Carlos Alberto César Büsser (10 January 1928 –29 September 2012) was a Argentine Admiral who commanded Argentine forces during the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands who forced the surrender of the Governor of the Falkland Islands,Rex Hunt. He also served as the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic.
Following the Argentine defeat in the Falklands War,he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,a position he held until his retirement in 1983. In 1984,Büsser published the book Operación Rosario,a detailed account of the Argentine landings on the Falklands,and,in 1987,Malvinas,la guerra inconclusa,an overall analysis of the conflict.
Büsser died of a heart attack in September 2012. He had been under house arrest since 2009,for alleged human rights abuses committed in the Bahía Blanca area during the 1970s dictatorship. [1] [2]
The history of the Falkland Islands goes back at least five hundred years,with active exploration and colonisation only taking place in the 18th century. Nonetheless,the Falkland Islands have been a matter of controversy,as they have been claimed by the French,British,Spaniards and Argentines at various points.
The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory and,as such,rely on the United Kingdom for the guarantee of their security. The other UK territories in the South Atlantic,South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands,fall under the protection of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI),formerly known as British Forces Falkland Islands (BFFI),which includes commitments from the British Army,Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. They are headed by the Commander,British Forces South Atlantic Islands (CBFSAI),a brigadier-equivalent appointment that rotates among all three services.
The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic:the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency,South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on 2 April 1982,when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands,followed by the invasion of South Georgia the next day. On 5 April,the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June,returning the islands to British control. In total,649 Argentine military personnel,255 British military personnel,and three Falkland Islanders were killed during the hostilities.
Admiral Sir John Forster "Sandy" Woodward,was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Task Force of the Falklands War.
Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli was an Argentine general who served as President of Argentina from December 1981 to June 1982. Galtieri exercised his control over Argentina as a military ruler during the National Reorganization Process as leader of the Third Junta with Jorge Anaya and Basilio Lami Dozo.
RAF Mount Pleasant is a Royal Air Force station in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The airfield goes by the motto of "Defend the right" and is part of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI). Home to between 1,000 and 2,000 British military personnel,it is about 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Stanley,the capital of the Falklands,on the island of East Falkland. The world's longest corridor,2,600 feet (800 m) long,links the barracks,messes,and recreational and welfare areas of the station,and was nicknamed the "Death Star Corridor" by personnel due to its drab and foreboding ambiente,before it was re-designed,re-painted,and re-named "Millennium Corridor".
The Invasion of the Falkland Islands,code-named Operation Rosario,was a military operation launched by Argentine forces on 2 April 1982,to capture the Falkland Islands,and served as a catalyst for the subsequent Falklands War. The Argentines mounted amphibious landings and the invasion ended with the surrender of Falkland Government House.
Admiral of the Fleet John David Elliott Fieldhouse,Baron Fieldhouse,was a Royal Navy officer. He commanded five submarines and a frigate before achieving higher command from the 1970s. Following the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentine forces in April 1982,Fieldhouse was appointed Commander of the Task Force given responsibility for "Operation Corporate",the mission to recover the Falkland Islands. The campaign ended in the surrender of Argentine forces in June 1982. He became First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff in December that year and,in that role,persuaded the British Government to fund the replacement of ships lost in the Falklands War. He went on to be Chief of the Defence Staff from 1985 until his retirement in 1988.
Sir Rex Masterman Hunt,was a British Government diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor,Commander-in-Chief,and Vice Admiral of the Falkland Islands between 1980 and September 1985. During the Argentine invasion of the islands in 1982,he was taken prisoner and temporarily removed from his position.
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Conyers Leach,was a Royal Navy officer who,as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff during the early 1980s,was instrumental in convincing the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher that retaking the Falkland Islands from Argentina was feasible. On account of the determination he showed in the matter,journalist and political commentator Andrew Marr described him as Thatcher's "knight in shining gold braid".
The Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF) is the locally maintained volunteer defence unit in the Falkland Islands,a British Overseas Territory. The FIDF works alongside the military units supplied by the United Kingdom to ensure the security of the islands.
The Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the Falkland Islands. The current Chief Police Officer is Superintendent Barry Thacker. The Falkland Islands Police Force was granted the "Royal" prefix by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 January 1992.
The South Atlantic Medal is a British campaign medal awarded to British military personnel and civilians for service in the Falklands War of 1982 between the United Kingdom and Argentina. Over 33,000 medals have been awarded. The South Atlantic Medal Association was formed in 1997 for recipients of the South Atlantic Medal.
There were many events leading to the 1982 Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina over possession of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.
Major General Sir John Jeremy Moore,was a British senior Royal Marine officer who served as the commander of the British land forces during the Falklands War in 1982. Moore received the surrender of the Argentine forces on the islands.
The Naval Infantry Command,also known as the Naval Infantry of the Navy of the Argentine Republic and generally referred to in English as the Argentine marines,are the amphibious warfare branch of the Argentine Navy and one of its four operational commands.
Mario Benjamin Menéndez was the Argentine governor of the Falklands during the 1982 Argentine occupation of the islands. He also served in the Argentine Army. Menéndez surrendered Argentine forces to Britain during the Falklands War.
The occupation of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was the short-lived Argentine occupation of a group of British islands in the South Atlantic whose sovereignty has long been disputed by Argentina. Until their invasion on 2 April 1982 by the Argentine military junta,they had been governed by the United Kingdom since it re-established control over them in 1833.
Foreign relations between the Argentine Republic and Ireland,have existed for over a century. Both nations share a history of Irish culture due to the fact that over 50,000 Irish settlers migrated to Argentina. Argentina is home to the fifth largest Irish community abroad and the biggest in a non-English speaking nation. Over half a million Argentine nationals claim Irish heritage. Both nations are members of the United Nations.
Teodoro Guillermo Waldner was an Argentine General that served as the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. He also served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force
![]() ![]() | This biographical article related to the Argentine military is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |