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
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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.

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