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Argentine ground forces in the Falklands War, the Glossary

This is a list of the ground forces from Argentina that took part in the Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas).^[1]

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Aldo Rico

Aldo Rico (born 4 March 1943) is an Argentine retired Lieutenant Colonel and politician, famous for his role in the episodes of 1987 (usually referred to as "Semana Santa", or Easter week) and 1988 (the "Monte Caseros" mutiny) where sectors of the Armed Forces, known as carapintadas ("painted faces", due to their facial camouflage), revolted to protest the policies of President Raúl Alfonsín.

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Alfredo Astiz

Alfredo Ignacio Astiz (born 8 November 1951) is a convicted war criminal and former Argentine military commander, intelligence officer, and naval commando who served in the Argentine Navy during the military dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla during the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional (1976–1983).

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Amphibious Commandos Group

The Amphibious Commandos Group (Agrupación de Comandos Anfibios, APCA) is a special operations force of the Argentine Marine Corps.

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AN/TPS-43

The AN/TPS-43 is a transportable air search 3D radar produced in the United States originally by Westinghouse Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by Northrop-Grumman.

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AN/TPS-44

The AN/TPS-44 is a transportable 2-dimensional air search radar produced in the United States originally by Cardion Electronics.

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Anti-personnel mine

An anti-personnel mine or anti-personnel landmine (APL) is a form of mine designed for use against humans, as opposed to an anti-tank mine, which target vehicles.

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Anti-tank mine

In anti-tank warfare, an anti-tank mine (abbreviated to "AT mine") is a type of land mine designed to damage or destroy vehicles including tanks and armored fighting vehicles.

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ARA Almirante Irízar

ARA Almirante Irízar is a large icebreaker of the Argentine Navy.

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ARA Bahía Paraíso

ARA Bahía Paraíso was an Argentine Navy auxiliary ship that sank in 1989, from Palmer Station at Arthur Harbor, Antarctica, resulting in a oil spill.

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ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42)

ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42) was a tank landing ship in the Argentine Navy, built in Argentina at AFNE, Río Santiago shipyard.

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ARA Guerrico

ARA Guerrico (P-32) is a of the Argentine Navy.

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ARA Santa Fe (S-21)

ARA Santa Fe was an Argentine that was lost during the Falklands War.

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ARA Santísima Trinidad (D-2)

ARA Santísima Trinidad ("Most Holy Trinity") is a Type 42 destroyer of the Argentine Navy, the only one of her class built outside Britain.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Argentine Air Force

The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina, or simply FAA) is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic.

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Argentine air forces in the Falklands War

This article describes the composition and actions of the Argentine air forces in the Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas), which comprised units of the Air Force, Army, Navy and other services.

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Argentine Army

The Argentine Army (Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina.

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Argentine Marines

The Naval Infantry Command (Comando de la Infantería de Marina, COIM), also known as the Naval Infantry of the Navy of the Argentine Republic (Infantería de Marina de la Armada de la República Argentina, IMARA) and generally referred to in English as the Argentine marines, are the amphibious warfare branch of the Argentine Navy and one of its four operational commands.

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Argentine National Gendarmerie

The Argentine National Gendarmerie (Gendarmería Nacional Argentina, GNA) is the national gendarmerie force and corps of border guards of the Argentine Republic.

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Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War

This article describes the composition and actions of the Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War.

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Argentine Navy

The Argentine Navy (ARA; Armada de la República Argentina).

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Assault Amphibious Vehicle

The Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV)—official designation AAVP-7A1 (formerly known as Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel-7 abbr. LVTP-7)—is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems (previously by United Defense, a former division of FMC Corporation).

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Ítalo Piaggi

Lieutenant-Colonel Ítalo Ángel Piaggi (17 March 1935; San Fernando, Argentina – 31 July 2012, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine Army (1958–1982) commander who was involved in the Battle of Goose Green in the Falklands War.

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Ballester–Molina

The Ballester–Molina is a pistol designed and built by the Argentine company ''Hispano Argentina Fábrica de Automóviles SA'' (HAFDASA).

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Battalion

A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into a number of companies, each typically commanded by a major or a captain.

