Malvinas War

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:war
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:casualties 255 British killed
3 Falkland Islanders killed
649 Argentine killed
gptkbp:cause dispute over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Leopoldo_Galtieri
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Beagle_conflict
South Georgia conflict
gptkbp:endDate 1982-06-14
gptkbp:followedBy continued diplomatic dispute
gptkbp:heldPrisonersFrom 11,313 Argentine prisoners
115 British prisoners
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malvinas War
gptkbp:impact boosted popularity of Margaret Thatcher
fall of Argentine military junta
gptkbp:location gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkb:South_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Monumento_a_los_Caídos_en_Malvinas
Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Parachute_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:SAS
gptkb:Royal_Marines
gptkb:Argentine_Air_Force
gptkb:Argentine_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy longstanding sovereignty dispute
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:shipsSunk gptkb:HMS_Sheffield
gptkb:HMS_Antelope
gptkb:HMS_Ardent
gptkb:ARA_General_Belgrano
gptkb:HMS_Coventry
gptkbp:significance demonstrated importance of air superiority
last major naval conflict of the 20th century
use of Exocet missiles
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Goose_Green
gptkb:Battle_of_Mount_Tumbledown
gptkb:Sinking_of_ARA_General_Belgrano
Recapture of Port Stanley
gptkbp:startDate 1982-04-02
gptkbp:UNResolution gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_502
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Super_Étendard
gptkb:Harrier_Jump_Jet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Argentine_military_junta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7