Wireless Ridge
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Wireless Ridge was a strategically important high ground near Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands and the site of one of the final and decisive battles of the 1982 Falklands War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wireless Ridge canonical | 3 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
battlefield ⓘ geographical feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
Argentine Army 7th Infantry Regiment
Parachute Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
British Army Parachute Regiment
|
| battle | Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Argentina
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commander |
Chris Keeble
ⓘ
Julian Thompson ⓘ Oscar Jofre ⓘ |
| conflict | Falklands War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date |
1982-06-13
ⓘ
1982-06-14 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | advance on Port Stanley ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | area now peaceful and largely undeveloped ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Wireless Ridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Port Stanley ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense night fighting in June 1982
ⓘ
role in final phase of British advance on Port Stanley ⓘ |
| overlooks | approaches to Port Stanley ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Falkland
ⓘ
Falklands War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Mount Tumbledown ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive engagement leading to Argentine surrender in Port Stanley
ⓘ
one of the final battles of the Falklands War ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | high ground overlooking approaches to Port Stanley ⓘ |
| unitInvolved |
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
3 Commando Brigade ⓘ Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
| usedFor | Argentine defensive positions in 1982 ⓘ |
| warTheater | South Atlantic ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Wireless Ridge