Falklandskrigen: En historisk gennemgang af konflikten i 1982

Fought in 1982, the Falklands War was the result of the Argentine invasion, of the British-owned Islands with the name Falkland. The island is located in the South Atlantic, Argentina had long claimed these islands as part of its territory. On April 2, 1982, Argentine forces landed in the Falklands, capturing the islands two days later. In response, the British dispatched a naval and amphibious task force to the area. The initial phases of the conflict occurred mainly at sea between elements of the Royal Navy and the Argentine Air Force. On May 21, British troops landed and by June 14 had compelled the Argentine occupiers to surrender.

Invasion

In the early 1982, the president Leopoldo Galtieri, head of the Argentina's ruling the military Junta, Planting the invasion of the British Falkland Islands. The operation was designed to draw attention away from human rights and economic issues at home by bolstering national pride on the islands. After an incident between British and Argentine forces on nearby South Georgia Island, Argentine forces landed in the Falklands on April 2. The small garrison of Royal Marines resisted. On April 4 the Argentines had to captured the capital at Port Stanley.

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