Operation Primicia

Operation Primicia
Part of the Dirty War

Entrance to the barracks (1975)
Date5 October 1975 (1975-10-05)
Location
Belligerents
Montoneros Argentine Army
Casualties and losses
15 killed 12 killed
3 civilians killed

Operation Primicia ("Scoop") was a large guerrilla assault that took place on 5 October 1975, in Formosa, Argentina. It was the largest attack ever launched by the paramilitary group Montoneros, which attempted to seize the barracks of the 29th Forest Infantry Regiment. The incident escalated the Dirty War, which led to the 1976 Argentine coup d'état the following year.[1]

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