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torture from AbdĂłn, the military learned that a major attack was to take place somewhere in the
Greater Buenos Aires, correctly calculating that, in dire need of weaponry, the ERP would target an arsenal depot, with Monte Chingolo being the most obvious option. Santucho, however, refused to cancel the operation and his forces, having lost the surprise factor, were promptly defeated by a well-prepared Argentine Army.
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and turned spy for the military, had been providing valuable intelligence data to the Army throughout 1975. The commander of the ERP's logistic section, Juan Eliseo
Ledesma, was kidnapped on 7 December and was followed by his deputy ElĂas AbdĂłn on 11 December. Based on information extracted under
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At 03:30, seven hours after the start of the assault and once it had already been repelled, a military scribe recorded that "Captain
Lazzarano left with five vehicles to transport detainees under the custody of Lieutenant Silvani's fraction" and that they returned half an hour later.
382:. A number of them (30 according to Daniel De Santis) were taken prisoner and later summarily executed. At least 25 wounded were successfully evacuated by their comrades. On the other hand, between seven and ten soldiers and policemen were killed and 34 wounded.
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The military laid a counter-siege around the battalion, rendering the ERP's containment groups on the surrounding bridges useless and nullifying the surprise factor. The base and neighboring shantytown became a whirlwind of gunfire and explosions, with
350:) entered the military base. Thirty-five of them formed an initial spearhead after crashing a truck against the main gate. Other guerrillas entered through other points of access. They were immediately mowed down by heavy fire coming from a
366:. The Army raided entire neighborhoods hunting for surviving ERP fighters. At 01:00 on 24 December, Urteaga lost contact with most of the Communist platoons still inside the Arsenal Battalion and fighting died out shortly afterwards.
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Battalion, reinforced by 30 to 40 Communist fighters newly arrived from Tucumán province, began the operation by blocking the nine bridges that connect the city of
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shotguns. The assault had been planned since August 1975, and the attackers gained access to the compound with the help of an infiltrated guerrilla posing as a soldier.
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machine gun placed in the guard post, becoming the first casualties of the night. At 21:00, a second wave of fighters successfully broke into the compound.
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The ERP lost over 90 of its fighters. Of the 62 that were killed in action, nine could not be identified due to them being only known by their
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police brigades came under ERP hostility, as did the 7th
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with 100,000 magazines, six 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons, 15 recoilless guns, 150 submachine guns and
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517:"Monte Chingolo, la mayor batalla de la guerrilla en Argentina que marcó hace 40 años el declive del ERP"
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using reflectors to illuminate the area. A reporter compared the fighting with that of the
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left-wing group who had defected during the early stages of
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Guerrillas and
Generals: The "Dirty War" in Argentina
242:launched an assault on the 601st Arsenal Battalion
771:Attacks on buildings and structures in Argentina
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240:(ERP), an Argentine Marxist–Leninist guerrilla,
672:"Monte Chingolo. Entrevista a Daniel De Santis"
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736:Attacks on military installations in the 1970s
486:"Los prisioneros del ataque a Monte Chingolo"
244:, the largest in the country, in the city of
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571:"Entrevistas a Gustavo Plis-Sterenberg"
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374:Casualties and extrajudicial killings
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623:"Argentina: Hanging from the Cliff"
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457:"Viejobueno, a 40 años"
279:Operativo Independencia
58:Argentine Army victory
105:Commanders and leaders
62:ERP is largely subdued
274:Peronist Armed Forces
230:8–40 civilians killed
211:Casualties and losses
189:7th Infantry Regiment
187:3rd Infantry Regiment
185:1st Infantry Regiment
806:Mass murder in 1975
791:1975 road incidents
360:helicopter gunships
39:23–24 December 1975
756:Arson in the 1970s
751:Arson in Argentina
395:Operation Primicia
293:JosĂ© de San MartĂn
248:, 14 km from
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781:Vehicular rampage
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430:25 December
364:Vietnam War
329:diesel fuel
221:6–10 killed
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406:References
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262:Ithaca M37
258:M16 rifles
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218:25 wounded
721:Dirty War
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424:La NaciĂłn
400:Dirty War
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216:62 killed
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389:See also
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