1st Army Division (Peru)

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.

1st Army Division
I División de Ejército
CountryPeru
BranchPeruvian Army
SizeDivision
GarrisonPiura
Nickname(s)I DE
Motto(s)Siempre victoriosos[lower-alpha 1]
EngagementsEcuadorian–Peruvian Border War Expropriation of La Brea y Pariñas
Commanders
Current
commander		Orestes Vargas Ortiz[2]
Notable
commanders		Eloy Ureta

History
General Ureta and members of the Northern Army Detachment in 1941.
Generals of the Northern Army Detachment in 1941.

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]

Organization

The 1st Army Division is formed by the following units:[9]

  • 1st Infantry Brigade
  • 1st Cavalry Brigade
  • Artillery Group
  • 6th Jungle Brigade
  • 7th Infantry Brigade
  • 32nd Infantry Brigade
  • 9th Armored Brigade
  • 1st Services Brigade

See also

References
  1. "Himno y Lema". Mil.pe. Archived from the original on 2019-12-18.
  2. "Comandante del Comando Operacional del Norte fue reconocido en ceremonia presidida por el Jefe del Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas". Gob.pe. 2022-03-04.
  3. "Reseña Histórica de la I DE". Mil.pe. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15.
  4. Vadillo Vila, José (2020-10-18). "La muerte del mariscal Eloy G. Ureta, héroe de Zarumilla". El Peruano.
  5. Compendio de la Historia General del Ejército del Perú. Biblioteca General y Aula Virtual del Ejército. 2015.
  6. Monteza Tafur, Miguel (1979). El Conflicto Militar del Perú con el Ecuador. Editorial Universo S.A.
  7. "DECRETO LEGISLATIVO N° 1137 - Norma Legal Diario Oficial El Peruano". El Peruano. 2012-12-10.
  8. "Heráldica I DE". Mil.pe. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11.
  9. "I División de Ejército". Mil.pe. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14.
  1. A longer version, meant to be a call and response chant, is as follows:[1]
    I División de Ejército: “Invencible”
    Como en el año 41: “Victoria”
    Como en el año 81: “Victoria”
    Como en el año 95: “Victoria”
    Sus fronteras: “Intocables”
    Todo el norte: “Protegido”
    Viva el Perú: ¡Viva!
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