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Dirty War (Argentina, 1976-83) (view source)
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On September 20th 1974, the ERP guerrillas operating in the province kill another two policemen, Eudoro Ibarra and Héctor Oscar Zaraspe.<ref>Nadie fue: crónica, documentos y testimonios de los últimos meses, los últimos días, las últimas horas de Isabel Perón en el poder, Juan Bautista Yofre, p. 58, Autor, 2006 </ref>
On September 20th 1974, the ERP guerrillas operating in the province kill another two policemen, Eudoro Ibarra and Héctor Oscar Zaraspe.<ref>Nadie fue: crónica, documentos y testimonios de los últimos meses, los últimos días, las últimas horas de Isabel Perón en el poder, Juan Bautista Yofre, p. 58, Autor, 2006 </ref>
On January 5th 1975, an Army DHC-6 transport plane was downed near the Monteros mountains, shot down by Marxist Guerrillas.<ref>''Fue derribado un helicóptero como mínimo —hay gente que dice que nuestros compañeros abatieron dos helicópteros y un avión— y se produjeron alrededor de 60 muertos y numerosos heridos en el enemigo ...'' A Vencer o Morir: PRT-ERP Documentos, Volumen 2, Daniel De Santis, p. 496, Eudeba, 2000</ref><ref>Allí hubo gran acción en combates como el de Acheral, Pueblo Viejo y Famailla donde se volaron mas de 3 400 horas. Como consecuencia de los mismos, se produjo el derribo de un Twin Otter, un Piper L-21B y dos Bell UH-1H." Tecnología Militar, Tomo 24, p. 26, Grupo Editorial Mönch. 2002</ref>All thirteen on board were killed.
On January 5th 1975, an Army DHC-6 transport plane was downed near the Monteros mountains, shot down by Marxist Guerrillas.<ref>''Fue derribado un helicóptero como mínimo —hay gente que dice que nuestros compañeros abatieron dos helicópteros y un avión— y se produjeron alrededor de 60 muertos y numerosos heridos en el enemigo ...'' A Vencer o Morir: PRT-ERP Documentos, Volumen 2, Daniel De Santis, p. 496, Eudeba, 2000</ref><ref>Allí hubo gran acción en combates como el de Acheral, Pueblo Viejo y Famailla donde se volaron mas de 3400 horas. Como consecuencia de los mismos, se produjo el derribo de un Twin Otter, un Piper L-21B y dos Bell UH-1H." Tecnología Militar, Tomo 24, p. 26, Grupo Editorial Mönch. 2002</ref>All thirteen on board were killed.
On 14th February 1975, Senior Lieutenant Héctor Cáceres from the Army Commando Company supporting the 5th Mountain Infantry Brigade, is killed in an ERP ambush near Pueblo Viejo River. Another Army Commando, Lieutenant Rodolfo Ritcher is badly wounded and left wheelchair bound for life. Two Army helicopter gunships attempt to cut off the guerrilla escape route but are repelled by shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles.<ref>[https://www.contextotucuman.com/nota/125341/capitan-hector-caceres-por-proteger-a-un-companero-murio-a-mano-de-los-criminales-idealistas-del-erp.html Capitán Héctor Cáceres: por proteger a un compañero murió a mano de los criminales “idealistas” del ERP]</ref>
The Argentinian Army 5th Brigade (consisting of the 19th, 20th and 29th Mountain Infantry Regiments and commanded by Brigadier-General Acdel Vilas) received the order to move to Famailla in the foothills of the Monteros mountains on February 8th 1975. While fighting the guerrillas in the jungle, Vilas concentrated on uprooting the ERP civilian support network in the towns, using tactics later adopted nationwide, as well as a hearts and mind campaign. The Argentinian security forces used techniques no different from their US and French counterparts in Vietnam and Algeria.
The Argentinian Army 5th Brigade (consisting of the 19th, 20th and 29th Mountain Infantry Regiments and commanded by Brigadier-General Acdel Vilas) received the order to move to Famailla in the foothills of the Monteros mountains on February 8th 1975. While fighting the guerrillas in the jungle, Vilas concentrated on uprooting the ERP civilian support network in the towns, using tactics later adopted nationwide, as well as a hearts and mind campaign. The Argentinian security forces used techniques no different from their US and French counterparts in Vietnam and Algeria.