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Uniforms Name Image Origin Type Notes Uniforme de Combate Argentino (UCA) "Multicam" Argentina: Uniform System: Battledress, standard uniform system based on Multicam. Parka, gloves, boots and jackets issued. Used since 2010s and onwards. Woodland "Selva" United States: Camouflage: Former standard uniform pattern.
Argentina had eight complete infantry brigades: 4th Airborne Infantry Brigade in Córdoba; 5th Mountain Brigade in Tucumán; 9th Brigade in the Santa Cruz Province close to the Falklands; the well-equipped 6th and 8th Mountain Infantry Brigades along the Chilean border; 11th Brigade, (cold-adapted) in the extreme south; and 3rd (Jungle) and 7th (Jungle) Brigades facing Brazil and Uruguay.
Argentine soldiers with FN FAL rifles, Falklands War. On 2 April 1982, Leopoldo Galtieri initiated the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands or Operation Rosario as a result of negotiations with the United Kingdom running long. [26] The Argentine Army contributed forces to Operation Rosario and occupation that followed.
By 1982 the country was already in the midst of a devastating economic crisis and large-scale civil unrest against the repressive government and Anaya, now a member of the ruling Junta, ordered Operation Rosario to be brought forward to 2 April, after a group of Argentina military infiltrated a group of Argentine scrap metal merchants and ...
Created on 2 April 1982, it was based on the original Equipo Especial de Lucha contra la Subversión Halcón 8 created by the Argentine Army during the 1978 FIFA World Cup. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Falklands War
The invasion of the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Invasión de las Islas Malvinas), code-named Operation Rosario (Operación Rosario), was a military operation launched by Argentine forces on 2 April 1982, to capture the Falkland Islands, and served as a catalyst for the subsequent Falklands War.
At 21:00 on 14 June 1982, the commander of the Argentine garrison in Stanley, General Mario Menéndez, surrendered to Major General Jeremy Moore.The surrender was contrary to the Argentine Army code stating that a surrender should not happen unless more than 50% of the men were casualties and 75% of the ammunition was spent.
Events in the year 1982 in Argentina. Incumbents. President: Leopoldo Galtieri (until 18 June) Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean (18 June–1 July) Reynaldo Bignone (from 1 July)