Operation Paraquet

Overview

Operation Paraquet was the code name for the British military operation to recapture the island of South Georgia from Argentine military control in April 1982 at the start of the Falklands War.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

Operation Paraquet was the British operation to retake South Georgia from Argentine forces in April 1982, at the opening phase of the Falklands War. The recapture of South Georgia marked the first British military success of the conflict and re-established a British foothold in the South Atlantic following Argentina's seizure of the island. Commanded by Brian Young and Guy Sheridan on the British side, with Argentine forces under Alfredo Astiz, the operation demonstrated early British resolve to reclaim lost territory and set the operational context for the broader campaign to retake the Falkland Islands.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (3)