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Military operations of the Falklands War

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Chapters: Battles of the Falklands War, Operation Black Buck, 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands, Battle of Mount Longdon, Battle of San Carlos, Battle of Goose Green, Invasion of South Georgia, Battle of Two Sisters, Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Operation Algeciras, Battle of Mount Harriet, Battle of Wireless Ridge, Skirmish at Many Branch Point, Skirmish at Top Malo House, Bluff Cove Air Attacks, Raid on Pebble Island, Battle of Seal Cove, Operation Paraquet, Operation Mikado, Mount Kent Skirmish, Operation Sutton, Operation Keyhole, Operation Corporate. Excerpt: On 2 April 1982, Argentine forces mounted amphibious landings of the Falkland Islands (Spanish: ). The invasion involved an initial defence force organised by the Falkland Islands' Governor Sir Rex Hunt giving command to Major Mike Norman of the Royal Marines, the landing of Lieutenant-Commander Guillermo Sánchez-Sabarots' Amphibious Commandos Group on Mullet Creek, the attack on Moody Brook barracks, the engagement between the amphibious personnel carriers of Hugo Santillán and Bill Trollope marines east of Stanley, and the battle and final surrender of Government House. It marked the beginning of the Falklands War. Governor Sir Rex Hunt was informed by the British Government of a possible Argentine invasion on 1 April. At 3:30 pm that day he received a telegram from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office stating: The Governor summoned the two senior Royal Marines officers of Naval Party 8901 to Government House in Stanley to discuss the options for defending the Falklands. He said during the meeting, "Sounds like the buggers mean it", remaining composed despite the seriousness of the situation that the islands faced. Major Mike Norman was given overall command of the Marines due to his seniority, while Major Gary Noott became the military advisor to Governor Hunt. The total strength was 68 Marines and 11 sailors, which was greater than would normally have been available because the garrison was in the process of changing over. Both the replacements and the troops preparing to leave were in the Falklands at the time of the invasion. This was decreased to 57 when 22 Royal Marines embarked aboard the Antarctic patrol ship HMS Endurance to observe Argentine soldiers based at South Georgia. The Royal Navy, on the other hand, states that a total of 85 marines were present at Stanley. Their numbers were reinforced by at least 25 Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF) members. Graham Bound, an islander who lived through the Argentine occupation, reports in his book Falkland I

  • Vydavateľstvo: Books LLC, Reference Series
  • Rok vydania: 2012
  • Formát: Paperback
  • Rozmer: 246 x 189 mm
  • Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
  • ISBN: 9781156679593

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