Argentine surrender at Port Stanley
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The Argentine surrender at Port Stanley was the formal capitulation of Argentine forces in the Falkland Islands in June 1982, effectively ending the Falklands War in favor of the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Argentine capitulation at Port Stanley | 1 |
| Argentine surrender at Port Stanley canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event
ⓘ
military surrender ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Argentine surrender at Port Stanley
ⓘ
surface form:
Argentine capitulation at Port Stanley
surrender of Argentine forces in the Falklands ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Argentine Armed Forces
ⓘ
British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| commandStructureArgentine | Argentine Army ⓘ |
| commandStructureBritish |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Marines ⓘ |
| conflict | Falklands War ⓘ |
| conflictEndStatus | decisive end of ground combat in the Falklands War ⓘ |
| conflictPhase | final phase of the Falklands War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Argentina
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1982-06-14 ⓘ |
| documentLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| domesticImpact | political crisis in Argentina ⓘ |
| endedOccupationOf |
Argentine military administration of the Falkland Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Falkland Islands by Argentina
|
| followedBy |
Battle for Port Stanley
ⓘ
surface form:
British occupation of Port Stanley
repatriation of Argentine prisoners of war ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact | strain in Argentina–United Kingdom relations ⓘ |
| governingLaw | laws and customs of war ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War era
|
| immediateEffect |
cessation of hostilities in the Falkland Islands
ⓘ
return of Falkland Islands to British administration ⓘ transfer of control of Port Stanley to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalForm | written surrender document ⓘ |
| location |
Falkland Islands
ⓘ
Port Stanley ⓘ |
| militaryOutcome | capture of large numbers of Argentine troops ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | South Atlantic ⓘ |
| month | June 1982 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Falklands War
ⓘ
surface form:
Falklands War timeline
|
| precededBy |
Battle of Mount Longdon
ⓘ
Battle of Mount Tumbledown ⓘ Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Operation Corporate ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
end of Falklands War ⓘ |
| signatoryRole |
Argentine commander in the Falklands
ⓘ
British land forces commander in the Falklands ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Jeremy Moore
ⓘ
Mario Benjamín Menéndez ⓘ |
| symbolicSignificance | restoration of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| treatyType | instrument of surrender ⓘ |
| year | 1982 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Argentine capitulation at Port Stanley