish royalist army during the Argentine War of Independence. Biography Güemes was bor ...

" (''Regimiento de Caballería de Exploración de Montaña 5 "General Martin Miguel de Güemes"'') ** 5th Mountain Artillery Battalion "Captain Felipe Antonio Pereyra de Lucena" (''Grupo de Artillería de Montaña 5 "Capitán Felipe Antonio Pereyra de Lucena"'') ** 5th Mountain Engineer Battalion "Major-General Enrique Mosconi" (''Batallón de Ingenieros de Montaña 5 "General de Division Enrique Mosconi"'') ** 5th Mountain Construction Engineers Company (''Compañía de Ingenieros de Construcciones de Montaña 5'' ** 5th Mountain Signal Company "Lt.Colonel Gerónimo de Helguera" (''Compañía de Comunicaciones de Montaña 5 "Teniente Coronel Gerónimo de Helguera"'') ** 5th Mountain Light Infantry Company (''Compañía de Cazadores de Montaña 5'') ** 5th Mountain Intelligence Company "Major Humberto Viola" (''Compañía de Inteligencia de Montaña 5 "Mayor Humberto Viola"'') ** Reserve Company " Salta" (''Compañia de Reserva "Salta"'') * 6th Mountain Brigade "Major-General Conrado Excelso Villegas" (''Brigada de Montaña V "General de Division Conrado Excelso Villegas"'') ** 10th Mountain Infantry Regiment "Lt.General Eduardo Racedo" (''Regimiento de Infantería de Montaña 10 "Teniente General Eduardo Racedo"'') ** 21st Mountain Infantry Regiment "Lt.General Rufino Ortega" (''Regimiento de Infantería de Montaña 21 "Teniente General Rufino Ortega"'') ** 26th Mountain Infantry Regiment "Colonel Benjamín Moritán" (''Regimiento de Infantería de Montaña 26 "Coronel Benjamín Moritán"'') ** 4th Mountain Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment " General Lavalle Cuirassiers" (''Regimiento de Caballería de Exploración de Montaña 4 "Coraceros General Lavalle"'') ** 6th Mountain Artillery Battalion (''Grupo de Artillería de Montaña 6'') ** 6th Mountain Engineer Battalion (''Batallón de Ingenieros de Montaña 6'') ** 6th Mountain Signal Company (''Compañía de Comunicaciones de Montaña 6'') ** 6th Mountain Light Infantry Company "Captain Claudio José Jurszyszyn" (''Compañía de Cazadores de Montaña 6 "Capitán Claudio José Jurszyszyn"'') ** 6th Mountain Intelligence Company (''Compañía de Inteligencia de Montaña 6'') * 8th Mountain Brigade "Brigadier General Toribio de Luzuriaga" (''Brigada de Montaña VIII "Brigadier General Toribio de Luzuriaga"'') ** 11th Mountain Infantry Regiment "General Juan Gregorio de Las Heras" (''Regimiento de Infantería de Montaña 11 "General Juan Gregorio de Las Heras"'') ** 16th Mountain Infantry Regiment "

Light Infantry" (''Regimiento de Infantería de Montaña 16 "Cazadores de Los Andes"'') ** 22nd Mountain Infantry Regiment "Lt.Colonel

Juan Manuel Cabot ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

" (''Regimiento de Infantería de Montaña 22 "Teniente Coronel Juan Manuel Cabot"'') ** 15th Mountain Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment "Liberator

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

" (''Regimiento de Exploración de Caballería de Montaña 15 "Libertador Simón Bolívar"'') ** 8th Mountain Artillery Battalion "Colonel Pedro Regalado de la Plaza" (''Grupo de Artillería de Montaña 8 "Coronel Pedro Regalado de la Plaza"'') ** 8th Mountain Engineer Battalion "Miners of the Cuyo" (''Batallón de Ingenieros de Montaña 8 "Barreteros de Cuyo"'') ** 8th Mountain Signal Company (''Compañía de Comunicaciones de Montaña 8'') ** 8th Mountain Light Infantry Company "1st Lieutenant Francisco Gerónimo Ibáñez" (''Compañía de Cazadores de Montaña 8 "Teniente Primero Francisco Gerónimo Ibáñez"'') ** 8th Mountain Intelligence Company "Lt.Colonel Pedro Vargas" (''Compañía de Inteligencia de Montaña 8 "Teniente Coronel Pedro Vargas"'') * Mountain Military School "Lt.General

Juan Domingo Perón ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

" (''Escuela Militar de Montaña "Teniente General Juan Domingo Perón"'')

Armenia

*10th Mountain Rifle Division (''10-րդ լեռնային հրաձգային դիվիզիայի - 10-rd Lerrnayin Hradzgayin Diviziayi'') ** 5th Mountain Rifle Regiment (''5-րդ լեռնային հրաձգային գնդի - 5-rd Lerrnayin Hradzgayin Gndi'') ** 6th Mountain Rifle Regiment (''6-րդ լեռնային հրաձգային գնդի - 6-rd Lerrnayin Hradzgayin Gndi'') ** 7th Mountain Rifle Regiment (''7-րդ լեռնային հրաձգային գնդի - 7-rd Lerrnayin Hradzgayin Gndi'')

Austria

* 6th Mountain Brigade (''6. Gebirgsbrigade'', for a detailed overview of the brigades organization see: Structure of the Austrian Armed Forces#6th Mountain Brigade ** 6th Staff Battalion (''Stabsbataillon 6'') including: *** Pack Animal Center (''Tragtierzentrum'') ** 23rd Jäger Battalion (''Jägerbataillon 23'') ** 24th Jäger Battalion (''Jägerbataillon 24'') ** 26th Jäger Battalion (''Jägerbataillon 26'') ** 2nd Engineer Battalion (''Pionierbataillon 2'') *** 1x Engineer Company * Mountain Warfare Center (''Gebirgskampfzentrum'') Militia units (''Miliz''): * Jäger Battalion

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...

" Erzherzog Rainer" (''Jägerbataillon Salzburg "Erzherzog Rainer"'') * Jäger Battalion

Tirol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

(''Jägerbataillon Tirol'') * Jäger

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with th ...

(''Jägerbataillon Vorarlberg'') * Jäger Company Oberland (''Jägerkompanie Oberland'') * Jäger Company

Pongau The Bezirk Sankt Johann im Pongau is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pongau region. Area of the district is 1,755.37 km², with a population of 77,872 (May 15, 2001) ...

(''Jägerkompanie Pongau'') * Engineer Company

(''Pionierkompanie Tirol'') * Engineer Company

(''Pionierkompanie Vorarlberg'')

Azerbaijan

* two Mountain Infantry Regiments (''Dağ-Atıcı Alayı'')

Bolivia

* 24th Mountain Scouts Regiment "Lt. General

Germán Busch Víctor Germán Busch Becerra (23 March 1903 – 23 August 1939) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the 36th president of Bolivia from 1937 to 1939. Prior to his presidency, he served as the Chief of the General Staff ...

