Ranks, Chevrons & Shoulderboards

Ranks Chevrons

First Musician (Musico de Primera). Regimental Mounted Band Tuba. Photo life.

Artillery Band 1943.

1948 High Military Ranks. (Navy-Army-Air Force)

Source: "La Aeronautica Nacional al servicio del pais".

ARMY & Air Force. NCO Ranks

Shoulderboards

Left: Divisional General or General of Division. Right: Colonel. Below: First Lieutnant.

This photo is from LIFE and shows a scene during the funeral of Eva Peron. It shows a rare white stripe on an artillery shoulder board. It may be from a commissioned official. The shoulder board next to the photo is a replica made by Mike Dahlgren. Thanks to him for the photo as well.

Left: Horse Artillery. Right: Mountain Artillery. Mike Dahlgren Collection.

Original Army Engineer Corps (Pontoon-bridge sappers Brigade), Agrupacion zapadores pontoneros 1 "San Nicolas", and Infantry Regiment (Replica) Shoulder-Boards. Courtesy of Mike Dahlgren.

Epaulettes for ceremonial parades

Parade for July 9th in 1944 ( International News Photo). They are wearing combat uniforms but with the Ceremonial M40 Shoulder Boards for parade.

Colegio Militar, National Military School

Escuela Suboficiales. NCOs School

Mechanic School. Escuela Mecanica

Interesting photo of a serviceman. It combines a combat uniform with parade shoulderboard and a field cap M46. This soldier is possibly on guard duty. Note the 1909 bayonet and the M27 type holster.

Collar Tabs

Conscript in summer uniform posing for portrait.

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M46 Summer Jacket and M46/47 Cap.

The collar tab badges for soldiers generally consisted of 2 metallic or cloth horizontal bars with a felt background in the colors of the different branches such as infantry, artillery, cavalry, arsenals, etc. The colors could vary between 1940s and 1950s, but in general they were green for infantry, two-toned red for artillery and cavalry, black for engineers, among others.
The collar tabs for these soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Regiment are metallic.

NCO collar tab badge in metal. Just like the soldiers they had a felt base with the colors from the branch where they were assigned . The officers used these colors on their shoulder boards and in piping on their peaked visor hats but on the combat uniform they used the insignias of each branch. They could be 2 crossed rifles in the infantry, 2 crossed cannons in the artillery, and under them the number of the regiment.