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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The British government did not seriously consider using its nuclear weapons during the 1982 Falklands War. Britain had ratified the treaty which established...
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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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The aftermath of the 1982 Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina affected world geopolitics, the local political culture in Argentina and...
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employed 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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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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capture the Falkland Islands, and served as a catalyst for the subsequent Falklands War. The Argentines mounted amphibious landings and the invasion...
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Roberto Curilovic (category Argentine military personnel of the Falklands War)
in the Falklands War, he sank the transport ship Atlantic Conveyor with an Exocet AM.39 anti-ship missile. He finished his naval training at the Escuela...
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the Falklands War Ewen Southby-Tailyour Executive Council of the Falkland Islands Falklands Conservation Falklands Day Falkland, adjective Falkland Island...
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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...
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comprises East Falkland, West Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance, but the United...
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RAF Mount Pleasant (redirect from Falklands Air Base)
southwest of Stanley, the capital of the Falklands, on the island of East Falkland. The world's longest corridor, 2,600 feet (800 m) long, links the barracks...
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list of the ground forces from Argentina that took part in the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas). For a list of ground forces from the United...
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HMS Ardent (F184) (category Shipwrecks of the Falklands War)
in 'B' position. Ardent took part in the Falklands War, where she was sunk by Argentine aircraft in the Falkland Sound on 21 May 1982. On 19 April 1982...
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The performance of Bolivia during the Falklands War refers to all the acts that the country carried out during the time that the war in the Falklands...
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The Soviet Union refused to recognize such transit agreements. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons British nuclear weapons and the Falklands...
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occupation signalled the start of the Falklands War, which resulted in the islands' returning to British control on 14 June 1982. The Falkland Islands (Spanish:...
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Exocet (category Cold War anti-ship missiles of France)
Falkland Islands Newsletter (81). Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Freedman, Lawrence (2005). The Official History of the Falklands Campaign:...
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The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a First World War naval action between the British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 in the...
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the surrender of the Argentine forces in the Falklands on 14 June. Tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed Falkland Islands (Malvinas)...
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Raid on Pebble Island (category Battles of the Falklands War)
The raid on Pebble Island was a raid by British Special Forces on Pebble Island's airfield during the Falklands War, and took place on the night of 14–15...
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pattern around the target in any direction around the ship. The weapon was used in the 1982 Falklands War and remained in service in the Royal Navy and...
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Protection in Berlin. Slovak Order of battle Hungarian Order of battle Weapons employed in the Slovak–Hungarian War At dawn on 23 March 1939, Hungary suddenly...
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HMS Invincible (R05) (category Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom)
as an aircraft carrier during the Falklands War, when she was deployed with HMS Hermes. She took over as flagship of the British fleet when Hermes was...
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Lieutenant Richard Clement Moody, Governor of the Falkland Islands, formed the Falklands' militia force, consisting of two infantry platoons, and a combined mounted...
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HMS Sheffield (D80) (category Shipwrecks of the Falklands War)
the Sheffield was part of the Task Force 317 sent to the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War. She was struck and heavily damaged by an Exocet air-launched...
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Stephen Thomas (naval officer) (category Royal Navy personnel of the Falklands War)
officer who flew the Sea Harrier Fighter, Reconnaissance, Strike aircraft to service with 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. Thomas was born...
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of the five nuclear-weapon states under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The UK initiated a nuclear weapons programme, codenamed...
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HMS Coventry (D118) (category Shipwrecks of the Falklands War)
at a cost of £37,900,000. She was sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks on 25 May 1982 during the Falklands War. The principal role of these ships...
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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod (section Falklands War)
States), Offensive weapons." Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems, 27 October 2011. Brown, David. The Royal Navy and the Falklands War. Annapolis, Maryland:...
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