Unit Name: | 8th Mountain Infantry Brigade |
Native Name: | Brigada de Montaña VIII |
Country: | Argentina |
Branch: | Argentine Army |
Type: | Mountain infantry |
Role: | Aerial reconnaissance Airlift Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Bomb disposal Close-quarters battle Combined arms Counter-battery fire Fire support HUMINT Indirect fire Intelligence assessment Jungle warfare Maneuver warfare Military communications Military engineering Military logistics Mountain warfare Raiding Reconnaissance SIGINT Tracking |
Size: | Brigade |
Command Structure: | 2nd Army Division |
Garrison: | Mendoza, Argentina |
Patron: | Brigadier General Toribio de Luzuriaga |
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Battles: | Operativo Independencia Falklands War |
Aircraft Helicopter: | Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama (2) |
The 8th Mountain Infantry Brigade (es|Brigada de Montaña 8/VIII) is a one of three combined mountain infantry brigade Argentine Army (EA) specialised in combat patrol in mountain forest terrain, combined arms, and mountain warfare. The headquarters of the Brigade is based on Mendoza, Mendoza Province. Is formed by different types of mountain units: