1st Army Division | |
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I División de Ejército | |
Country | Peru |
Branch | Peruvian Army |
Size | Division |
Garrison | Piura |
Nickname(s) | I DE |
Motto(s) | Siempre victoriosos [a] |
Engagements | Ecuadorian–Peruvian Border War Expropriation of La Brea y Pariñas |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Orestes Vargas Ortiz [2] |
Notable commanders | Eloy Ureta |
The 1st Army Division ( Spanish: I División de Ejército), formerly the Northern Army Detachment ( Spanish: Agrupamiento del Norte), is a unit of the Peruvian Army.
First founded as a Region, its headquarters were relocated by Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro's administration from Lambayeque to Piura in 1930. [3] It was then reorganized under Manuel Prado's administration and renamed as the Northern Army Detachment ( Spanish: Agrupamiento del Norte) in January 1941, under the command of then General Eloy Ureta. [4] After hostilities broke out with Ecuador on July of the same year, the division took on a major role during the conflict, carrying out an offensive on the Ecuadorian coast. [5] [6]
In the 1960s, the unit was again renamed to the 1st Military Region, and again in 2003 as the Northern Military Region. [3] In 2012, by Legislative Decree No. 1137 “Peruvian Army Law”, the military regions again became army divisions. As a result, the unit's name was again changed to its current one. [3] [7]
The division's coat of arms features a Sun of May and other features that represent certain elements of the division. [8]
The 1st Army Division is formed by the following units: [9]
1st Army Division | |
---|---|
I División de Ejército | |
Country | Peru |
Branch | Peruvian Army |
Size | Division |
Garrison | Piura |
Nickname(s) | I DE |
Motto(s) | Siempre victoriosos [a] |
Engagements | Ecuadorian–Peruvian Border War Expropriation of La Brea y Pariñas |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Orestes Vargas Ortiz [2] |
Notable commanders | Eloy Ureta |
The 1st Army Division ( Spanish: I División de Ejército), formerly the Northern Army Detachment ( Spanish: Agrupamiento del Norte), is a unit of the Peruvian Army.
First founded as a Region, its headquarters were relocated by Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro's administration from Lambayeque to Piura in 1930. [3] It was then reorganized under Manuel Prado's administration and renamed as the Northern Army Detachment ( Spanish: Agrupamiento del Norte) in January 1941, under the command of then General Eloy Ureta. [4] After hostilities broke out with Ecuador on July of the same year, the division took on a major role during the conflict, carrying out an offensive on the Ecuadorian coast. [5] [6]
In the 1960s, the unit was again renamed to the 1st Military Region, and again in 2003 as the Northern Military Region. [3] In 2012, by Legislative Decree No. 1137 “Peruvian Army Law”, the military regions again became army divisions. As a result, the unit's name was again changed to its current one. [3] [7]
The division's coat of arms features a Sun of May and other features that represent certain elements of the division. [8]
The 1st Army Division is formed by the following units: [9]