Operation Corporate

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Operation Corporate was the codename for the 1982 British military campaign to retake the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation during the Falklands War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military operation
military operation
authorisedBy Margaret Thatcher
belligerent United Kingdom NERFINISHED
commander Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse
Brigadier Julian Thompson
Major General Jeremy Moore
Rear Admiral John "Sandy" Woodward
conflict Falklands War
country United Kingdom
dateOfSurrender 1982-06-14
endTime 1982-06-20
hasCodename Operation Corporate self-link
includesEvent Battle of Goose Green
Battle of Grytviken
Battle of Mount Harriet
Battle of Mount Kent
Battle of Mount Longdon
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
Battle of San Carlos
Battle of Two Sisters
Battle of Wireless Ridge
Black Buck raids
retaking of South Georgia
Sinking of ARA General Belgrano
surface form: sinking of ARA General Belgrano

sinking of HMS Sheffield
location Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
militaryBranch British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
notableAircraft Vulcan bomber
surface form: Avro Vulcan

Handley Page Victor
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
surface form: Harrier GR.3

Sea Harrier fighter aircraft
surface form: Sea Harrier FRS.1
notableAsset HMS Hermes
HMS Invincible NERFINISHED
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
surface form: Queen Elizabeth 2

SS Canberra
objective end Argentine occupation of the Falkland Islands
retake the Falkland Islands
opposedTo Argentina
participant British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Marines
Royal Navy
Special Air Service
Special Boat Service
partOf Falklands War
result British victory
startTime 1982-04-05
surrenderedForce Argentine garrison in the Falkland Islands

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Operation Corporate hasCodename Operation Corporate self-link
Parachute Regiment notableOperation Operation Corporate
Royal Marines notableOperation Operation Corporate