Chilean Marine Corps

Chilean Marine Corps
Chilean Marine Corps
Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina de Chile
	Coat of arms of Chilean Marine Corps
Founded	1817
Country	Chile
Type	• Marines; • Commandos; • Special forces
Role	Expeditionary warfare; Amphibious warfare; Coastal defense; Military security; Reconnaissance; Raid (military); Disaster relief;
Size	5,500+ men (2022)
Part of	Chilean Navy
Garrison/HQ	Concón, Chile
Nickname(s)	"Cossacks"
Motto(s)	"Fortis Atque Fidelis" (Latin); (English: "Strong and Loyal"); (Spanish: "Fuerte a la vez que Fieles")
Colours	Scarlet Red, Blue and Yellow;
March	"Himno de la Infantería de Marina" (Spanish); (English: "Marine Corps Anthem"); "Torreones de Oro" (Spanish); (English: "Golden Towers"); "Honores a los Caídos" (Spanish); (English: "Honors to the Fallen"); "Bravos soldados del mar" (Spanish); (English: "Brave soldiers of the sea")
Anniversaries	16 June
Engagements	Spanish American wars of independence; War of the Confederation; Revolution of 1851; Occupation of Araucanía; Chincha Islands War; War of the Pacific; Chilean Civil War of 1891; Beagle conflict;
Website	www.infanteriademarina.cl
Commanders
Current general commander	Rear Admiral Jorge Keitel Villagrán
Notable figures	Guillermo Miller; Jaime Charles; Antonio Hurtado; Juan de Dios Aldea
Insignia
Flag

Chilean Marines of Destacamento Lynch present a display and demonstration of their coastal artillery battery to Marines of SPMAGTF 24 during a day of professional military education and exchanges.

The Chilean Marine Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina, CIM) is an entity of the Chilean Navy special forces which specializes in amphibious assaults.

^ Aranda Mora 2018, pp. 8–9.
^ García, Nicolás (17 June 2022). "The Marine Infantry of the Chilean Navy commemorates its 204th anniversary". Infodefensa.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ Aranda Mora 2018, p. 9.
^ "Alto Mando Naval". Armada de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.

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[FOOTNOTEAranda_Mora20188–9-1] Aranda Mora 2018, pp. 8–9.

[2] García, Nicolás (17 June 2022). "The Marine Infantry of the Chilean Navy commemorates its 204th anniversary". Infodefensa.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

[FOOTNOTEAranda_Mora20189-3] Aranda Mora 2018, p. 9.

[5] "Alto Mando Naval". Armada de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.

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Chilean Marine Corps
Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina de Chile
Coat of arms of Chilean Marine Corps
Founded	1817; 207 years ago (1817)^[1]
Country	Chile
Type	• Marines • Commandos • Special forces
Role	Expeditionary warfare Amphibious warfare Coastal defense Military security Reconnaissance Raid (military) Disaster relief
Size	5,500+ men (2022)^[2]
Part of	Chilean Navy
Garrison/HQ	Concón, Chile
Nickname(s)	"Cossacks"
Motto(s)	"Fortis Atque Fidelis" (Latin) (English: "Strong and Loyal") (Spanish: "Fuerte a la vez que Fieles")
Colours	Scarlet Red, Blue and Yellow
March	"Himno de la Infantería de Marina" (Spanish) (English: "Marine Corps Anthem") "Torreones de Oro" (Spanish) (English: "Golden Towers") "Honores a los Caídos" (Spanish) (English: "Honors to the Fallen") "Bravos soldados del mar" (Spanish) (English: "Brave soldiers of the sea")
Anniversaries	16 June^{[Note 1]}
Engagements	Spanish American wars of independence War of the Confederation Revolution of 1851 Occupation of Araucanía Chincha Islands War War of the Pacific Chilean Civil War of 1891 Beagle conflict
Website	www.infanteriademarina.cl
Commanders
Current general commander	Rear Admiral Jorge Keitel Villagrán^[4]
Notable figures	Guillermo Miller Jaime Charles Antonio Hurtado Juan de Dios Aldea
Insignia
Flag