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The Chilean Army ("Ejercito de Chile" in spanish) is the land arm of the Military of Chile . The 55,000-person army is organized into six divisions and an air brigade. The Chilean Army was equipped with Leopard 1's tanks, M113 APC's and is planned to have new Leopard 2 MBT's from the German Army and YPR-765 APC's from the Royal Netherlands Army to modernized their Army. Their goal is to have the strongest army in Latin America by 2015. They are currently planning to buy more APC's and advanced technology for their strategic warfare.

In all the Chilean army has about 250 Leopard 1's and 427 M113's and are going to receive 118 Leopard 2's from Germany. They also have a handful of FAMAE Piranhas (Mowag Piranha) LAV's. Their main assault rifle is currently the SG 550 and the Heckler & Koch G3 but are planning to replace the G3's (used for Artillery, Training and Reserve) with the Heckler & Koch G36.

It should be noted that the Chilean Army has never lost any war. It's motto is 'Siempre vencedor, jamas vencido' ('Always victorious, never defeated'). File:.jpg

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Chilean leopard 1.
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Chilean Mowag Piranha 6x6.

History

The Chilean Army has fought the following wars:

Military Equipment

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Chilean Leopard 1.
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Chilean Mowag Piranha 8X8.
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Chilean HMMWV.
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Chilean M113.
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Chilean Leopard 1A5 in the desert.
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Chilean YPR-765.
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Eurocopter Puma of the Chilean Army

Tanks and APC's

Guns (Rifles and machine guns)

Air Defence

Anti-tank systems

Transport

Helicopters


Commanders-in-chief

Rank Name Took Office Left Office Position
Brigadier José Miguel Carrera Verdugo March 31, 1813 November 23, 1813 Army Commander-in-chief
Colonel Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme November 27, 1813 September 2, 1814 Army Commander-in-chief
Brigadier José Miguel Carrera Verdugo August 28, 1814 October 2, 1814 Army Commander-in-chief
Captain General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme April 17, 1819 January 28, 1823 Army Commander-in-chief
Captain General Ramón Freire Serrano February 21, 1823 April 2, 1830 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General José Joaquín Prieto Vial April 2, 1830 September 18, 1841 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Manuel Bulnes Prieto September 18, 1841 October 18, 1866 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Marcos Maturana del Campo October 18, 1866 December 21, 1870 Senior General Officer
Division General Juan Manuel Jarpa Caamaño August 8, 1871 December 31, 1875 Senior General Officer
Division General Basilio Urrutia Vásquez August 8, 1871 April 7, 1879 Senior General Officer
Division General Justo Arteaga Cuevas April 8, 1879 July 18, 1879 Field Commander-in-chief
Division General Erasmo Escala Arriagada July 18, 1879 March 28, 1880 Field Commander-in-chief
Division General Manuel Baquedano González April 3, 1880 May 3, 1881 Field Commander-in-chief
Division General Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez May 3, 1881 December 19, 1883 Inspector General
Division General Emilio Sotomayor Baeza January 4, 1884 August 22, 1888 Inspector General
Division General José Francisco Gana Castro August 22, 1888 September 4, 1891 Field Commander-in-chief
Division General Marco Aurelio Arriagada September 14, 1891 August 28, 1894 Inspector General
Division General Adolfo Hölley Urzúa August 28, 1894 October 13, 1900 Inspector General
Division General Emilio Körner Henze October 13, 1900 April 19, 1910 Inspector General
Division General Jorge Boonen Rivera April 19, 1910 April 26, 1921 Inspector General
Division General Arístides Pinto Concha April 26, 1921 February 13, 1922 Inspector General
Division General Luis Altamirano Talavera February 13, 1922 November 28, 1924 Inspector General
Division General Pedro Pablo Dartnell Encina November 28, 1924 January 23, 1925 Inspector General
Division General Mariano Navarrete Ciris January 31, 1925 November 10, 1925 Inspector General
Division General Juan Emilio Ortiz Vega November 11, 1925 January 7, 1927 Inspector General
Division General Francisco Javier Diaz Valderrama February 18, 1927 March 20, 1930 Inspector General
Division General Pedro Charpin Rival March 21, 1930 November 7, 1930 Inspector General
Division General Bartolomé Blanche Espejo November 7, 1930 August 4, 1931 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Pedro Charpin Rival August 5, 1931 August 22, 1931 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Indalicio Téllez Cárcamo August 25, 1931 June 11, 1932 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Agustín Moreno Ladrón de Guevara June 15, 1932 August 2, 1932 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Luis Otero Mujica August 3, 1932 December 26, 1932 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Pedro Vignola Cortés December 26, 1932 December 21, 1933 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Marcial Urrutia Urrutia December 23, 1933 March 27, 1934 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Oscar Novoa Fuentes March 27, 1934 December 20, 1938 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Carlos Fuentes Rabe December 26, 1938 August 23, 1940 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Oscar Escudero Otárola August 23, 1940 March 8, 1943 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Arturo Espinoza Mujica August 12, 1943 October 11, 1944 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Alfredo Portales Mourgues November 8, 1943 November 12, 1945 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Oscar Fuentes Pantoja November 12, 1945 November 29, 1946 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Guillermo Barrios Tirado November 29, 1946 August 2, 1947 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Ramón Cañas Montalva August 2, 1947 October 8, 1949 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Guillermo Barrios Tirado October 8, 1949 January 9, 1950 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Rafael Fernández Reyes January 9, 1950 October 28, 1952 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Santiago Danús Peña November 3, 1952 March 11, 1953 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Carlos Mezzano Camino March 11, 1953 June 10, 1954 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Enrique Franco Hidalgo June 11, 1954 March 17, 1955 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Enrique Franco Hidalgo June 11, 1954 March 17, 1955 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Raúl Araya Stiglich March 17, 1955 May 8, 1956 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Luis Vidal Vargas May 8, 1956 November 3, 1958 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General René Vidal Merino November 3, 1958 November 13, 1958 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Oscar Izurieta Molina November 14, 1958 November 3, 1964 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Bernardino Parada Moreno November 4, 1964 July 4, 1967 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Luis Miqueles Caridi July 5, 1967 May 3, 1968 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Sergio Castillo Aránguiz May 3, 1968 October 24, 1969 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General René Schneider Chereau October 27, 1969 October 22, 1970 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Carlos Prats González October 26, 1970 August 23, 1973 Army Commander-in-chief
Captain General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte August 23, 1973 March 10, 1998 Army Commander-in-chief
Lieutenant General Ricardo Izurieta Caffarena March 11, 1998 March 10, 2002 Army Commander-in-chief
Lieutenant General Juan Emilio Cheyre Espinoza March 11, 2002 March 10, 2006 Army Commander-in-chief
Army General Oscar Izurieta Ferrer March 11, 2006 Present Army Commander-in-chief

The Future

The future for the Chilean Army looks undoubtly good and has made advanced additions to their Armament and has added more Tanks, APC's and Air Defence to boost their image as a more powerful military and country.


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