Falklands War

The Falklands war was made in 1982 between the United Kingdom and Argentina. Bet were the Falkland Islands, Islas Malvinas by Argentina, and South Georgia.



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[hide] *1 historical framework  ==Historical framework[ Edit] == The Falkland Islands were discovered in 1592 by the Englishman John Davis. He called the Falklandsarchipelago, after the then Treasurer of the Navy. The FrenchmanLouis-Antoine de Bougainville, coming from Saint-Malo, put there foot in 1763 and named the Islands the Îles Malouines. In 1765 the British established there a colony. The Falkland Islands were claimed by Argentina in 1831, but in 1833 the British underlined their sovereignty. The Islands came under British control, but Argentina claims they since then on. ==Political framework[ Edit] == In 1981, the Argentine junta of Leopoldo Galtieri to make use of nationalist feelings and to occupy the Falkland Islands, so as to divert attention from internal problems. The Argentine army command had wrongly assumed that the United Kingdom, which at that time knew heavy economic and social problems, not on the occupation would react.This turned out to be a misconception, because the attack Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for the same reasons, to reunite the country and used in passing her next to secure election victory. ==Military framework[ Edit] == A CH-47 Chinook provides the HMSBristol off the coast of Ascension IslandFMA IA 58 Pucará a devastated Argentine on Stanley AirportThe RFA Sir Tristram is badly damaged repatriatedArgentina captured in March and april of 1982 the Islands on the British. This sent the United Kingdom a special task force to the Islands to this on the Argentines to recapture. [1]  In June British troops landed on the Falkland Islands. The British knew the Islands fairly easy to recapture. The war cost to 649 Argentines and 258 British lives. By this war are mainly two warships became known: the Argentine light Cruiser ARA General Belgranoand the British destroyer HMS Sheffield. ==Vulcanbommenwerpers<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">For operation Black Buck flew five missions with the British Avro Vulcanbombers from the island of Ascension about 15.000 km, with seven time aerial refueling for the outbound flight and one for the return flight. The Handley Page Victor tankers had to refuel in the air. That was the farthest mission with bombers until then. Three missions were directed against the Stanley airport and two missions with AGM-45 Shrike missiles against radar installations. ==ARA General Belgrano<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">ARA General Belgranowas the former American Cruiser USS Phoenix, which had endured the attack on Pearl Harbor . He was on 2 may 1982 HMS Conquerorattacked by the, a British nuclear-powered submarine, which three 21-inch torpedo's Mark 8 mod 4 touched off that dated from the Second World War, although the ship also the newer Mark 24 Tigerfish had on board. The attack on the Belgrano took 323 people life. The entire Argentine fleet was as a result of this action to its ports recalled making them no danger more formed for the British fleet. The Belgrano is the only ship that action by an enemy of a nuclear-powered submarine to sink is established. There was and still is controversy surrounding the attack on the Belgrano because it is during the attack outside the so-called ' war exclusion zone ' and her course of the Islands was finished. It is alleged that the attack was a retaliation for the losses of the British fleet, which were much heavier than was expected, especially by the British underestimation of the Argentine air force. In 1994, the Argentine Government recognized that the sinking of the Belgrano was a legitimate act of war.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" len="166" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [2] ==HMS Sheffield<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">HMS Sheffieldwas two days after the sinking of the Belgrano amidships hit by an Exocetmissile, which had bought Argentina of France. This was from an Argentine Dassault Super-Étendard aircraft launched from 32 to 45 km away. After the sinking of the Sheffield, the largest ships of the British fleet (the aircraft carriers HMS Invincibleand HMSHermes) back to beyond the reach of the Argentine aircraft. Only the frigates which the Argentine positions on the Islands were shot at and troopships were so still target of the virtually daily attacks by the Argentine air force. So also were the transport ships RFA Sir Galahad, carrying Welsh Guards affected units with 48 deaths. Also MV Atlantic Conveyor, with 6 helicopters on board, was hit with 12 deaths. ==Consequences<span class="mw-editsection" len="329" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">This heralded the end of war for Argentina badly the junta in. In the United Kingdom took this to the support for the Government of Margaret Thatcher. The Islands are administered by the United Kingdom since the reconquest again, but still claimed by Argentina.
 * political framework 2
 * 3 Military framework
 * 4 Vulcanbommenwerpers
 * 5 ARA General Belgrano
 * HMS Sheffield 6
 * 7 Consequences
 * 8 external links