Operation Corporate

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Main article: Falklands War

Operation Corporate was the codename given to the 1982 British military involvement in the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War.

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.

v • d • e Falklands War Military forces Argentine ground forces • British ground forces • Argentine air forces • British air services • Argentine naval forces • British naval forces • Falkland Islands Defence Force Timeline Background • Events leading to the Falklands War • Invasion • Falklands War Battles Goose Green • Mount Harriet • Two Sisters • Mount Longdon • Mount Tumbledown • Wireless Ridge Operations Algeciras • Canbelow • Corporate • Black Buck • Keyhole • Paraquet • Purple Warrior • Azul (also Rosario) • Sutton