Atlacatl Battalion In San Miguel Department

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Description: Members of the Atlacatl Battalion cross a river during a military operation in San Miguel department, El Salvador, August 23, 1983. The Atlacatl Battalion was trained at Ft. Bragg in the United States by U.S. Special Forces as the first Salvadoran rapid response counterinsurgency battalion and was implicated in some of the most infamous human rights violations of the twelve-year armed conflict.
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Title
Atlacatl Battalion In San Miguel Department
Creator(s)
Nickelsberg, Robert
Created
1983-08-23
Topical Subject(s)
Central America ; El Salvador ; Civil war ; Military ; Counterinsurgency ; Military aid ; United States foreign policy ; Human rights violations ; Cold War
Continent
North and Central America
Country
El Salvador
First Order Political Division
San Miguel
Rights Statement
Copyright 1983 Robert Nickelsberg
Local Identifier
elsalvador_ct_0161_web.tif
URI / Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96628

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