Invasion of the Falkland Islands | |||||||
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Part of the Falklands War | |||||||
Argentine forces at Port Stanley, 2 April 1982 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Argentina | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
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Leopoldo Galtieri (Head of State) | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
107 captured |
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The Invasion of the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Invasión de las Islas Malvinas), code-named Operation Rosario (Operación Rosario), was a military operation launched by Argentine 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 and the invasion ended with the surrender of Falkland Government House.
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