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The Chilean Army (Spanish: Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Chilean Armed Forces.This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) [2] is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade.
Military ranks (just as is the case in Ecuador) are similar to those in the Prussian and later German armies, including the Prussian Fähnrich rank for officers. The "Captain General" rank, first used by Bernardo O'Higgins and later by presidents Ramón Freire and Augusto Pinochet , is now inactive.
Machine gun used in the Chilean Army since 1943. [16] Currently used in M109 howitzers, M113 armored personnel carriers, Mowag Piranha 6x6 and 8x8 armoured fighting vehicles, HMMWV 4x4 vehicles, among others. [16] MG 1/MG 3 [4] DE General-purpose machine gun: 7.62×51 mm: The Chilean Army was one of the first operators of the machine gun.
With the exception noted below, the Chilean Army no longer wears kepis, but during the War of the Pacific, it was part of the standard army uniform. Similarly, the kepi is no longer worn by the modern Peruvian armed forces and police, but was part of the uniforms worn during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Military ranks and insignia of Chile The Chilean Armed Forces ( Spanish : Fuerzas Armadas de Chile ) is the unified military organization comprising the Chilean Army, Air Force, and Navy. The President of Chile is the commander-in-chief of the military, and formulates policy through the Minister of Defence.
The 1st Cavalry (Horse Guards) Regiment "Grenadiers" (Spanish: Regimiento Escolta Presidencial n.º 1 «Granaderos») is the senior cavalry regiment of the Chilean Army, which serves as the Horse Guards unit providing the ceremonial escort in parades and ceremonies to the President of Chile, the Supreme Commander of the Chilean Armed Forces.
Fifty years ago, Chile began the darkest period in its modern history. On Sept. 11, 1973, Gen. Augusto Pinochet led a military coup that included the bombing of La Moneda, the presidential palace ...
Chile hired a French military training mission in 1858, [4]: 129 and the Chilean legation in Berlin was instructed to find a training mission during the War of the Pacific in 1881. But large-scale emulation of the Prussian Army began in 1886 with the appointment of Captain Emil Körner , a graduate of the renowned Kriegsakademie in Berlin.