" (''Regimiento de Satinadores de Montaña Nº 24 "Teniente General Germán Busch"'') * 25th Andine Scouts School Regiment "

Tocopilla Tocopilla is a city and commune in the Antofagasta Region, in the north of Chile. It is the capital of the province that bears the same name. Every year Tocopilla celebrates its anniversary on 29 September with a big show the day before, which ...

" (''Regimiento Escuela de Satinadores Andinos Nº 25 "Tocopilla"'') * Mountain Scouts Regiment (Reserve) " Félix Méndez Arcos" (''Regimiento Satinadores de Montaña (Reserva) "Félix Méndez Arcos"'')

Brazil

* Mountain Infantry Battalion (Brazil) * 4th Light Infantry Brigade (Mountain) (''4ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve (Montanha)'') Once a fully mountain brigade, now it have been mostry re-configured as a Light Brigade, leaving just one single specialized mountain warfare battalion. ** 11th Mountain Infantry Battalion "

Tiradentes Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (; 12 November 1746 – 21 April 1792), known as Tiradentes (), was a leading member of the colonial Brazilian revolutionary movement known as Inconfidência Mineira, whose aim was full independence from Po ...

" (''11º Batalhão de Infantaria de Montanha "Tiradentes"''), including: *** Mountain Operations Training Center ('' Centro de Instrução de Operações em Montanha'')

Bulgaria

* 101st Alpine Regiment (''101-ви Алпийски Полк - 101-vi Alpiĭski Polk'')

Canada

* Oscar Company,

3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR) is a regular force light infantry battalion of the Canadian Forces. 3 RCR's most notable service occurred in Korea, Germany, Bosnia and Afghanistan. In 2006–2010, the battalion was deployed ...

* Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment * C Company, 3rd Battalion,

Royal 22nd Regiment , colors = Scarlet with blue facings (full dress and mess dress) , march = Quick: ''Vive la Canadienne''Slow: ''Marche lente du Royal 22e Régiment: La Prière en famille'' , mascot ...

Chile

* Special Forces Group (''Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales'') ** Mountain Company (''Compañía de Montaña'') * 3rd Mountain Division (''III Division de Montaña'') ** 3rd Cavalry Regiment "

Hussars A hussar ( , ; hu, huszár, pl, husarz, sh, husar / ) was a member of a class of light cavalry, originating in Central Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. The title and distinctive dress of these horsemen were subsequently widely a ...

" (''Regimiento de Caballería n.º 3 "Húsares"'') ** 3rd Mountain Detachment " Yungay" (''Destacamento de Montaña Nº 3 "Yungay"'') ***18th Andine Infantry Battalion "

Guardia Vieja Guardia (Italian and Spanish, 'guard') may refer to: People *Guardia (surname), including a list of people with the name *Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia (1900–1970), Costa Rican politician * Francisco Calderón Guardia (1906–1977), Costa Ri ...

" (''Batallón de Infantería Andino Nº 18 "Guardia Vieja"'') *** 2nd Mountain Engineers Company "

Puente Alto Puente, a word meaning '' bridge'' in Spanish language, may refer to: People * Puente (surname) Places *La Puente, California, USA * Puente Alto, city and commune of Chile *Puente de Ixtla, city in Mexico *Puente Genil, village in the Spanish pro ...

" (''Compañía de Ingenieros de Montaña Nº 2 "Puente Alto"'') *** 2nd Mountain Artillery Battery "

Arica Arica ( ; ) is a commune and a port city with a population of 222,619 in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile's northernmost city, being located only south of the border with Peru. The city is the capita ...

" (''Batería de Artillería de Montaña Nº 2 "Arica"'') *** Mountain Reconnaissance Mounted Platoon (''Pelotón de Exploración Montado de Montaña'') ** 8th Mountain Detachment " Tucapel" (''Destacamento de Montaña Nº 8 "Tucapel"'') *** 8th Mountain Infantry Battalion " Frontera" (''Batallón de Infantería de Montaña Nº 8 "Frontera"'') *** Mountain Engineers Company (''Compañía de Ingenieros de Montaña'') *** 17th Mountain Artillery Battery " Urizar" (''Batería de Artillería de Montaña Nº 17 "Urizar"'') ** 9th Mountain Detachment " Arauco" (''Destacamento de Montaña N º9 "Arauco"'') ***13th Andine Infantry Battalion " Andalién" (''Batallón de Infantería Andino Nº 13 "Andalién"'') *** 12th Mountain Engineers Company " Tronador" (''Compañía de Ingenieros de Montaña Nº 12 "Tronador"'') *** 2nd Mountain Artillery Battery "Maturana" (''Batería de Artillería de Montaña Nº 2 "Maturana"'') ** 17th Mountain Detachment " Los Ángeles" (''Destacamento de Montaña Nº 17 "Los Ángeles"'') ***17th Mountain Infantry Battalion " Tarpellanca" (''Batallón de Infantería de Montaña Nº 17 "Tarpellanca"'') *** 3rd Mountain Engineers Company " Los Ángeles" (''Compañía de Ingenieros de Montaña Nº 3 "Los Ángeles"'') *** 16th Mountain Artillery Battery "Carvallo" (''Batería de Artillería de Montaña Nº 16 "Carvallo"'') * Independent Mounted Reconnaissance Squadron " Chaitén" (''Escuadrón de Exploración Montado Indipendiente "Chaitén"'') * 20th Divisional Andine Company "

Cochrane Cochrane may refer to: Places Australia *Cochrane railway station, Sydney, a railway station on the closed Ropes Creek railway line Canada * Cochrane, Alberta * Cochrane Lake, Alberta * Cochrane District, Ontario ** Cochrane, Ontario, a town wit ...

