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| Naval Party 8901 |
 
At the time of the Argentine invasion the islands were defended by Naval Party 8901 (NP 8901) that consisted of a Royal Marine garrison of about troop strength. It just so happened that NP 8901 was in the process of its annual rotation, with one troop arriving and one troop returning to the UK (a fact that the Argentine intelligence did not know). Major Norman’s troop of Marines were being relieved by a troop commanded by Major Noott. This gave Rex Hunt a total of 67 Royal Marines to defend the Falklands. Major Norman, being the senior of the two Majors, was placed in over all command and Noott was made military adviser to the Governor. 12 of Major Noott’s troop had already sailed to South Georgia aboard H.M.S. Endurance under the command of Lt. Keith Mills. They had been sent to keep an eye on some Argentineans at Leith
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" Quoting: Ian Millar [I] Actually I thought that it was the Argies who started the war by invading the Falklands? All Maggie did was to send a taskforce to get it back lol. [/I][/I] Alright Ian, Thatcher was in a bad state in the UK & almost certain to lose the next election so she did ..."
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" Quoting: John (scouse) Hirons Alright Ian, Thatcher was in a bad state in the UK & almost certain to lose the next election so she did everything except invite the Argies in knowing a war would give her at least another term in office. First she announced that she was withdrawing the naval ..."
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