Paraguay Army
v.1.0 April 22, 2001
This outdated information from 1988 is taken from the US Library of Congress Country Studies. Unlike most South American armies, Paraguay does not have a website. The CIA Handbook gives Paraguay a defense budget of $125-million in 1998, amounting to 1.4% of GNP.
The map is taken from
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pa.html#Military
The nominal strength of a Paraguyan Army division is three regiments. Most divisions have only one regiment in peacetime, and even that is generally a skeleton unit. Most equipment is obsolete.
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First Corps |
Camp Grande, (near Asuncion) |
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1st Cavalry Division |
Nu Guazu (four cavalry regiments) |
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1st Infantry Division |
Asuncion |
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3rd Infantry Division |
San Juan Bautista |
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Second Corps |
Villarrica |
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2nd Infantry Division |
Villarrica |
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4th Infantry Division |
Concepcion |
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5th Infantry Division |
Curuguaty |
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Third Corps |
Mariscal Estigarribia (Chaco) |
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6th Infantry Division |
Mariscal Stigarribia (Chaco) |
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7th Infantry Division |
Fortin Teniente Primeri Stroesneer |
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8th Infantry Division |
Mayor Pablo Lagarenza |
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Combat Support Command |
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Artillery Garrison |
Paraguari |
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3 artillery battalions |
Paraguari |
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Engineer Command |
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6 engineer battalions |
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Communications Command |
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Signals & Transport Battalion |
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Logistics Support Command |
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Military Institutes of Instruction Command |
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Presidential Guard Regiment |
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