" (''Compañía Andina Divisionaria N° 20 "Cochrane"'') * Army Mountain School (''Escuela de Montaña del Ejército'') * Special Mountain Group (''Agrupacion Especial de Montaña'')

China

* 32nd Mountain Jungle Brigade (''山地从林32旅 - Shāndì Cóng Lín di 32 Lǚ'') * 40th Mountain Jungle Motorized Infantry Brigade (''山地从林地摩托化步兵40旅 - Shāndì Cóng Lín di Mótuō Huà Bùbīng 40 Lǚ'') * 52nd Mountain Combined Arms Brigade (''山地合成第52旅 - Shāndì Héchéng dì 52 Lǚ'') * 53rd Mountain Combined Arms Brigade (''山地合成第53旅 - Shāndì Héchéng dì 53 Lǚ'')

Colombia

* 1st High Mountain Battalion "Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Arredondo" (''Batallón de Alta Montaña No.1 "Teniente Coronel Antonio Arredondo"'') * 2nd High Mountain Battalion "General Santos Gutiérrez Prieto" (''Batallón de Alta Montaña No.2 "General Santos Gutiérrez Prieto"'') * 3rd High Mountain Battalion " Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo" (''Batallón de Alta Montaña No. 3 "Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo"'') * 4th High Mountain Battalion "General Benjamín Herrera Cortés" (''Batallón de Alta Montaña No.4 "General Benjamín Herrera Cortés"'') * 5th High Mountain Battalion "General Urbano Castellanos Castillo" (''Batallón de Alta Montaña No.5 "General Urbano Castellanos Castillo"'') * 6th High Mountain Battalion "Major Robinson Daniel Ruiz Garzón" (''Batallón de Alta Montaña No. 6 "Mayor Robinson Daniel Ruiz Garzón"'') * 7th High Mountain Battalion "Major Raúl Guillermo Mahecha Martínez" (''Batallón de Alta Montaña No. 7 "Mayor Raúl Guillermo Mahecha Martínez"'') * 8th High Mountain Battalion "Colonel José María Vesga" (''Batallón de Alta Montaña No.8 "Coronel José María Vesga"'') * 9th High Mountain Battalion (''Batallón de Alta Montaña No. 9'') * 10th High Mountain Battalion "Major Oscar Giraldo Restrepo" (''Batallón de Alta Montaña No. 10 "Mayor Oscar Giraldo Restrepo"'') * 17th Mountain Infantry Battalion "General José Domingo Caicedo" ''(Batallón de Infantería de Montaña No. 17 "General José Domingo Caicedo"'') * 34th Mountain Infantry Battalion " Juanambú" ''(Batallón de Infantería de Montaña No. 34 "Juanambú"'') * 36th Mountain Infantry Battalion "Hunters" ''(Batallón de Infantería de Montaña No. 36 "Cazadores"'') * High Mountain School (''Escuela de Alta Montaña'')

Dominican Republic

* 3rd Mountain Regiment (''3er Regimiento de Montaña'') ** 6th Mountain Light Infantry Battalion (''6º Batallón Cazadores de Montaña'')

El Salvador

* 4th Mountain Commandos Military Detachment (''Destacamento Militar 4 de Comandos de Montaña'')

France

* 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (''27 Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne'') ** 27th Mountain Command and Signals Company (''27 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions de Montagne'') ** 4th Chasseurs Regiment (''4 Régiment de Chasseurs'') ** 7th Chasseurs Alpins Battalion (''7 Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins'') ** 13th Chasseurs Alpins Battalion (''13 Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins'') ** 27th Chasseurs Alpins Battalion (''27 Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins'') ** 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment (''93 Régiment d'Artillerie de Montagne'') ** 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (''2 Régiment Étranger de Génie'') ** Mountain Commandos Grouping (''Groupement de Commandos de Montagne'')Divided in three platoons, attached one each to the 7th, 13th and 27th Mountain Light Infantry battalion, and a fourth platoon split in sections attached to the other units of the brigade (93rd artillery, 2nd engineers, 4th light cavalry) **

High Mountain Military School The École militaire de haute montagne (High Mountain Military School) (ÉMHM) is a training establishment of the French Army, that trains French and allied service personnel in mountain warfare, skiing, mountain leadership, and arctic warfare. H ...

(''École Militaire de Haute Montagne'') ** Mountain Acclimatization Grouping (''Groupement d'Aguerrissement Montagne'') *** National Mountain Acclimatization Center (''Centre National d'Aguerrissement en Montagne'') *** Mountain Combat Instruction and Training Center (''Centre d'Instruction et d'Entraînement au Combat en Montagne'') ** 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade Troops Initial Formation Centre / 6th Chasseurs Alpins Battalion (''Centre de Formation Initiale des Militaires du rang 27e Brigade d’Infanterie de Montagne / 6e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins'') * 511th Transport Regiment (Mountain) (''511 Régiment du Train ("Montagne")'') * 7th Maintenance Regiment (''7 Régiment du Matériel'') * 2nd Company,

1st Marine Infantry Paratroopers Regiment The 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine ( en, 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment) or 1er RPIMa is a unit of the French Army Special Forces Command, therefore part of the Special Operations Command. Heirs to the Free Fre ...

(''2 Compagnie, 1 Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine'') * 2nd Company,

2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (french: 2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2e REP) is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part o ...

(''2 Compagnie, 2 Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes'') * 3rd Company,

13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment The 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes ( en, 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment) or 13e RDP is a special reconnaissance regiment of the French Army. It is a unit of the French Army Special Forces Command, the latter itself being under the Spec ...

(''3 Compagnie, 13 Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes'') * 1st Company, Medical Regiment (''Régiment Médical'')

Georgia

* Mountain Training School "Colonel Besik Kutateladze" (''პოლკოვნიკ ბესიკ ქუთათელაძის სახელობის სამთო მომზადების სკოლა - P'olk'ovnik' Besik' Kutateladzis Sakhelobis Samto Momzadebis Sk'ola'')

Germany

* 23rd Mountain Light Infantry Brigade "

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...

" (''Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23 "Bayern"'') ** Staff/Signal Company (''Stabs-/Fernmeldekompanie'') ** 230th Mountain Reconnaissance Battalion (''Gebirgsaufklärungsbataillon 230'') ** 231st Mountain Light Infantry Battalion (''Gebirgsjägerbataillon 231'') ** 232nd Mountain Light Infantry Battalion (''Gebirgsjägerbataillon 232'') ** 233rd Mountain Light Infantry Battalion (''Gebirgsjägerbataillon 233'') ** 8th Mountain Supply Battalion (''Gebirgsversorgungsbataillon 8'') ** 8th Mountain Engineers Battalion (''Gebirgspionierbataillon 8'') ** 230th Operations and Training Center for Pack Animals (''Einsatz- und Ausbildungszentrum für Tragtierwesen 230'') * Mountain and Winter Warfare Training Support Point (''Ausbildungsstützpunkt Gebirgs- und Winterkampf'')

Greece

* Mountain Raiders Company (''Λόχος Ορεινών Καταδρομών - Lóchos Oreinón Katadromón'') * Mountain Training Center for Ski Warfare "Major

Ioannis Paparrodou Ioannis Paparrodou ( el, Ιωάννης Παπαρρόδου, 1904–1941) was an officer of the Hellenic Army, Greek Army during World War II. Paparrodou was born in Lamia (city), Lamia, central Greece. In 1923 he graduated from the Greek Militar ...

