Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment

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The Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the Argentine Army best known for its front-line combat role during the Falklands War, particularly in the Battle of Mount Longdon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Argentine Army unit
infantry regiment
military unit
allegiance Argentina
surface form: Republic of Argentina
alsoKnownAs RI 7
Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment
surface form: Regimiento de Infantería 7
battleHonour Malvinas 1982
branch Army
casualtyType killed in action
wounded in action
commandStructure Argentine Army infantry arm
conflict Falklands War
country Argentina
engagedAgainst 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
engagedIn night combat at Mount Longdon
engagementOutcomeAtMountLongdon defeated by British forces
equipmentType machine guns
mortars
small arms
era 20th century
21st century
garrisonCountry Argentina
garrisonLocation La Plata
hasLanguage Spanish
historicalPeriod Cold War
militaryBranch Argentine Army
nationality Argentine
nativeName Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment self-linksurface differs
surface form: Regimiento de Infantería Mecanizado 7
notableEngagement Battle of Mount Longdon
notableFor defensive actions at Mount Longdon
front-line combat role in the Falklands War
opponent British Army
United Kingdom
participatedIn Battle of Mount Longdon
Falklands War
partOf Argentine Army
primaryFunction ground combat
role front-line combat unit
infantry
service land warfare
status active
theaterOfOperations Falkland Islands
type mechanized infantry
usedTactics artillery-supported defense
defensive positions
trench warfare

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Battle of Mount Longdon unitInvolved Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment
Mount Longdon defendedByUnit Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment
this entity surface form: 7th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)
Mount Longdon associatedWith Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment
Mount Longdon, East Falkland defendingUnit Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment
subject surface form: Mount Longdon
this entity surface form: Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment elements
Mount Longdon, East Falkland associatedWith Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment
subject surface form: Mount Longdon
Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment nativeName Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Regimiento de Infantería Mecanizado 7
Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment alsoKnownAs Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment
this entity surface form: Regimiento de Infantería 7
Wireless Ridge unitInvolved Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment
subject surface form: Battle of Wireless Ridge
Wireless Ridge associatedWith Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment
this entity surface form: Argentine Army 7th Infantry Regiment