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Battle of Mount Harriet

The Battle of Mount Harriet was an engagement of the Falklands War, which took place on the night of 11/12 June 1982 between British and Argentine forces.

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Battle of Mount Tumbledown

The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was an engagement during the Falklands War.

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Battle of Two Sisters

The Battle of Two Sisters was an engagement of the Falklands War during the British advance towards the capital, Port Stanley.

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Bazooka

The Bazooka is a man-portable recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher weapon, widely deployed by the United States Army, especially during World War II.

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Beagle conflict

The Beagle conflict was a border dispute between Chile and Argentina over the possession of Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands and the scope of the maritime jurisdiction associated with those islands that brought the countries to the brink of war in 1978.

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Blowpipe (missile)

The Shorts Blowpipe is a man-portable (MANPADS) surface-to-air missile that was in use with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1975 to 1985.

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British ground forces in the Falklands War

This is a list of British ground forces in the Falklands War.

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Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol available in the 9×19mm Parabellum and.40 S&W calibers.

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Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Argentine province.

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C-3-A/B mine

The Expal C-3-A and C-3-B are round Spanish rubber modified polystyrene cased anti-tank blast mines.

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Carlos Büsser

Carlos Alberto César Büsser (10 January 1928 – 29 September 2012) was an Argentine Admiral who commanded Argentine forces during the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands who forced the surrender of the Governor of the Falkland Islands, Rex Hunt.

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Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.

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CITER 155 mm L33 gun

The 155mm L33 Argentine Model gun (Argentine Army denomination: Cañón 155 mm. L 33 Modelo Argentino) is an Argentine artillery field gun in service with the Argentine Army.

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Commander

Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many armies.

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Conscription

Conscription is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service.

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Corvette

A corvette is a small warship.

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Darwin, Falkland Islands

Darwin is a settlement in Lafonia on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, lying on Choiseul Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus, north of Goose Green.

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East Falkland

East Falkland (Isla Soledad) is the largest island of the Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of or 54% of the total area of the Falklands.

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Falklands War

The Falklands War (Guerra de Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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FMK-1 mine

The FMK-1 is a small circular Argentina anti-personnel blast mine which, when fitted with a stiffened pressure plate, is also used as the fuze for the FMK-3 and FMK-5 anti-tank mines.

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FMK-3 mine

The FMK-3 is a fibreglass cased Argentine anti-tank blast mine.

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FMK-3 submachine gun

The FMK-3 is a selective fire blowback-operated submachine gun of Argentinian origin designed by Fabricaciones Militares in 1974.

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Fox Bay

Fox Bay (Bahía Fox or Bahía Zorro) is the second largest settlement on West Falkland in the Falkland Islands.

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Frogman

A frogman is someone who is trained in scuba diving or swimming underwater in a tactical capacity that includes military, and in some European countries, police work.

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GADA 601

The 601st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group (GAA 601 or Grupo de Artillería Antiaérea 601), historically known as GADA 601 (Grupo de Artillería de Defensa Aérea 601) is the main anti-aircraft artillery unit of the Argentine Army.

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Gendarmerie

A gendarmerie is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population.

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Goose Green

Goose Green is a hamlet in Lafonia on East Falkland in the Falkland Islands.

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Imperial War Museum

Imperial War Museums (IWM), is a British national museum.

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Inflatable boat

An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas.

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LARC-V

LARC-V (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 5 (V) ton), is an aluminium-hulled amphibious cargo vehicle capable of transporting 5 tons.

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M1 mine

The M1, M1A1 and M4 are circular steel cased United States anti-tank blast mines with a distinctive cross shaped pressure spider.

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M16 rifle

The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of assault rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military.

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M2 Browning

The M2 machine gun or Browning.50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by John Browning.

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Man-portable air-defense system

Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are portable surface-to-air missiles.

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Mario Benjamín Menéndez

Mario Benjamin Menéndez (3 April 1930 – 18 September 2015) was the Argentine governor of the Falklands during the 1982 Argentine occupation of the islands.

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Mesopotamia, Argentina

La Mesopotamia or Región Mesopotámica is the humid and verdant area of northeast Argentina, comprising the provinces of Misiones, Entre Ríos, and Corrientes.

