Lead-up to the conflict Edit

Argentine invasion Edit

British Task Force Edit

Land battles Edit

Recapture of South Sandwich Islands Edit

Main article: Operation Keyhole The Argentine Thule Garrison at the Corbeta Uruguay base On 20 June, the British retook the South Sandwich Islands, which involved accepting the surrender of the Southern Thule Garrison at the Corbeta Uruguay base, and declared hostilities over. Argentina had established Corbeta Uruguay in 1976, but prior to 1982 the United Kingdom had contested the existence of the Argentine base only through diplomatic channels.[111]

Casualties Edit

Aftermath Edit

Press and publicity Edit

Cultural impact Edit

Main article: Cultural impact of the Falklands War There were wide-ranging influences on popular culture in both the UK and Argentina, from the immediate postwar period to the present. The Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges described the war as "a fight between two bald men over a comb".[159] The words yomp and Exocet entered the British vernacular as a result of the war. The Falklands War also provided material for theatre, film and TV drama and influenced the output of musicians. In Argentina, the military government banned the broadcasting of music in the English language, giving way to the rise of local rock musicians.[160]

See also Edit

Notes Edit

^ [3] 255 military personnel. ^ 2 April: 57 Royal Marines (RM), 11 Royal Navy (RN) and 23 Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF) members

3 April: 22 RM

21 May: 1 Royal Air Force (RAF) member

10 June: 1 Special Air Services (SAS) member.

[ citation needed ] ^ [4] 633 military personnel and 16 civilian sailors. ^ 6 Pucaras, 4 T-34 Mentor and 1 Short Skyvan ^ Location: ^ 21/27 May: 9 Dagger, 5 A-4C, 3 A-4Q, 3 A-4B & 2 Pucara ^ Location: ^ Buenos Aires War Memorial is at coordinates ^ 1982 Liberation Memorial is at coordinates

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