1975 Monte Chingolo attack
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On 23 December 1975, in what would be its last significant military action, the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP), an Argentine Marxist–Leninist guerrilla, launched an assault on the 601st Arsenal Battalion, the largest in the country, in the city of Monte Chingolo, 14 km from Buenos Aires. The attack was aimed at capturing 13 tons of weaponry: 900 FN FAL rifles with 60,000 magazines, 100 M16 rifles with 100,000 magazines, six 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons, 15 recoilless guns, 150 submachine guns and Ithaca M37 shotguns.[6] The assault had been planned since August 1975,[3] and the attackers gained access to the compound with the help of an infiltrated guerrilla posing as a soldier.[7]
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1975 Monte Chingolo attack | |||||||
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Part of the Dirty War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
People's Revolutionary Army | Argentina | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Benito Urteaga Abigail Attademo |
Eduardo Abud[1] Roberto Barczuk[2] Adolfo Sigwald[2] Guillermo Ezcurra (WIA)[2] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
José de San Martín Urban Battalion |
1st Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Regiment 601st Communications Battalion | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~300 fighters[3] |
5 jet fighters[2] 15 helicopters[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
62 killed 25 wounded[2] |
6–10 killed[4][5] 34 wounded | ||||||
~30 ERP fighters summarily executed 8–40 civilians killed[4][5] |
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