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Model 1968 recoilless gun

The Model 1968 recoilless gun is a 105-mm antitank weapon developed and employed by Argentina.

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Mohamed Alí Seineldín

Mohamed Alí Seineldín (Arabic) (November 12, 1933 – September 2, 2009) was an Argentine army colonel who participated in two failed uprisings against the democratically elected governments of both President Raúl Alfonsín and President Carlos Menem in 1988 and 1990.

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Moody Brook

Moody Brook is a small watercourse that flows into Stanley Harbour on East Falkland, Falkland Islands.

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Mount Kent

Mount Kent is a mountain on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, and is high.

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Mount Longdon

Mount Longdon is a mountain in the east of East Falkland in the Falkland Islands.

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Mountain warfare

Mountain warfare or alpine warfare is warfare in mountains or similarly rough terrain.

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Mullet Creek

Mullet Creek is a small river in East Falkland.

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Murrell River

The Murrell River is a fishing river, on East Falkland in the Falkland Islands.

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National Reorganization Process

The National Reorganization Process (Proceso de Reorganización Nacional, often simply el Proceso, "the Process") was the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983, which received support from the United States until 1982.

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No 6 mine

The No 6 mine is an Israeli metal-cased anti-tank blast mine.

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Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons based on an original German Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon design that appeared very early in World War I. It was widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others, with various models employed by both Allied and Axis forces during World War II.

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Oerlikon GDF

The Oerlikon GDF or Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon Contraves (renamed as Rheinmetall Air Defence AG following the merger with Rheinmetall in 2009).

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OTO Melara Mod 56

The OTO-Melara Mod 56 is an Italian-made 105 mm pack howitzer built and developed by OTO Melara.

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Panhard AML

The Panhard AML (Auto Mitrailleuse Légère, or "Light Machine Gun Car") is an armoured car with reconnaissance capability.

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Port Belgrano Naval Base

Port Belgrano Naval Base (Base Naval Puerto Belgrano - BNPB) is the largest naval base of the Argentine Navy, situated next to Punta Alta, near Bahía Blanca, about south of Buenos Aires.

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Port Howard

Port Howard is the largest settlement on West Falkland (unless Fox Bay is taken as one settlement, instead of two).

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Rheinmetall Air Defence AG is a division of German armament manufacturer Rheinmetall, created when the company's Oerlikon Contraves unit was renamed on 1 January 2009 and integrated with Rheinmetall's other air-defence products.

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Roland (missile)

The Roland is a Franco-German mobile short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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San Carlos, Falkland Islands

San Carlos is a settlement in northwestern East Falkland, lying south of Port San Carlos on San Carlos Water.

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Sapper Hill

Sapper Hill (453 ft) is on East Falkland, located just south of Stanley, the Falklands Islands capital.

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SB-33 mine

The SB-33 is a small Italian minimum metal blast type anti-personnel mine formerly manufactured by Misar, that entered service in 1977.

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Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is an American twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft.

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Smoko Mount

Smoko Mount is a mountain on East Falkland, Falkland Islands.

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South Georgia

South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Stanley Airport

Stanley Airport is located in Stanley, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, approximately northeast of Windsor.

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Stanley Common

Stanley Common is a village in the south-east of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England.

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Stanley, Falkland Islands

Stanley (also known as Port Stanley) is the capital city of the Falkland Islands.

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Sterling submachine gun

The Sterling submachine gun is a British submachine gun (SMG).

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Submarine

A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

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Super Fledermaus

The Super Fledermaus (literally Super Bat), known in Swiss service as the Feuerleitgerät 63, Flt Gt 63 (fire control radar unit 63), is a pulse-radar fire control system, 111 of these systems were in service with the Swiss Air Force from 1965 to 1977.

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Surface-to-air missile

A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground or the sea to destroy aircraft or other missiles.

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Tactical Divers Group

The Tactical Divers Group (Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos, APBT) is the premier special operations force of the Argentine Navy.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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West Falkland

West Falkland (Isla Gran Malvina) is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

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1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands

The Invasion of the Falkland Islands (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.

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