Operation Corporate was the codename given to the 1982 British military involvement in the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War. The commander of task force operations was Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse. Operations lasted from 1 April 1982 to 20 June 1982. [1]
The 2 April 1982 Argentine invasion, Operation Rosario, took the British by surprise. The British undertook a series of military operations as a means of recapturing the Falkands from Argentine occupation.
The British counterinvasion was launched on 21 May, the capital city of Stanley fell on 14 June. On the British side 3 civilians and 255 service men were killed, and on the Argentine side 649 service men.
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