![]() ![]() ![]() HMS Fearless served as HQ ship of the Amphibious Task Group. A = Amphibious Task GroupĬommanded by Commodore Michael Clapp RN, who held the post of Commander Amphibious Warfare at Plymouth, this force was responsible for planning the amphibious landing, directing inshore operations and supporting ground operations in pursuit of Argentine defeat. Taken from renowned historian Gregory Fremont-Barnes’ book, A Companion to the Falklands War, here’s an A to Z guide to some of the perhaps lesser-known aspects to the British involvement in the Falklands conflict. On 2 April 1982, in a move which led to a brief, but bitter conflict, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a remote UK colony in the South Atlantic. The war which resulted is a story of occupation, fierce air battles, heavy naval losses and bitter encounters between ground forces amidst an inhospitable terrain and unforgiving climate. ![]()
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