" (''Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης Ορεινού Αγώνα Χιονοδρόμων "Tαγματάρχης Ιωάννης Παπαρρόδου" - Kéntro Ekpaideisis Oreinoú Agóna Chionodrómon "Tagmatárchis Ioannis Paparrodou"'')

Guatemala

* Mountain Operations Brigade (''Brigada de Operaciones para Montaña'') ** Mountain Infantry Battalion (''Batallón de Infantería de Montaña'') ** Mountain Reconnaissance Company (''Compañía de Reconocimiento de Montaña'')

India

* III Mountain Corps (''३री पहाड़ी पैदल सेना कोर - 3ree Pahaadee Paidal Sena Kor'') ** 2nd Mountain Infantry Division (''2 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 2va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') ** 56th Mountain Infantry Division (''56 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 56va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') ** 57th Mountain Infantry Division (''57 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 57va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') * IV Mountain Corps (''४थी पहाड़ी पैदल सेना कोर - 4thee Pahaadee Paidal Sena Kor'') ** 5th Mountain Infantry Division (''5 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 5va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') ** 21st Mountain Infantry Division (''21 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 21va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') ** 71st Mountain Infantry Division (''71 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 71va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') * XVII Mountain Strike Corps (''17वी पहाड़ी पैदल सेना हमला कोर - 17ree Pahaadee Paidal Sena Hamala Kor'') ** 59th Mountain Infantry Division (''59 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 59va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') ** 72nd Mountain Infantry Division (''72 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 72va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') * XXXIII Mountain Corps (''३३वी पहाड़ी पैदल सेना कोर - 23ree Pahaadee Paidal Sena Kor'') ** 17th Mountain Infantry Division (''17 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 17va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') ** 20th Mountain Infantry Division (''20 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 20va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') ** 27th Mountain Infantry Division (''27 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 27va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') * Central Command ** 6th Mountain Infantry Division (''6 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 6va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') * XIV Mountain Corps ** 8th Mountain Infantry Division (''8 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 8va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') * XV Mountain Corps ** 28th Mountain Infantry Division (''28 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना विभाग - 28va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Vibhaag'') * 77th Mountain Infantry Brigade "

Chindits The Chindits, officially as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. The British Army Brigadier Orde Wingate form ...

" (''77 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना ब्रिगेड "चिंदित"- 77va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Briged "Chindit"'') * 99th Mountain Brigade (''99 वा पहाड़ी पैदल सेना ब्रिगेड - 99va Pahaadee Paidal Sena Briged'') * 9th Parachute Special Forces Battalion (''9 वा पैरा स्पेशल फोर्सेज़ - 9va Paira Speshal Phorsez Bataaliyan'') *

High Altitude Warfare School The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is a defence service training and research establishment of the Indian Army. In 1948, the Indian Army established a ski school in Gulmarg that later became the High Altitude Warfare School, which speciali ...

(''हाई एल्टीट्यूड वारफेयर स्कूल - Haee Elteetyood Vaarapheyar Skool'')

Israel

Alpinist Unit The Alpinist Unit he, יחידת האלפיניסטים, ''Yehidat Ha'Alpinistim'') is a special mountain infantry reserve unit of the Israel Defence Forces, under the command of the Israeli Northern Command, focusing on clandestine operations, ...

(Reserve Duty) (''יחידת האלפיניסטים (מילואים)- Yehidat Ha'Alpinistim (Miluiym Shem)'')

Italy

Italian Army "The safeguard of the republic shall be the supreme law" , colors = , colors_labels = , march = ''Parata d'Eroi'' ("Heroes's parade") by Francesco Pellegrino, ''4 Maggio'' (May 4) ...

** Alpine Troops Command (''Comando Truppe Alpine'') *** Division "Tridentina" Command (''Commando Divisione "Tridentina"'')Divisional command to be activated only in case of emergency. No units permanently assigned except its HQ and Tactical Supports Unit. **** Headquarters and Tactical Supports Unit "Tridentina" (''Reparto Comando e Supporti Tattici "Tridentina"'') *** Alpine Training Center (''Centro Addestramento Alpino'') **** Training Regiment (''Reggimento Addestrativo'') ***** Training Battalion "Aosta" (''Battaglione addestrativo "Aosta"'') ****

6th Alpini Regiment The 6th Alpini Regiment ( it, 6° Reggimento Alpini) is a training regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. The regiment is based in Brunec ...

(''6° Reggimento Alpini'') ***** Alpini Battalion " Bassano" (''Battaglione Alpini "Bassano"'') ***

Alpine Brigade "Taurinense" The Alpine Brigade "Taurinense" is a light Infantry brigade of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. Its core units are Alpini, the mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself in combat during World Wa ...

(''Brigata Alpina "Taurinense"'') **** Headquarters and Tactical Supports Unit "Taurinense" (''Reparto Comando e Supporti Tattici "Taurinense"'') ****

2nd Alpini Regiment The 2nd Alpini Regiment ( it, 2° Reggimento Alpini) is a regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. The regiment was disbanded in 1943 due ...

(''2° Reggimento Alpini'') ***** Alpini Battalion "

Saluzzo Saluzzo (; pms, Salusse ) is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, in the Piedmont region, Italy. The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc. are fo ...

" (''Battaglione Alpini "Saluzzo"'') ****

3rd Alpini Regiment The 3rd Alpini Regiment ( it, 3° Reggimento Alpini) is a regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. The regiment is based in Pinerolo and as ...

(''3° Reggimento Alpini'') ***** Alpini Battalion "

Susa Susa ( ; Middle elx, 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗, translit=Šušen; Middle and Neo- elx, 𒋢𒋢𒌦, translit=Šušun; Neo- Elamite and Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼𒀭, translit=Šušán; Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼, translit=Šušá; fa, شوش ...

" (''Battaglione Alpini "Susa"'') ****

9th Alpini Regiment The 9th Alpini Regiment ( it, 9° Reggimento Alpini) is a regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. Based in the city of L'Aquila in Abruz ...

(''9° Reggimento Alpini'') *****Alpini Battalion "

L'Aquila L'Aquila ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valle ...

" (''Battaglione Alpini "L'Aquila"'') ***** Multifunctional Battalion "

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a thr ...

" (''Battaglione Multifunzionale "Vicenza"'') **** 1st Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain) (''1° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre (Montagna)'') ***** Artillery Group "Aosta" (''Gruppo "Aosta"'') **** 32nd Engineer Regiment (''32° Reggimento Genio Guastatori'') ***** 30th Engineer Battalion (''30° Battaglione Genio Guastatori'') **** Logistic Regiment "Taurinense" (''Reggimento Logistico "Taurinense"'') ***

Alpine Brigade "Julia" The Alpine Brigade "Julia" is a light infantry brigade of the Italian Army, specializing in mountain warfare. Its core units are Alpini, an infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself during World War I and World War II. The bri ...

