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    The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent...
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    Falklands War 1982 — British ships lost & damaged. Signals of War, The Falklands Conflict of 1982 (1990), Lawrence Freedman. John Pike. "The Falkland...
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    (12,000 km2), comprises East Falkland, West Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance...
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  • These are some of the key weapons of the Falklands War used by both sides. Two Argentine Naval Aviation Dassault Super Étendard strike fighters, the primary...
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  • United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War, often referred to as "the Task Force" in the context of the war. For a list of naval forces from Argentina...
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  • precipitating the Falklands War. Falkland Islanders overwhelmingly prefer to remain British. Following the British victory in the Falklands War, they were granted...
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    The aftermath of the 1982 Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina affected world geopolitics, the local political culture in Argentina...
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  • Fleet (1987) are two examples of Falklands-related games. A number of fictional works were set during the Falklands War, including in Stephen King's novella...
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  • by the United Kingdom during the Falklands War amounted to a divisional sized formation, named as Land Forces Falkland Islands, consisting of two brigades:...
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  • naval forces in the Falklands War. For a list of naval forces from the United Kingdom, see British naval forces in the Falklands War. The Argentine Navy...
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    The last stage of the Falklands War was the surrender of the Argentine Governor at Port Stanley. At 21:00 on 14 June 1982, the commander of the Argentine...
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    Exocet (category Cold War anti-ship missiles of France)
    and the Falklands War, 1982. Chatham. pp. 160–185. ISBN 1-86176-197-X. Inskip, Ian (2002). Ordeal by Exocet: HMS Glamorgan and the Falklands War. Chatham...
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    of the British air services in the Falklands War. The numbers in bold are the number of aircraft used in the war, the numbers in brackets are the number...
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    of British efforts to strengthen the defence of the Falkland Islands following the Falklands War. It remains the newest purpose-built RAF station and...
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  • leading to the 1982 Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas in Spanish) between the United Kingdom and Argentina over possession of the Falkland Islands and South...
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    operationally required. The type saw action during the Falklands War and the Sri Lankan Civil War. In August 1966 the Argentine state aircraft factory,...
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    "symbolic revenge" for the United Kingdom's victory over Argentina in the Falklands War four years earlier. Six minutes into the second half of the game, Maradona...
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    in Fox, Robert Eyewitness Falklands: A personal account of the Falklands campaign, 1982, p309. The Toponymy of the Falkland Islands as recorded on Maps...
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    Invincible-class aircraft carrier (category Cold War aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom)
    locations, including the South Atlantic during the Falklands War, the Adriatic during the Bosnian War, and in the Middle East for the 2003 Invasion of Iraq...
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    forces on 2 April 1982, to capture the Falkland Islands, and served as a catalyst for the subsequent Falklands War. The Argentines mounted amphibious landings...
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    would not have taken the ships near the Falklands. Destefani also attributes an early visit to the Falklands by an unknown Spanish ship, although Destefani's...
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    Falkland. The Lessons of Modern War: The Afghan and Falklands conflicts, Anthony H. Cordesman, p. 257, Westview Press, 1990 Memories of the Falklands...
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    tried to regain popularity by occupying the disputed Falkland Islands. During the resulting Falklands War, the military government lost any remaining popularity...
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    FIM-92 Stinger (category Cold War surface-to-air missiles of the United States)
    Books. "Britain's Small Wars". Archived from the original on 7 November 2009 – via Facebook. "San Carlos Air Battles - Falklands War 1982". naval-history...
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    centred around the aircraft carriers. The Sea Harrier served in the Falklands War and the Balkans conflicts; on all occasions it mainly operated from...
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    the Falklands Battle Group Commander. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-637841-2. OCLC 851714389. Privratsky, Kenneth (16 March 2016). Falklands 1982:...
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    training. The Argentine Air Force used the Mirage IIIEA during the Falklands War, but their lack of an aerial refueling capability limited the aircraft's...
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    David Wilton. Falklands: The Air War. Twickenham, UK: British Air Review Group, 1996. ISBN 0-906339-05-7. Chant, Chris. Air War in the Falklands 1982. Osprey...
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    aboard the Falklands Government patrol vessel for sovereignty protection duties if the vessel requires an armed presence. As of 2023, the Falklands Government...
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    came to the attention of the general public for its survival of the Falklands War. In April 1982 Bravo November was loaded, along with three other Chinooks...
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