The Argentinean land forces directly involved in the 1982 Falklands War were initially relatively small. For the invasion of the Falklands in April 1982, the following were involved: the 2nd Maritime Infantry Battalion, a special commando landing group and a sub-unit called Buzos Tacticos composed of 15 divers. Also relatively small forces were involved in the conquest of southern Georgia. In the course of preparations to repel the expected British reaction, these forces were expanded, and their core consisted mainly of the 3rd Infantry Brigade and the 10th Mechanized Infantry Brigade. The first of these units consisted of four regiments of infantry, while the second - also of four regiments of infantry and mechanized reconnaissance units. It is worth adding that the Argentinian army also had artillery support provided, among others (but not only!) By the 3rd Artillery Group (18 OTO Melara Model 1956 105 mm guns and 2 CITER 155 mm guns) and the 4th Airborne Artillery Group (18 105 mm caliber guns). The main shooting weapons of the Argentinian soldiers fighting in the Falklands were the FN FAL 50.61 and 50.41 carbine and the FMK-3 machine gun of domestic production.
The Falklands / Malwiny War Falklands War ) took place from the beginning of April to mid-June 1982. Its cause was the occupation by Argentina, then ruled by a military junta, of the British islands in the South Atlantic - the Falkland Islands. It is assumed that the intervention was carried out to improve the position of the junta in Argentina itself and to improve public mood. It was assumed that the entire operation would be short and successful, and Britain would accept the loss of distant territories. However, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher decided to respond by force to the Argentinean actions and sent significant British forces to the Falkland Islands, the backbone of which - at sea - were two aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible. Despite the losses suffered by the Royal Navy as a result of the Argentinian air force (including the loss of the destroyer HMS Sheffield), it was able to de facto gain an advantage in the theater of operations and prevent the delivery of major reinforcements to the islands. This gave the British land units (primarily the Royal Marines) an advantage over the Argentinean troops and indirectly led to British victories - primarily Goose Green (late May 1982) and the capture of Port Stanley (first half of June 1982). The war ended in an Argentine defeat, and as a result the British side lost about 1,100 wounded, killed and captured, while the other side - about 13,000 wounded, killed and captured. It was also instrumental in overthrowing the military junta in Argentina and strengthening Margaret Thatcher's political position in the United Kingdom.