1901 Uniform. Gew88 1888 Commission Rifles?
Uniform Model 1901. Very old photo of the coastal artillery. Observe the early Maxim 1884 on the gun field carriage and the armor bullet proof shield.
Coastal Artillery Troops, circa 1940s.
Model 1945 uniform. Coastal Artillery and Naval Band
Caras y Caretas magazine. 1937-38.
Photo: Caras y Caretas.
Beagle Canal Conflict Era, 1978. Argentine Marines with combat uniform. Many thanks to Daniel Varela who is an Argentine Militaria Collector for sharing his military service picture.
Malvinas War. FAL and Garand-Beretta (?)
M-20 A1B1 Super Bazooka.
1970s. US M1918 B.A.R Browning Automatic Rifle magazine belt ammo pouches for FN F.A.P and F.A.L. Photos: J.P. Teysseire and (Right) 1982 Argentine Magazine during Malvinas War. In Malvinas they found M1 Garand ammo pouches.
Members of the Marines Infantry and the Army Cavalry, (Guard of honor) during ceremonial funeral procession at the Ricchieri funneral in 1936.
Coastal Batteries from Martin Garcia Island. Caras y Caretas 1930s.
"Estacion de experiencias de armas". Many thanks to Pablo Gonzalez for sharing his knowledge with us!
240 mm L/35 Krupp Fortress Gun. They were mounted around 1888 in order to protect coasts and islands.
The Marines in the picture carrying the tornister type backpack (copy of the German style) and blanket, M1 Helmet from WWII era, borceguies in brown color, Mauser 1909 Carbine, ammo pouches and standard leather suspenders.
The Marines in the picture carrying the tornister type backpack (copy of the German style) and blanket, M1 Helmet from WWII era, borceguies in brown color, Mauser 1909 Carbine, ammo pouches and standard leather suspenders.
Krupp factory.
ARA Moreno 305mm. Bethleem Gun M10 12"/50 caliber gun 305mm, "Rivadavia Class Moreno, Dreadnought GunPhoto Wikipedia.
Large guns with their mounts in foreground immediately in the rear, slides or cradles for 10", 12" and 14" guns at the Bethlehem Steel Company, 1918. http://www.owensarchive.com/
US 16 inches Coastal Defense Gun Watertown Arsenal, (Carriage M19) Bethlehem Steel, (Barrel). The remaining piece is at the US Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen Proving Ground. Maryland.
Photo: Caras y Caretas.
Naval Gun Sight binoculars (For the Coastal Artillery ?). This photo is from a declassified document. The back of the photo has the following typed on it:
Credit March of Times. Release date wed. March 11th. "The Argentine Question". from international news photos slug (Argentine Navy). Our neighbor's Navy, far from puny.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina has more than a token navy as this march of time camera shot well shows, some of the modern warships are pictured and below we see the cadets getting the most modern technical training in rangefinding and aiming. The position of Argentina in which she aligns herself as a friend of the democracies without completely breaking with the axis, puts her in a peculiar position. Knowing thet no nation can long postpone a choice and that she may someday come to grips with, the axis, she is keeping her navy and doughty army in fullest fighting trim. (E-3-10-42)
Credit March of Times. Release date wed. March 11th. "The Argentine Question". from international news photos slug (Argentine Navy). Our neighbor's Navy, far from puny.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina has more than a token navy as this march of time camera shot well shows, some of the modern warships are pictured and below we see the cadets getting the most modern technical training in rangefinding and aiming. The position of Argentina in which she aligns herself as a friend of the democracies without completely breaking with the axis, puts her in a peculiar position. Knowing thet no nation can long postpone a choice and that she may someday come to grips with, the axis, she is keeping her navy and doughty army in fullest fighting trim. (E-3-10-42)
Krupp 88mm AA. Photo: Omar Expectro.
P.A.P.I (Proyectil antitanque para infanteria), DGFM. Rocket-propelled grenade.
Ford T-16 Universal Carriers and marines with M1 (WWII era), camoflauge w/net and radio set type SCR-536 BC-611 (?) Walkie or Handy Talkie during maneuvers in Mar del Plata circa 1953.
T-16 Carrier with Lewis machine gun and BC-611F HT. Photo A.A.C.V.M Forum.
T16 Carrier from the Martin Monteverde Collection
Martin Monteverde Collection.
Colt mod 1938C. Many thanks to Pablo Gonzalez for the correction.
Argentine marine infantry from the 1950s in a column of T16 carriers. The photos are from Mar del Plata on September 7, 1954. Binnerbini Collection.
T-16 used by the Argentine Marine Corp. Courtesy Georg Rauch.
US LVT-4. This amphibious landing vehicle evolved from the lack of armored support the Allies felt as they reached the Pacific shores during WWII. The first version was the M3 light tank turret mounted on an amphibious tractor. The 37 mm gun was not strong enough so a new turret was made to house a 75 mm Howitzer. This became the LVT(A)(4). Courtesy Georg Rauch.
Marines unloading from a LVT-4. Photo is courtesy of Argentine collector Daniel Varela.
Landing Ship, Tank (LST).
Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant quantities of vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto an unimproved shore. Wikipedia.
In the 1950s Argentina made its own model of the TSL called ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q42). It was a tank landing ship in the Argentine Navy, built in Argentina at AFNE, Río Santiago shipyard. She was based on the US Navy's De Soto County-class tank landing ship design.
During Malvinas War (1982), The Cabo San Antonio disembarked twenty LVT7 tracked amphibious armoured personnel carriers and LARC-V transports from the 1st Amphibious Vehicles Battalion, carrying D and E Companies of the 2nd Marine Infantry Battalion at Yorke Bay. Wikipedia.
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CVC Combat Vehicle Crewman Helmet, the type used for amphibious assault vehicle AAVP7A1 (or originally known as the LVTP7A1). This type of helmet was used during the Malvinas War by the crews of the amphibious assault vehicles in 1982. It is made of some kind of non-ballistic fiberglass but gave some protection to armored crews. It is possible that the design was originally for pilots of the P series. It was made by the US in the 1960s. Binnerbini Collection
CVC helmet.
Infanteria de Marina (Marines Infantry), M1 Helmet Malvinas/Falklands War Battlefield Relic. Daniel Varela Collection.
Recommended read:
History of the Argentine Navy Uniforms by Julio M. Luqui-Lagleyze. Departamento de Estudios Historicos Navales.
