September 17, 1810 - Foundation of Colombian Armada, March 8, 1940 First official battalions.
Country
Colombia
Branch
Colombian Navy
Type
Marines
Role
Amphibious warfare
Size
53,123 [1] (2020)
Garrison/HQ
Colombian Ministry of Defense, Coveñas & Cartagena
Motto(s)
Voluntas Omnia Superat - Willpower overcomes everything
Colors
Scarlet & Blue
Anniversaries
January 10[2]
Engagements
Battle of Lake Maracaibo, Thousand Days War (Civil war), War Against Peru, Korean War, Colombian Armed Conflict
Commanders
Current commander
Major General Luis Gomez Vazquez
Notable commanders
José Prudencio Padilla
Insignia
Flag
Military unit
The Colombian Naval Infantry,[3] also referred to as Colombian Marines (Spanish: Infantería de Marina Colombiana), is the marine force of the Colombian National Armada. The 53,123-member[4] Colombian Marine Infantry is organized into a single division with four brigades (one amphibious assault brigade and three riverine brigades), each with several battalions plus numerous small security units.
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^WebInfomil. "Infanteria de Marina conmemora 77 años de servicio en Colombia". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
^"CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing :: Military branches". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
^Ministerio de Defensa Nacional, Colombia (November 2010). "Logros de la Política de Consolidación de la Seguridad Democrática, 2010" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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