OPERATION PARAQUET

OPERATION PARAQUET

Presented by GySgt Hinds, GySgt Houck, and GySgt James

March 28, 2017

Area of Operation

Land and weather

Synopsis-in the middle of the Falkland Islands War

Perspective

Argentina

Area of operation

Command and control

Communication

Outcome

April 3rd 1982

April 7 1982 Operation Corporate

British war cabinet

Be pleased to inform Her Majesty that the White Ensign flies alongside the Union Jack in South Georgia.

God save the Queen.

Captain Brian Young.

Perspective

Narrative

Aftermath

Great Britain

Timeline of events

Casualties

Joint Operation

Not enough troops to hold the island

Present day British territory

Personnel

Ships

Intel

Morale

1. 21st - Mountain Troop SAS landed on Fortuna Glacier for move to Leith, but stopped by blizzards.

2. 22nd - Mountain Troop picked after two helicopters crashed.

3. Gemini assault craft from Antrim then put Boat Troop SAS ashore at Grass Island to observe Leith.

4. 22nd - SBS landed at Hound Bay and tried to move across Cumberland Bay East by Gemini to a position south of Grytviken. Stopped by ice and laid up. Later picked up and reportedly landed at Moraine Fiord.

5. 23rd - Submarine threat; Task Force ships except Endurance moved out to sea.

6. 24th - Argentine Boeing 707 overflew Endurance and Task Force ships and was ordered back in to hunt for submarine.

7. 25th - Helicopters damaged submarine Santa Fe and then put landing force ashore.

8. 25th - As Antrim and Plymouth bombarded from out in Cumberland Bay, the landing force went ashore at Hestesletten and advanced through Grytviken towards King Edward Point.

9. 26th - Argentine force surrendered.