(''Brigata Alpina "Julia"'') **** Headquarters and Tactical Supports Unit "Julia" (''Reparto Comando e Supporti Tattici "Julia"'') ****

5th Alpini Regiment The 5th Alpini Regiment ( it, 5° Reggimento Alpini) is a regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. The regiment is based in Sterzing and a ...

(''5° Reggimento Alpini'') ***** Alpini Battalion " Morbegno" (''Battaglione Alpini "Morbegno"'') ****

7th Alpini Regiment The 7th Alpini Regiment ( it, 7° Reggimento Alpini) is a regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. History Formation The 7th Alpini Re ...

(''7° Reggimento Alpini'') ***** Alpini Battalion "

Feltre Feltre ( vec, Fèltre) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Belluno in Veneto, northern Italy. A hill town in the southern reaches of the province, it is located on the Stizzon River, about from its junction with the Piave, and southwes ...

" (''Battaglione Alpini "Feltre"'') ****

8th Alpini Regiment The 8th Alpini Regiment ( it, 8° Reggimento Alpini) is a regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. As of 2022 the regiment is assigned to ...

(''8° Reggimento Alpini'') ***** Alpini Battalion " Tolmezzo" (''Battaglione Alpini "Tolmezzo"'') **** 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain) (''3° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre (Montagna)'') ***** Artillery Group "

Conegliano Conegliano (; Venetian: ''Conejan'') is a town and '' comune'' of the Veneto region, Italy, in the province of Treviso, about north by rail from the town of Treviso. The population of the city is of people. The remains of a 10th-century castle ...

" (''Gruppo "Conegliano"'') **** 2nd Engineer Regiment (''2° Reggimento Genio Guastatori'') ***** 31st Engineer Battalion " Iseo" (''31° Battaglione Genio Guastatori "Iseo"'') **** Logistic Regiment "Julia" (''Reggimento Logistico "Julia"'') **

4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment The 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment ( it, 4° Reggimento Alpini Paracadutisti) is a Ranger-type special forces regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in mountain combat. The regiment is one of three regiments of the Army Special Forces C ...

(''4° Reggimento Alpini Paracadutisti'') ***

Alpini Paratroopers Battalion "Monte Cervino" The Alpini Paratroopers Battalion "Monte Cervino" is a tier 2 Italy's special operations forces unit of the Italian Army. The regiment is based in Verona in Veneto and assigned to the Army Special Forces Command. The Alpini are a mountain in ...

" (''Battaglione Alpini Paracadutisti "Monte Cervino"'') *** Operational Support Battalion " Intra" - (''Battaglione Supporto Operativo "Intra"'') ** 2nd Alpine Signal Regiment (''2° Reggimento Trasmissioni Alpino'') *** Alpine Signal Battalion " Gardena" (''Battaglione Trasmissioni Alpino "Gardena"'') *** Alpine Signal Battalion " Pordoi" (''Battaglione Trasmissioni Alpino "Pordoi"'') ** 1st Battery "Draghi",

185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" The 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" ( it, 185° Reggimento Paracadutisti Ricognizione Acquisizione Obiettivi "Folgore", abbreviated as: 185° RAO) is an Italian Army special forces unit. The regiment is pa ...

(''1ª Batteria "Draghi", 185º Reggimento Paracadutisti Ricognizione Acquisizione Obiettivi "Folgore"'') *

Carabinieri The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign polic ...

** Mountain Platoons, 1st Paratroopers Carabinieri Regiment "Tuscania" (''1º Reggimento Carabinieri Paracadutisti "Tuscania"'')

Japan

* 13th Infantry Regiment (''第13普通科連隊 - Dai 13 Futsūkarentai'') ** Alpen Rangers (''アルペンレンジャ - Arupenrenjā'')

Jordan

* 61st Rapid Intervention Battalion - Raiders (''كتيبة التدخل السريع / 61 المغاوير - Katibat al-Tadakhul al-Sariea/61 al-Maghawir'')

Kazakhstan

* 5th Mountain Rifle Brigade (''5-я Горнострелковая Бригада - 5-ya Gornostrelkovaya Brigada'') * Independent Mountain Light Horse Regiment (''Отдельный Конный Горно-Егерский Полк - Otdel'iy Konniy Gorno-Yegerskiy Polk'')

Kyrgyzstan

* 68th Independent Mountain Rifle Brigade (''68-я Отдельная Горно-Стрелковая Бригада - 68-ya Otdel'naya Gorno-Strelkovaya Brigada'') * Mountain Rifle Battalion "

Batken Batken (also called Batkent) is a town in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, on the southern fringe of the Fergana Valley. It is the administrative seat of Batken Region. Since 2000, it is a city of regional significance, i.e. not part of a district. Howev ...

" (''Баткенский Горно-Стрелковый Батальон – Batkenskiy Gorno-Strelkovyy Batal'on'')

Lebanon

* Commando Regiment (''فوج المغاوير - Fawj al-Maghaweer'') ** Mountain Combat Company ('' سرية القتال الجبلي، - Siriyat Alqital Aljibalii'') * Ski School (''مدرسة التزلج - Madrasat Altazluj'')

Mexico

* Mountain Operations Training Sub-Center "El Salto" - High Command Special Forces (''Sub-Centro de Adiestramiento de Operaciones en Montaña "El Salto" - Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando'') * Medium and High Mountain Training Group - Parachute Rifle Brigade (''Grupo de instrucción de Media y Alta Montaña - Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas'')

Montenegro

* Mountain Company of the Infantry Battalion (''Планинска Чета/Пешадијски Батаљон - Planinska Četa/Pešadijski Bataljon'')

Morocco

* 1st Ski Battalion "

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Light Infantry" (''1e Bataillon des Skieurs "Chasseurs de l'Atlas"'') * High Mountain Training Center (''Centre d'Instruction de Haute Montagne'')

NATO

* NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence

Nepal

* High Altitude and Mountain Warfare School (''उच्च अल्टिट्यूड र माउन्टाइन वारफेयर स्कूल - Ucca Alṭiṭyūḍa ra Mā'unṭā'ina Vāraphēyara Skūla'')

New Zealand

* Mountain Troops, 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment

Netherlands

* Marine Corps Mountain Leader Reconnasissance Platoon (''Korps Mariniers Mountain Leader Verkenningspeloton'') * Joint Centre of Competence for Military Operations in Extreme Conditions (''Joint Kennis Centrum Militair Optreden in Extreme Omstandigheden '')

Nicaragua

* Mountain Military Detachment (''Destacamento Militar de Montaña'')

North Korea

* 43rd Mountain Alert Sniper Brigade (''제43산악경보병저격여단 - je43 San-Aggyeong Bobyeong Jeogyeog-Yeodan'')

Pakistan

X Corps 10th Corps, Tenth Corps, or X Corps may refer to: France * 10th Army Corps (France) * X Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars Germany * X Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * X ...

