campaign, Cold War

Operation Independence

Name: Operation Independence
Location: Tucumán Province, Argentina

Operation Independence was a campaign fought in 1975 at Tucumán Province, in what is now Argentina. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tucumán Province. It was part of the Dirty War, which ran from 1955 to 1989. The recorded result: Argentine government victory.

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Fought1975

WhereTucumán Province, Argentina27.000S, 65.500W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeArgentine government victory

BelligerentsArgentina; Supported by: United States; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Paraguay; UruguayagainstBandera del ERP.svg ERP; Flag of Montoneros.svg Montoneros; Supported by: Cuba

Part ofDirty War1955 to 1989

Where it sits in the Dirty War

3 placed engagements of the Dirty War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1975 (year precision)
Place	Tucumán Province, Argentina 27.000S, 65.500W
Kind	Campaign, Cold War
Commanders	Antonio Bussi Ítalo Luder	Roberto Santucho Benito Urteaga Enrique Gorriarán Merlo Battle of Acheral Mario Firmenich Dardo Cabo

Placed at Tucumán Province; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Famaillá 1841, 9.7 km SE
Battle of Tucumán 1812, 33 km NE
Battle of Salta 1813, 252 km N
Battle of San Cala 1841, 467 km S
Battle of La Tablada 1829, 495 km S

In the same war

After: Battle of Manchalá 1975
All 3 engagements of Dirty War

Elsewhere in 1975

Fall of Saigon Vietnam
Green March Morocco
Indonesian invasion of East Timor Timor-Leste
Operation Frequent Wind Vietnam
Cuban intervention in Angola Angola

Operation Independence is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Argentina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q596543, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Independence, revision 1377591462, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.