XI Mechanized Brigade "Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas"
XI Brigada Mecanizada "Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas"
Active7 February 1979
CountryArgentina
BranchArgentine Army
TypeBrigade
Part of3rd Army Division
Garrison/HQ"Río Gallegos" Army Garrison
Parade in Río Gallegos Army Garrison for Independence Day, 9 July 2020.

The XI Mechanized Brigade "Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas" is a brigade of the Argentine Army.[1] It is based at the “Río Gallegos” Army Garrison.[2]

The Army Command-in-Chief created the "Santa Cruz" Grouping on 7 February 1979.[3]

Structure

  • XI Mechanized Brigade Command. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
    • 24th Mechanized Infantry Regiment “General Jerónimo Costa”. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
    • 35th Mechanized Infantry Regiment “Coronel Manuel Dorrego”. Guar Ej Rospentek.
    • 11th Tank Cavalry Regiment “Defensores del Honor Nacional”. Guar Ej Puerto Santa Cruz.
    • 11th Armored Exploration Cavalry Squadron “Coronel Juan Pascual Pringles”. Guar Ej Rospentek.
    • 11th Armored Artillery Group “Coronel Juan Bautista Thorne”. Guar Ej Comandante Luis Piedrabuena.
    • 11th Mechanized Engineer Battalion. UMRE XI. Guar Ej Comandante Luis Piedrabuena.
    • 11th Mechanized Signals Company. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
    • 11th Army Aviation Section. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
    • 11th Mechanized Intelligence Company. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
    • “El Turbio” Mechanized Intelligence Section. Guar Ej Rospentek.
    • “Río Gallegos” Logistic Support Base. Guar Ej Río Gallegos.
    • 181st Munition Company. Guar Ej Puerto Santa Cruz.
    • Delegation of the Army General Staff in the province of Tierra del Fuego. Base: Ushuaia.

Source: Argentine Army[1], Ministry of Defence[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Organización del Ejército". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 Libro Blanco de la Defensa 2015 (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 2015. Despliegue detallado de las Fuerzas Armadas. ISBN 978-987-3689-25-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Reseña Histórica de la XI Brigada Mecanizada Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas". XI Brigada Mecanizada Brigadier General Juan Manuel de Rosas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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