Force Command Northern Areas Force Command Northern Areas is a division size formation of the Pakistan Army. It commands the troops deployed in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is a component of X Corps of the Pakistan Army. In contrast to the general belief that it is a c ...

*** 61st Brigade *** 62nd Brigade *** 80th Brigade *** 150th Brigade *** 323rd Brigade ** 19th Infantry Division * Army High Altitude School

Peru

* 4th Mountain Brigade "

Manco Cápac Manco Cápac ( Quechua: ''Manqu Qhapaq'', "the royal founder"), also known as Manco Inca and Ayar Manco was, according to some historians, the first governor and founder of the Inca civilization in Cusco, possibly in the early 13th century.Presc ...

" (''4ª Brigada de Montaña "Manco Cápac"'') ** 21st Motor Infantry Battalion " Junin" (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizado Nº21 "Junin"'') ** 55th Motor Infantry Battalion "Colonel Mariano Bustamante" (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizado Nº55 "Coronel Mariano Bustamante"'') ** 59th Motor Infantry Battalion "Colonel Belisario Barriga" (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizado Nº59 "Coronel Belisario Barriga"'') ** 4th Field Artillery Group "Colonel José Inclan" (''Grupo de Artillería de Campaña Nº4 "Coronel José Inclan"'') * 5th Mountain Brigade (''5ª Brigada de Montaña'') ** 9th Motor Infantry Battalion " Caquetá" (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizado N°9 "Caquetá"'') ** 30th Motor Infantry Battalion "Lt.Eduardo Astete Mendoza" (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizado "Teniente Eduardo Astete Mendoza" N°30"'') ** 35th Motor Infantry Battalion "

Felipe Santiago Salaverry Felipe Santiago de Salaverry (1805 in Lima, Peru – February 19, 1836 in Arequipa, Peru) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who served as the 6th President of Peru. He studied in the College of San Carlos in Lima. When José de San Martín ...

" (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizado Nº35 "Felipe Santiago Salaverry"'') * 113th Mountain Cavalry Squadron "Colonel

Justo Pastor Dávila Justo Pastor Dávila Herrera was a Peruvian colonel who was a primary commander throughout the Lima campaign as well as the Sierra campaign during the War of the Pacific as well as the Prefect of Tarapacá Department (Peru), Tarapacá in 1879. ...

" (''Escuadrón de Caballería de Montaña Nº113 "Coronel Justo Pastor Dávila"'') * Army Mountain School (''Escuela de Montaña del Ejército'')

Poland

* 21st Podhale Rifles Brigade "Brigadier General

Mieczysław Boruta-Spiechowicz Mieczysław Ludwik Boruta-Spiechowicz (20 February 1894, in Rzeszów – 13 October 1985, in Zakopane) was a Polish military officer, a general of the Polish Army and a notable member of the post-war anti-communist opposition in Poland. He joine ...

" (''21 Brygada Strzelców Podhalańskich im. gen. bryg. Mieczysława Boruty-Spiechowicza'') ** 21st Command Battalion "Brigadier General

Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko Zygmunt Piotr Bohusz-Szyszko (1893 in Chełm – 1982 in London) was a Polish general. During World War I he served in the Imperial Russian army. In 1940, he was Commanding Officer Polish Independent Highland Brigade (''Samodzielna Brygada Strz ...

" (''21 Batalion Dowodzenia im. gen. bryg. Zygmunta Szyszko-Bohusza'') **

1st Tank Battalion The 1st Tank Battalion was an armor battalion of the United States Marine Corps which was based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. It last fell under the command of the 1st Marine Division and I Marine ...

"Colonel Józef Koczwara" (''1 Batalion Czołgów im. płk. Józefa Koczwary'') ** 1st Podhale Rifles Battalion "Brigadier General

Józef Kustroń Józef Rudolf Kustroń (16 October 1892 in Stryj – 16 September 1939 in the village of Ulazow, during the Polish September Campaign) was a brigadier general of the Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic, commandant of the 21st Mountain Inf ...

" (''Batalion Strzelców Podhalańskich im. gen. bryg. Józefa Kustronia'') ** 5th Podhale Rifles Battalion "Brigadier General Andrzej Galica" (''5 Batalion Strzelców Podhalańskich im. gen. bryg. Andrzeja Galicy'') ** 22nd Carpathian Mountains Infantry Battalion "Major General Bronisław Prugar-Ketling" (''22 Karpacki Batalion Piechoty Górskiej im. gen. dyw. Bronisława Prugar-Ketlinga'') ** 14th Self-propelled Artillery Group "Brigadier General

Wacław Wieczorkiewicz Wacław is a Polish masculine given name. It is a borrowing of cz, Václav, Latinized as Wenceslaus. For etymology and cognates in other languages, see Wenceslaus. It may refer to: * Wacław Leszczyński *Wacław of Szamotuły * Wacław Hański ...

" (''14 Dywizjon Artylerii Samobieżnej im. gen. bryg. Wacława Wieczorkiewicza'') ** 21st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group "Division General

Józef Zając Józef Ludwik Zając (pron. Za-YANTz) (1891–1963) was a Polish general and pilot. Biography Born on 14 March 1891 in Rzeszów, Józef Zając studied at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, graduating with a PhD in philosophy in 1915. He jo ...

" (''21 Dywizjon Artylerii Przeciwlotniczej im. gen. dyw. Józefa Zająca'') ** 21st Logistic Battalion "Brigadier General Jerzy Dobrodzicki" (''21 Batalion Logistyczny im. gen. bryg. Jerzego Kazimierza Dobrodzickiego'') * Mountain Training Center of the Military Academy of Land Forces " Wysoki Kamień" (''Górski Ośrodek Szkoleniowy Akademii Wojsk Lądowych "Wysoki Kamień"'') * Mountain Infantry Training Center " Fir" (''Ośrodek Szkolenia Piechoty Górskiej "Jodła"'')

Romania

* 2nd Mountain Light Infantry Brigade " Sarmizegetusa" (''Brigada 2 Vânători de Munte "Sarmizegetusa"'') ** 21st Mountain Light Infantry Battalion "General

Leonard Mociulschi Leonard Mociulschi () (Leonard Moczulski) (27 March 1889 – 15 April 1979) was a Romanian Major General of Polish origin during World War II. Biography Early days Mociulschi was born in Siminicea, Botoșani County (now in Suceava County), a ...

" (''Batalionul 21 Vânători de Munte "General Leonard Mociulschi"'') ** 30th Mountain Light Infantry Battalion "

Dragoslavele Dragoslavele is a commune in the northern part of Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania, located by the former border between Wallachia and Transylvania, on the Wallachian side. It is a relatively important location for boarding house tourism. The com ...

