Argentine Nation to the Valour in Combat Medal (
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
: Medalla "La Nación Argentina al Valor en Combate") is the second highest military decoration given by the President of
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
.
The decoration consists of a bronze circular medal bearing the
Coat of arms of Argentina
The coat of arms of the Argentine Republic or Argentine shield ( es, Escudo de la República Argentina) was established in its current form in 1944, but has its origins in the seal of the General Constituent Assembly of 1813. It is supposed tha ...
surrounded by the legends "La Nación Argentina" (top) and "al Valor en Combate" (bottom), suspended from a chest ribbon of equal light blue-white-light blue stripes.
Recipients of the Medal for service during the 1982
Falklands War
The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...
( es, Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur) are listed below.
Posthumous
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- ...
13 decorated members
*First Lieutenant Ruben Eduardo Marquez
602 Commando Company
The 602 Commando Company ( es, Compañía de Comandos 602) is a special operations unit of the Argentine Army.
Unit insignia
The members of the unit wear green berets with unit badges. The company is divided into three assault sections.
History ...
*First Lieutenant Roberto Mario Fiorito
601 Assault Helicopter Battalion
The 601 Assault Helicopter Battalion ( Spanish: Batallón de Helicópteros de Asalto 601) is a helicopter unit of the Argentine Army.
Description
This battalion is the main helicopter unit of the Argentine Army Aviation and is based at Campo ...
*First Lieutenant Juan Carlos Buschiazo
601 Assault Helicopter Battalion
The 601 Assault Helicopter Battalion ( Spanish: Batallón de Helicópteros de Asalto 601) is a helicopter unit of the Argentine Army.
Description
This battalion is the main helicopter unit of the Argentine Army Aviation and is based at Campo ...
*Sub-Lieutenant Juan Domingo Baldini
7th Infantry Regiment
*Sub-Lieutenant Oscar Augusto Silva 4th Infantry Regiment
*First Sergeant Oscar Humberto Blas
602 Commando Company
The 602 Commando Company ( es, Compañía de Comandos 602) is a special operations unit of the Argentine Army.
Unit insignia
The members of the unit wear green berets with unit badges. The company is divided into three assault sections.
History ...
*Sergeant Sergio Ismael García
25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
*Sergeant Raúl Dimotta
601 Combat Aviation Battalion
*First Corporal Dario Rolando Ríos
7th Infantry Regiment
*Corporal Mario Rodolfo Castro
25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
*Private 63 Class Fabricio Edgar Carrascull
25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
*Private 63 Class Roque Evaristo Sanchez 12th Regiment
*Private 63 Class Avelino Nestor Oscar Pegoraro 12th Regiment
Argentine Air Force
"Argentine Wings"
, mascot =
, anniversaries = 10 August (anniversary) 1 May (Baptism of fire during the Falklands War)
, equipment = 139 aircraft
, equipment_label =
, battles =
* Operation Independence
* Operation Soberanía
* Falklan ...
*Comodore Gustavo Enrique Aguirre Faget
*Vice Comodore Jorge Nelson Barrionuevo
*Major Jose Ernesto Basilio
*Captain Jose Leonidas Ardiles
*Captain Jorge Humberto Bacchiddu
*First Lieutenant Juan Jose Arraras (A4 Skyhawk Pilot)
*Suboficial Mayor Guillermo Mario Aguirre
*Suboficial Mayor Jose Antonio Alvarez
*Suboficial Mayor Mario Nestor Amengual
*Suboficial Principal Manuel Alberto Albelos
*Suboficial Principal Oscar Antonio Ardizzoni
*Suboficial Principal Pedro Cesar Bazan
*Suboficial Auxiliar Roberto Osvaldo Alonso
*Cabo Hector Walter Aguirre
During Lifetime
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- ...
40 decorated members
*Lieutenant Colonel CARLOS ALBERTO QUEVEDO GA Aerot 4
*Major OSCAR RAMON JAIMET Rl Mec 6
*Major MARIO LUIS CASTAGNETO
601 Commando Company
The 601 Commando Company ( es, Compañía de Comandos 601) is a special operations unit of the Argentine Army.
History
Created on 2 April 1982, it was based on the original ''Equipo Especial de Lucha contra la Subversión Halcón 8'' created b ...
*Major GUILLERMO RUBEN BERAZAY Rl Mec 3
*Captain RODRIGO ALEJANDRO SOLOAGA Esc ExpI C Bl 10
*Captain JORGE RODOLFO SVENDSEN
601 Assault Helicopter Battalion
The 601 Assault Helicopter Battalion ( Spanish: Batallón de Helicópteros de Asalto 601) is a helicopter unit of the Argentine Army.
Description
This battalion is the main helicopter unit of the Argentine Army Aviation and is based at Campo ...
*First Lieutenant JORGE AGUSTIN ECHEVERRIA
*First Lieutenant CARLOS DANIEL ESTEBAN 25th Infantry Regiment
*First Lieutenant HORACIO FERNANDO LAURIA
*First Lieutenant JULIO CESAR NAVONE GA 3
*First Lieutenant CARLOS ALBERTO CHANAMPA GA Aerot 4
*First Lieutenant HUGO ALBERTO PEREZ COMETO 601 Combat Aviation Battalion
*First Lieutenant ALEJANDO ESTEBAN VILLAGRA
*First Lieutenant EDUARDO ERNESTO LOPEZ LEGUIZAMON
*Lieutenant RAMON GALINDEZ MATIENZO Rl Mec 7
*Lieutenant RAUL CASTAÑEDA Rl Mec 7
*Sub-Lieutenant OSCAR ROBERTO REYES RI 25
*Sub-Lieutenant ERNESTO PELUFFO RI 12
*Sub-Lieutenant MARCELO ALBERTO LLAMBIAS PRAVAZ RI 4
*First Sergeant JUAN CARLOS COHELO RI 12
*First Sergeant JOSE RIVAS
*First Sergeant ROLANDO SPIZUOCCO RI Mec 7
*Sergeant JOSE MARIA GONZALEZ FERNANDEZ
*Sergeant MIGUEL ALFREDO MORENO
*First Corporal MANUEL ADAN MEDINA Rl Mec 7
*First Corporal LUIS DORO
*First Corporal VICENTE BACA
*First Corporal EDUARDO ANIBAL RAMON CRAVERO
*First Corporal MARTIN HECTOR SAN MIGUEL
*Corporal HUGO OSMAR GODOY
*Corporal MARIO MARVIL PACHECO
*Corporal GENARO BORDON
*Private 62 class LUCIANO OSCAR PINTOS RI Mec 12
*Private 62 class OSCAR WULDRICH
*Private 62 class EDUARDO GONZALEZ RI 4
*Private 62 class PEDRO CELESTINO ARRUA
*Private 62 class HECTOR OMAR REINALDI
*Private 62 class PEDRO RAMON SAUCEDO
*Private 62 class RODOLFO SULIN
*Private LEONARDO RONDI RI Mec 6
Argentine Navy
The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the ...
6 decorated members
Argentine Navy Website
*Capitán de Fragata CARLOS HUGO ROBACIO 5th Marine Infantry Battalion
*Capitán de Corbeta ALOIS ESTEBAN PAYAROLA
*Teniente de Fragata DIEGO GARCIA QUIROGA (Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos)
*Cabo Principal FRANCISCO SOLANO PAEZ
*Cabo Segundo ERNESTO URBINA Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos
*Soldado Conscripto ROMUALDO BAZAN
See also
* Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross
*List of military decorations
This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence.
Note that there are many pages which overlap the domain of this page, includi ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medal Of Valour In Combat
Orders, decorations, and medals of Argentina