Falklands War (1982)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:war
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Guerra_de_las_Malvinas
gptkb:Guerra_del_Atlántico_Sur
gptkbp:casualties 255 British killed
3 Falkland Islanders killed
649 Argentine killed
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Argentine_invasion_of_the_Falkland_Islands
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Leopoldo_Galtieri
gptkbp:endDate 1982-06-14
gptkbp:followedBy Falklands War aftermath
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Falklands War (1982)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkb:South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands
gptkbp:mainEvent gptkb:Battle_of_San_Carlos
gptkb:Recapture_of_South_Georgia
gptkb:Battle_of_Goose_Green
gptkb:Battle_of_Mount_Tumbledown
gptkb:Sinking_of_ARA_General_Belgrano
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:HMS_Sheffield
gptkb:ARA_General_Belgrano
gptkb:HMS_Hermes
gptkb:HMS_Invincible
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:precededBy Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_overseas_territories
Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute
Argentine nationalism
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Boosted popularity of Margaret Thatcher
Demonstrated use of modern missile technology
Highlighted importance of naval power
Led to fall of Argentine military junta
Reasserted British control over Falkland Islands
gptkbp:startDate 1982-04-02
gptkbp:UNResolution gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_502
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Super_Étendard
gptkb:Canberra_bomber
gptkb:Harrier_Jump_Jet
gptkb:Pucará
gptkb:Sea_Harrier
gptkb:Mirage_III
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Blowpipe_missile
gptkb:Rapier_missile
gptkb:Sea_Dart_missile
gptkb:Sea_Wolf_missile
gptkb:Exocet_missile
Cluster bombs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_Georgia_Island
gptkb:Argentine_5th_Marine_Infantry_Battalion
gptkb:United_Kingdom_(until_1993)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6