" (''Batalionul 30 Vânători de Munte "Dragoslavele"'') ** 33rd Mountain Light Infantry Battalion " Posada" (''Batalionul 33 Vânători de Munte "Posada"'') ** 206th Artillery Battalion "General Mihail Lăcătușu" (''Batalionul 206 Artilerie "General Mihail Lăcătușu"'') * 61st Mountain Light Infantry Brigade "General Virgil Bădulescu" (''Brigada 61 Vânători de Munte "General Virgil Bădulescu"'') ** 17th Mountain Light Infantry Battalion " Voivode Dragoș" (''Batalionul 17 Vânători de Munte "Dragoș Vodă" '') ** 22nd Mountain Light Infantry Battalion " Cireșoaia" (''Batalionul 22 Vânători de Munte "Cireșoaia"'') ** 24th Mountain Light Infantry Battalion "General Gheorghe Avramescu" (''Batalionul 24 Vânători de Munte "General Gheorghe Avramescu"'') ** 385th Artillery Battalion "

John Hunyadi John Hunyadi (, , , ; 1406 – 11 August 1456) was a leading Hungarian military and political figure in Central and Southeastern Europe during the 15th century. According to most contemporary sources, he was the member of a noble family of ...

" (''Divizionul 385 Artilerie "Iancu de Hunedoara"'') *26th Mountain Light Infantry Battalion "

Avram Iancu Avram Iancu (; hu, Janku Ábrahám; 1824 – September 10, 1872) was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Țara ...

" (''Batalionul 26 Vânători de Munte "Avram Iancu"'') * Mountain Light Infantry Training Center "

Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu (; 1654 – August 15, 1714) was Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714. Biography Ascension A descendant of the Craiovești boyar family and heir through his grandfather Preda of a considerable part of Matei Ba ...

" (''Centrul de Instruire pentru Infanterie şi Vânători de Munte "Constantin Brâncoveanu"'')

Russian Federation

* 7th Guards Airborne Assault Division (Mountain) (''7-я Гвардейская Десантно-Штурмовая Дивизия (Горная) - 7-ya Gvardeyskaya Desantno-Shturmovaya Diviziya (Gornaya)'') ** 108th Guards Airborne Assault "

Kuban Cossacks Kuban Cossacks (russian: кубанские казаки, ''kubanskiye kаzaki''; uk, кубанські козаки, ''kubanski kozaky''), or Kubanians (russian: кубанцы, ; uk, кубанці, ), are Cossacks who live in the Kuban r ...

" Regiment (''108-й Гвардейский Десантно-Штурмовой "Кубанский Kазачий" Полк - 108-y Gvardeyskiy Desantno-Shturmovoy "Kubanskiy Kazachiy" Polk'') ** 247th Guards Airborne Assault "Caucasus Cossack" Regiment (''247-й Гвардейский Десантно-Штурмовой "Кавказский Kазачий" Полк - 247-y Gvardeyskiy Desantno-Shturmovoy "Kavkazskiy Kazachiy" Polk'') * 34th Independent Motorized Rifle Brigade (Mountain) (''34-я Отдельная Мотострелковая Бригада (Горная) - 34-ya Otdel'naya Motostrelkovaya Brigada (Gornaya)'') ** 1001st Independent Motorized Rifle Battalion (Mountain) (''1001-й Отдельный Мотострелковый Батальон (Горный) - 1001-y Otdel'nyy Motostrelkovyy Batal'on (Gornyy)'') ** 1021st Independent Motorized Rifle Battalion (Mountain) (''1001-й Отдельный Мотострелковый Батальон (Горный) - 1001-y Otdel'nyy Motostrelkovyy Batal'on (Gornyy)'') ** 1119th Independent Reconnaissance Rifle Battalion (Mountain) (''1199-й Отдельный Разведывательный Батальон (Горный) - 1199-y Otdel'nyy Razvedyvatel'nyy Batal'on (Gornyy)'') ** Pack Transport Platoon (''Вьючно-транспортный взвод - V'yuchno-Transportnyy Vzvod'') * 55th Independent Motorized Rifle Brigade (Mountain) (''55-я Отдельная Мотострелковая Бригада (Горная) - 55-ya Otdel'naya Motostrelkovaya Brigada (Gornaya)'') including: ** Pack Transport Unit (''вьючно-транспортного подразделения - V'yuchno-Transportnogo Podrazdeleniya'') * 858th Independent Motorized Rifle Battalion (Mountain) (''858-й Отдельный Мотострелковый Батальон (Горный) - 858-y Otdel'nyy Motostrelkovyy Batal'on (Gornyy)'') * 1st Battalion (Mountain)/126th Independent Coast Defense Brigade "

Gorlovka Horlivka ( , ; uk, Го́рлівка ), or Gorlovka (russian: link=no, Горловка ), is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. In 2001, the city's population was 292,000, and it was estimated as Economic activit ...

" (''1-я Батальон (Горный)/126-я Отдельная Горловская Бригада Береговой Обороны – 1-ya Batal'on (Gornyy)/126-ya Otdel'naya Gorlovskaya Brigada Beregovoy Oborony'') * Center for Mountain Training and Survival " Terskol" (''Центр Горной Подготовки и Выживания "Терскол" - Tsentr Gornoy Podgotovki i Vyzhivaniya "Terskol"'')

Saudi Arabia

* Center for Mountain War "King Salman" (''مركز الملك سلمان للحرب الجبلية - Markaz al-Malik Salman Lilharb al-Jabalia'')

Slovenia

* 132nd Mountain Regiment (''132. Gorski Polk''), including ** Slovenian Army Mountain School (''Gorska Šola Slovenske Vojske'')

South Korea

* 23rd Marines Mountain Battalion (''제23해병 산악대대 - je23 Haebyeong San-ag Daedae'') * 33rd Marines Mountain Battalion (''제33해병 산악대대 - je33 Haebyeong San-ag Daedae'') * 71st Marines Mountain Battalion (''제71해병 산악대대 - je71 Haebyeong San-ag Daedae'') * Mountain Warfare Training Center

South Ossetia

* Mountain Special Purposes Company (''Роtа Горного Спецназа - Rota Gornogo Spetsnaza'')''De facto'' state with limited international recognition.

Spain

Coat of Arms of the 1st-64 Skiing Climbing Company

* Mountain Group of His Majesty the King's

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Regiment (''Grupo de Montaña del Regimiento de la Guardia Real de Su Majestad el Rey'') * Mountain Troops Command (''Mando de Tropas de Montaña'') ** 64th Mountain Light Infantry Regiment "Galicia" (''Regimiento de Infantería "Galicia" n.º 64 de Cazadores de Montaña'') *** I/64th Mountain Light Infantry Battalion "

Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...

