British logistics in the Falklands War

The Falklands War was fought between Argentina and the UK over the disputed Falklands Islands. The war was won by the British and ended in a victory for the British in the 1982 Falklands war. About 80 per cent of the Commando Logistic Regiment’s men came from the British Army. The British Army and Navy were involved in a series of amphibious landings and landings, including the recapture of the islands and the landings on St Vincent.

About British logistics in the Falklands War in brief

The 1982 British military campaign to recapture the Falkland Islands depended on complex logistical arrangements. The British Army and Royal Navy developed a base at Ascension Island, a British territory in the mid-Atlantic 3,700 nautical miles from the UK. About 80 per cent of the Commando Logistic Regiment’s men came from the British Army. The successful conclusion of these battles resulted in the surrender of the Argentine forces in the Falklands on 14 June. The Falklands War was fought between Argentina and the UK over the disputed Falklands Islands, which Argentina claimed as its own. The war was won by the British and ended in a victory for the British in the 1982 Falklands war. The Battle of the South Atlantic was fought from April 1982 to May 1982. The battle was fought on the island of Falkland Sound, which is located 7,000 nautical years from the coast of Britain. The conflict was fought over the ownership of the Falklanders, which the British claim as their own. It was also claimed by Argentina, which claimed it had a right to claim the islands as part of its territory, but this was denied by the UK and the Argentine government. The UK and Argentina fought a bitter battle for the islands in the 1980s and 1990s, with the British winning the battle and taking the islands back in a Falklands victory in the 1999 Falklandslands War. The landings were made by the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers, HMS Hermes and Invincible, two landing platform dock ships, HMS Fearless and Intrepid, and six landing ship logistics ships.

The Royal Navy also used ships taken up from trade to provide the necessary logistic support for the operation. The operation was codenamed Operation Corporate, with overall responsibility for this operation given by the Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse, who was based at Northwood Headquarters. The campaign was led by the 3rd Commando Brigade, which had three battalions of the Royal Marines and supporting units including its own logisticsupport unit, the Commandologistic Regiment. The final battle was the Battle of St Vincent and the Grenadines, fought from May to August 1982, which was fought by the 5th Infantry Brigade and the Royal Air Force. The British Army and Navy were involved in a series of amphibious landings and landings, including the recapture of the islands and the landings on St Vincent. The invasion of the Falkland Islands began on 2 April 1982, when the British government ordered two aircraft carriers to sail out to sail for the South Atlantic islands. On 2 April, the Royal Navy and the Royal Army received orders to make the first amphibious landings out of the South Atlantic. On 1 April, HMS Spartan left Gibraltar, and HMS Splendid sailed from Faslane the same day. HMS Conqueror followed on 4 April. On 4 April, HMS Endurance was despatched from the Western Mediterranean to replenish the only British warship in the South Atlantic, the patrol vessel HMS  endurance.

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