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 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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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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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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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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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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the Falklands War Ewen Southby-Tailyour Executive Council of the Falkland Islands Falklands Conservation Falklands Day Falkland, adjective Falkland Island...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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ARA San Luis (S-32) (category Falklands War naval ships of Argentina)
commissioned in 1974. The submarine operated against the Royal Navy during the Falklands War without any noticeable success, but survived a number of anti-submarine...
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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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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 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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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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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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Beretta BM 59 (category Rifles of the Cold War)
in the Falklands War. Bahrain Biafra: Some ex-Nigerian Army rifles Eritrea Ethiopia Italy Indonesia: Built Under license at the Bandung Weapons Factory...
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Sharkey Ward (category Royal Navy personnel of the Falklands War)
introduced the Sea Harrier Fighter, Reconnaissance, Strike aircraft to service and commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. He was known...
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The Battle of Mount Kent was a series of engagements during the Falklands War, primarily between British and Argentine special forces. Mount Kent and...
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conventional weapons. In time, chemical weapons were deployed by all major belligerents throughout the war, inflicting approximately 1.3 million casualties, of which...
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Soledad on East Falklands, administered the garrison from Montevideo until 1811 when it was compelled to withdraw as a result of the war against Argentine...
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