''Cazadores de Montaña should not be confused with
Cazadores de Monte''
The ''Cazadores de Montaña'' (Spanish for Mountain Huntsmen), are special
Mountain troops
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, t ...
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- ...
.
Currently there are two Mountain Huntsmen units:
* The
6th Mountain Cazadores Company (Spanish: ''Compañía de Cazadores de Montaña 6''), which is part of the
6th Mountain Infantry Brigade
* The
8th Mountain Cazadores Company (Spanish: ''Compañía de Cazadores de Montaña 8''), which is part of the
8th Mountain Infantry Brigade
These units are 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, ...
.
See also
*
List of mountain warfare forces
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 units, even if several of them have some mountain warfare capabilities.
Abkh ...
*
Huntsmen (military)
* France:
Chasseurs Alpins
The ''chasseurs alpins'' ( en, Alpine Rangers) are the elite mountain infantry force of the French Army. They are trained to operate in mountainous terrain and in urban warfare.
History
France created its own mountain corps in the late 19th ...
* Germany:
Gebirgsjäger
''Gebirgsjäger'' () are the light infantry part of the alpine or mountain troops (''Gebirgstruppe'') of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The word '' Jäger'' (meaning "hunter" or "huntsman") is a characteristic term used for light infantry in ...
* Italy:
Alpini
* Poland:
Podhale rifles
Podhale Rifles ( pl, Strzelcy podhalańscy, nicknamed "Podhalańczycy") is the traditional name of the mountain infantry units of the Polish Army. Formed in 1918 out of volunteers of the region of Podhale, in 1919 the smaller detachments of Podh ...
* Romania:
Vânători de munte Vânători may refer to several places:
Romania
* Vânători, Galați, a commune in Galați County
* Vânători, Iași, a commune in Iaşi County
* Vânători, Mehedinți, a commune in Mehedinţi County
* Vânători, Mureș, a commune in Mureș Co ...
References
External links
Argentine Army Official websiteArgentine Infantry Official website
Army units and formations of Argentina
Mountain units and formations
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