Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 23 January 1996. Corrected and updated 17.08.2005
 

FALKLAND ISLANDS,

SOUTH GEORGIA AND
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS,
BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY
Camp flag of the Falkland Islands Defence Force, captured by Argentina in 1982.
Military History & Institutions
Major Government Sites
Military News
 General Reference
 Military History
Regiments and Corps
Commands and Formations
 Wars, Campaigns and Operations
Biography (& Memorials & Vets) 		Uniforms, Badges, Medals
Flags, Colours, Standards, Guidons
Music, Drill and Ceremonial
Fortifications and Museums
Research Collections and Guides
Discussion Groups & Societies
Bibliography
Other Web Catalogues
Brief Constitutional & Military History of the Falkland Is. & Dependencies
       
Note: for a fuller imperial constitutional history see British Empire and Commonwealth
   
Constitutional history: Occupied by Britain 1833; also claimed by Argentina. Falklands War 1982 over British-Argentine claim resulted in establishment of large British garrison. South Georgia and South Sandwich Island became separate British dependency 1989.
     
1914-18 First World War
 
1939-45 Second World War
 
   
       

Falklands Dependencies: as of 2004 British Overseas Territories administered from the Falkland Islands are: British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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for wars, campaigns and operations, see below
 
  • General
  • Regional
 
 
 
 
 
Index of Formations
Index of Wars
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Uniforms
  • Badges & Insignia
    • Army Rank Insignia, by Pavel Mococh.
  • Medals and Decorations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  • Discussion Groups
  • Historical Societies
 
 
 
  • Books
  • Periodicals
  • Fiction
  • Films