" (''Batallón de Cazadores de Montaña "Pireneos" I/64''), including: **** 1st Skiers Climbers Company (''Compañía de Esquiadores Escaladores Nº1'') ** 66th Mountain Light Infantry Regiment "América" (''Regimiento de Infantería "América" n.º 66 de Cazadores de Montaña'') *** II/66th Mountain Light Infantry Battalion "

Montejurra Montejurra in Spanish and Jurramendi in Basque are the names of a mountain in Navarre region (Spain). Each year, it hosts a Carlist celebration in remembrance of the 1873 Battle of Montejurra during the Third Carlist War. In 2004, approximately 1 ...

" (''Batallón de Cazadores de Montaña "Montejurra" II/66'') ** Mountain and Special Operations Training School (''Escuela Militar de Montaña y Operaciones Especiales''), including: *** High Mountain Military Group (''Grupo Militar de Alta Montaña'')

Sweden

* Mountain Light Infantry Platoon (''Bergsjägarplutonen'')

Switzerland

* 6th Mountain Rifle Battalion (''Gebirgsschützenbataillon 6'') * 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion (''Bataillon d'Infanterie de Montagne 7'') * 29th Mountain Infantry Battalion (''Gebirgsinfanteriebataillon 29'') * 30th Mountain Infantry Battalion (''Battaglione di Fanteria di Montagna 30'') * 48th Mountain Infantry Battalion (''Gebirgsinfanteriebataillon 48'') * 85th Mountain Infantry Battalion (''Gebirgsinfanteriebataillon 85'') * 91st Mountain Infantry Battalion (''Gebirgsinfanteriebataillon 91'') * Army Mountain Service Competence Center (''Kompetenzzentrum Gebirgsdienst der Armee - Centre de Compétences du Service Alpin de l'Armée - Centro di Competenza Servizio Alpino dell’Esercito'') ** 1st Mountain Specialists Group (''Gebirgsspezialistenabteilung 1 - Groupe des Spécialistes de Montagne 1 - Gruppo Specialisti di Montagna 1'') ** 15th Mountain Specialists School (''Gebirgsspezialisten Schule 15 - École Spécialistes de Montagne 15 - Scuola Specialisti di Montagna 15'') ** 104th/204th Mountain Specialists Readiness Detachment (''Gebirgsspezialisten Bereitschaftsdetachement 104/204 - Détachement d'Engagement Spécialistes de Montagne 104/204 - Distaccamento di Prontezza all'Impiego Specialisti di Montagna'')

Taiwan

* Wǔlǐng Cold Training Center (''武嶺寒訓中心 - Wǔlǐng Hán Xùn Zhōngxīn'')

Turkey

* Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade (''Hakkâri Dağ ve Komando Tugayı'') ** 1st Mountain and Commando Battalion (''1.inci Dağ ve Komando Tabur'') ** 3rd Mountain and Commando Battalion (''3.üncü Dağ ve Komando Tabur'') ** 4th Mountain and Commando Battalion (''4.üncü Dağ ve Komando Tabur'') * Mountain Commando School and Training Center Command (''Dağ Komando Okulu ve Eğitim Merkezi Komutanlığı'')

Uganda

* 1st Alpine Brigade * Mountain Warfare Training School

Ukraine

10th Mountain Assault Brigade Insignia (UA)

* 10th Independent Mountain Assault Brigade (''10-та Окрема Гірсько-Штурмова Бригада - 10-ta Okrema Hirsʹko-Shturmova Bryhada'') ** 8th Independent Mountain Assault Battalion (''8-ий Окремий Гірсько-Штурмовий Батальйон - 109-iy Okremiy Hirsʹko-Shturmoiy Batalʹyon'') ** 108th Independent Mountain Assault Battalion (''108-ий Окремий Гірсько-Штурмовий Батальйон - 108-iy Okremiy Hirsʹko-Shturmoiy Batalʹyon'') ** 109th Independent Mountain Assault Battalion (''109-ий Окремий Гірсько-Штурмовий Батальйон - 109-iy Okremiy Hirsʹko-Shturmoiy Batalʹyon'') * 128th Independent Mountain Assault Brigade "Transcarpatia Legion" (''128-ма Окрема Гірсько-Штурмова "Закарпатська Легіоном" Бригада – 128-ta Okrema Hirsʹko-Shturmova "Zakarpatsʹka Lehionom" Bryhada'') ** 15th Independent Mountain Assault Battalion (''15-ий Окремий Гірсько-Штурмовий Батальйон - 15-iy Okremiy Hirsʹko-Shturmoiy Batalʹyon'')

United Kingdom

Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

** Mountain Troops, 22 Special Air Service Regiment ** Joint Service Mountain Training Centre *

Navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It in ...

** Royal Marines Mountain Leader Training Cadre

United States

** 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) (ARNG) "The Vermont Brigade"Aligned to the 10th Mountain Division as part of the Associated Units Pilot Program. The 10th Mountain Division is no longer a mountain division except in name and traditions. See *** 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) (Connecticut National Guard) *** 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain) (Colorado National Guard) *** 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) (Vermont National Guard) *** 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment (Massachusetts National Guard) *** 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain) (Vermont National Guard) *** 186th Brigade Support Battalion (Mountain) (Vermont National Guard) *** 572th Brigade Engineer Support Battalion (Mountain) (Vermont National Guard) **

Army Mountain Warfare School The Army Mountain Warfare School (AMWS) is a United States Army school located at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont to train soldiers in mountain warfare, the specialized skills required for operating in mountainous terrai ...

(Vermont National Guard) **

Northern Warfare Training Center The United States Army Northern Warfare Training Center (NWTC) is the name of a United States Army Alaska (USARAK) special skills training unit and facility located in Black Rapids, Alaska, managed out of Fort Wainwright. It is the Active Army's ...

**Special Forces Advanced Mountain Operations School *

** Mountain Warfare Training Camp "Michael Monsoor" *

Marines Marines, or naval infantry, are typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (refl ...

Mountain Warfare Training Center The Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) is a United States Marine Corps installation located in Pickel Meadows on California State Route 108 at above sea level in the Toiyabe National Forest, northwest of Bridgeport, California. The train ...

Uzbekistan

* one Mountain Infantry Light Brigade * Independent Special Purpose Battalion "Lynx" (''Maxsus Operatsiyalar Bo'limi "Kaplan"'')

Venezuela

* 221st Mountain Infantry Battalion "General in Chief Justo Briceño" (''221 Batallón de Infantería de Montaña "General en Jefe Justo Briceño"'')The former 22nd Mountain Infantry Brigade (''"Brigada de Infantería de Montaña"'') has been reorganized as a Motor Infantry Brigade and its mountain infantry training and capabilities have been retained only by the 221st Battalion and the 2205th Mortars Battery. * 2205th Mortars Battery (Mountain) "Colonel Andrés Linares" (''2205a Batería de Morteros (Montaña) "Coronel Andrés Linares"'')

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