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Chilean Marine Corps
Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina de Chile
Coat of arms of Chilean Marine Corps
Founded1817; 207 years ago (1817)[1]
CountryChilean Marine Corps Chile
Type• Marines
• Commandos
• Special forces
Role
  • Expeditionary warfare
  • Amphibious warfare
  • Coastal defense
  • Military security
  • Reconnaissance
  • Raid (military)
  • Disaster relief
Size5,500+ men (2022)[2]
Part ofChilean Marine Corps Chilean Navy
Garrison/HQConcón, Chile
Nickname(s)"Cossacks"
Motto(s)"Fortis Atque Fidelis" (Latin)
(English: "Strong and Loyal")
(Spanish: "Fuerte a la vez que Fieles")
ColoursScarlet 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")
Anniversaries16 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
Websitewww.infanteriademarina.cl
Commanders
Current general commanderRear Admiral Jorge Keitel Villagrán[4]
Notable figuresGuillermo 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.

  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.
  3. ^ Aranda Mora 2018, p. 9.
  4. ^ "Alto Mando Naval". Armada de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.


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