|
Ecuador FOREIGN INFLUENCE
Although French officers comprised the first foreign military
mission to Ecuador in the 1890s, the Ecuadorian armed forces relied
primarily on Chilean and Italian assistance throughout the early
years of the twentieth century. In 1903 the Prussian-trained
Chilean armed forces furnished a military mission and opened
Chile's military academy to Ecuadorian cadets. The Chilean navy
also provided sea training to Ecuadorian midshipmen, and Chilean
officers staffed the Army War Academy until 1962. In 1922 an
Italian military mission organized a system of army training
schools in aviation, cavalry, infantry, and engineering. Beginning
in 1935, United States specialists operating under private
contracts gradually replaced Italian flight instructors. Italy
withdrew its entire military mission in 1940 when it entered World
War II.
Data as of 1989
|
