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Operation Paraquet

Operation Paraquet was a campaign fought in 1982 at South Georgia, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at South Georgia. It was part of the Falklands War. The recorded result: British victory.

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Fought1982
WhereSouth Georgia, United Kingdom54.317S, 36.650W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; LocalsagainstArgentina
Part ofFalklands War1982

Where it sits in the Falklands War

Operation Black Buck, 1982Battle of Wireless Ridge, 1982Operation Rosary, 1982Invasion of South Georgia, 1982Operation Paraquet, 1982Sinking of ARA General Belgrano, 1982Sinking of HMS Sheffield, 1982Sinking of HMS Sheffield, 1982Raid on Pebble Island, 1982Battle of San Carlos, 1982Battle of Seal Cove, 1982Battle of Goose Green, 1982Attack on HMS Invincible, 1982Skirmish at Top Malo House, 1982Bombing of Mount Kent, 19821982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident, 1982Battle of Murrell Bridge, 1982Bluff Cove Air Attacks, 1982Skirmish at Many Branch Point, 1982Battle of Mount Longdon, 1982Battle of Two Sisters, 1982Battle of Mount Harriet, 1982Mount Kent Skirmish, 1982Battle for Stanley, 1982Battle of Mount Tumbledown, 1982Bombing of Two Sisters, 1982Operation Keyhole, 198219821982Operation Paraquet, 1982
30 placed engagements of the Falklands War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1982 (year precision)
PlaceSouth Georgia, United Kingdom
54.317S, 36.650W
KindCampaign, Cold War
Commanders
  • Guy Sheridan
  • Alfredo Astiz
Operation ParaquetOperation ParaquetInvasion of South Georgia100 km54.317S, 36.650W
Placed at South Georgia; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1982

Operation Paraquet is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3269922, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Paraquet, revision 1378456223, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.