Atlácatl Battalion
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For the Salvadoran indigenous figure, see Atlácatl.
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.
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Atlácatl Battalion | |
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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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