1st Tank Cavalry Regiment | |
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Regimiento de Caballería de Tanques 1 | |
Active | 1 March 1822 - 8 February 1905 10 February 1930 - present [1] |
Country | Argentine Republic |
Branch | Argentine Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Role | Armoured warfare |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | Command of the 2nd Armored Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Villaguay Army Garrison |
Nickname(s) | RC Tan 1 |
Patron | Colonel Federico de Brandsen |
Motto(s) | "Tanques 1" |
March | Regiment march |
Anniversaries | 1 March - Creation of the regiment |
Equipment | TAM, VCTP, M4 Sherman, SIMRA, Ford F-100 (ambulance), Ford F-7000, Isuzu Trooper [2] |
Engagements | Cisplatine War, Paraguayan War, Falklands War [1] |
Battle honours | Coat and Cord de Ituzaingó Cord de Tuyutí Metal of Yatay Medal for the Campaign to Paraguay Medal for the Campaign to the Black River Medal for the Andes Campaign. [1] |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Federico de Brandsen (first commander) [1] |
The 1st Tank Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the Argentine Army, currently endowed with TAM tanks.
It has his seat in the Army Garrison of Villaguay ( Entre Ríos province), which it shares with the 5th Mechanized Infantry Regiment. [1]