Atlácatl Battalion
The Atlácatl Battalion (Spanish: Batallón Atlácatl) was a rapid-response, counter-insurgency battalion of the Salvadoran Army created in 1981. It was implicated in some of the most infamous massacres of the Salvadoran Civil War.
| Atlácatl Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Batallón Atlácatl | |
| Active | 1981–1992 |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Branch | Salvadoran Army |
| Type | Battalion |
| Role | Counter-insurgency |
| Size | 2,000 |
| Part of | Rapid Deployment Infantry Battalions |
| Patron | Atlácatl |
| Engagements | Salvadoran Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Domingo Monterrosa Barrios |
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| Identification symbol | |
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