7th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)

7th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)

The 7th Infantry Regiment is a unit of the Argentine Army ("Ejército Argentino") based at Arana (La Plata), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.The unit's full official name is 7th "Coronel Conde" Mechanized Infantry Regiment, and it is part of the 1st Armored Brigade.

The regiment fought in the Falklands War ( _es. Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur) during the Battle of Mount Longdon and the Battle of Wireless Ridge.


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