Malvinas War. The predominance of the naval chiefs in the military planning of April2

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34096/hyg.n2.11192
Keywords: Military planning, Admirals, Decision, Junta, Landing

Abstract

The article focuses on the military planning developed exclusively by navy personnel and its relationship with the process that led to the force’s political decision in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands. The first part deals with the work of the admirals subordinate to Anaya, from mid-December 1981 until March 1982, when they presented their task to the members of the Junta.  The second part analyzes the planning involvement in the Junta’s decision and the naval chiefs’ participation in the final modifications before the execution of the landing operation on April 2 1982.

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Author Biography

Pablo Ariel Del Ben, Liceo Naval Militar “Almirante Guillermo Brown” / Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales (UCES), Argentina
Pablo Ariel Del Ben holds a Master’s Degree in Strategy and Geopolitics from the Escuela Superior de Guerra “Tte. Gral. Luis María Campos” – Argentine Army and Degree in History from the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF). He currently works as a professor at the Liceo Naval Militar “Almirante Guillermo Brown” and the Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales (UCES). He recently published “The strategic intelligence production system and the decision to occupy the Malvinas” (2020). In Bartolomé, M. (ed.), Malvinas y el Atlántico Sur. Lecturas sobre el pasado, apreciaciones actuales y perspectivas. Buenos Aires: Instituto de Publicaciones Navales.  

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Published
2022-09-19
How to Cite
Del Ben, P. A. (2022). Malvinas War. The predominance of the naval chiefs in the military planning of April2. Historia & Guerra, (2), 118-136. https://doi.org/10.34096/hyg.n2.11192
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No 2 (2022): Julio-Diciembre
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