A Dead Guatemalan Army Soldier Is Unloaded In Santa Cruz del Quiché Army Base

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Description: Guatemalan Armed Forces soldiers transfer a dead soldier from a helicopter to a stretcher at an army base in the central highlands after a battle with guerrillas from the Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres, Guerrilla Army of the Poor, EGP, in Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala, January 20, 1982. Over 100 EGP guerrillas attacked the military's highland base in San Juan Cotzal leaving 12 soldiers dead in the official count. According to local civilians and unofficial reports, 34 army soldiers were killed. In retaliation, the Guatemalan army killed 67 civilians in San Juan Cotzal in the following week.
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Title
A Dead Guatemalan Army Soldier Is Unloaded In Santa Cruz del Quiché Army Base
Creator(s)
Nickelsberg, Robert
Created
1982-01-20
Topical Subject(s)
Guatemala ; Civil war ; Military ; Counterinsurgency ; Insurgency ; Guerrilla warfare ; Marxism-Leninism ; Communism ; Human rights violations ; Ejército Guerillero de los Pobres (EGP)
Continent
North and Central America
Country
Guatemala
First Order Political Division
Quiché
City
Santa Cruz del Quiché
Rights Statement
Copyright 1982 Robert Nickelsberg
Local Identifier
guatemala_ct_0018_web.tif
URI / Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96867

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