British ground forces in the Falklands War

Land Forces

• 3 Commando Brigade - formed primarily by the Royal Marines, 3 Commando Brigade was the primary British rapid reaction force, tasked with reinforcing the NATO northern flank in Norway in the event of war with the Soviet Union in Europe. 3 Commando Brigade was the formation with most experience of amphibious operations. In its NATO role, 3 Commando Brigade was reinforced by the Dutch Korps Mariniers. However, the situation required reinforcement by British units, with the result that 2nd & 3rd Battalions of the Parachute Regiment were reassigned from 5 Infantry Brigade.
• 5 Infantry Brigade - the UK's main "out of area" reaction formation, tasked with operations outside the European theatre. At the time, it would normally be formed using two battalions of the Parachute Regiment, together with the UK based Gurkha battalion. However, since both 2 PARA and 3 PARA were used to reinforce 3 Commando Brigade for the initial landings in the Falklands, 5 Brigade was reinforced with two battalions of Foot Guards then on public duties in London along with the Gurkha battalion. These were chosen as they were immediately available, as they were neither on internal security duties in Northern Ireland nor attached to BAOR.

  Land Forces HQ

• Commander, Land Forces, Falkland Islands : Major-General JJ Moore, Royal Marines
• Deputy commander: Brigadier CJ Waters
• Commander, Royal Artillery: Colonel BT Pennicott

  3 Commando Brigade

• 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
• * 1st battery / 105 mm L118 Light Guns x 6 Land Rover 101 Forward Control x 6　Land Rover series ⅡA x 6
• * 2nd battery / 105 mm L118 Light Guns x 6 Land Rover 101 Forward Control x 6　Land Rover series ⅡA x 6
• * 3rd battery / 105 mm L118 Light Guns x 6 Land Rover 101 Forward Control x 6　Land Rover series ⅡA x 6

• 148th Battery
• 40 Commando, Royal Marines — Blue Beach 1 - Sapper Hill. '
• 42 Commando, Royal Marines — Mount Kent - Mount Harriet. '
• 45 Commando, Royal Marines — Red Beach - Douglas Settlement - Two Sisters. '
• 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment — Blue Beach 2 - Goose Green & Darwin - Wireless Ridge. '
• * 29th Field Battery RA
• * 43rd Air Defence Battery Troop
• ** 1st platoon / Blowpipe x 6、Leyland 4-tonne truck x 6
• ** 2nd platoon / Blowpipe x 6、Leyland 4-tonne truck x 6
• ** 3rd platoon / Blowpipe x 6、Leyland 4-tonne truck x 6
• * 9 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers '
• * 10th Field Troop, / Land Rover 101FC Ambulance x 16
• * 81st Department Ordnance Company
• * 613th Tactical Air Control Party
• 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment — Green Beach - Teal Inlet - Mount Longdon. '
• * 1th Ordnance Coy Detachment / Land Rover 109 S111 Ambulance x 1　
• Commando Logistics Regiment, Royal Marines '
• 3 Commando Brigade HQ and Signals Squadron '
• 3 Commando Brigade Aviation Squadron / 9 x Gazelle AH.1 helicopters '　6 x Scout helicopters '
• Reconnaissance Troops
• B Mobile Infantry Battalion, Blues and Royals / FV101 Scorpion x 4、FV107 Scimitar x 4、FV106 Samson x 1
• T Battery 12 Air Defence Regiment / Rapier Missile FS.B2 Launcher x 12、Land Rover 101 Forward Control x 12
• Air Defence Troop / Blowpipe Missile launchers x 12　Leyland 4-tonne truck x 12　land rover 109 series Ⅲ x 12　
• Raiding Squadron, Royal Marines / Rigid Raiding Craft x 17
• Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre, Royal Marines
• SBS 67 men　'
• * 2 squad
• * 3 squad
• * 6 squad
• 22 SAS 107 men '
• * D Squadron
• * G Squadrons
• 1 Tactical air control parties
• 2 Tactical air control parties
• 3 Tactical air control parties
• maintenance group
• Rear link detachment, 30 Signal Regiment '
• Elements of 17 Port Regiment Royal Corps of Transport.
• * 3 x Mexeflote 　detachments.
• * 5 x Landing ship 　logistics detachments.
• * 2 x FV 4018 Centurion BARV　
• 3 x Surgical support teams
• Postal courier communications unit detachment of 1 PC regiment
• Detachment 47 Air Despatch Squadron RCT.
• 59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers. '
• * 2 Troop 9 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers
• Detachment 49 EOD Squadron, 33 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers
• * 2 man bomb disposal team
• Y Troop detachment communications
• Commando forces Band

5 Infantry Brigade

• 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards — Mount Tumbledown. '
• 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards — Sapper Hill. '
• 1st Battalion, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles — Mount William. '
• 97 Battery Royal Artillery
• *6 x 105 mm L118 Light Guns
• *6 x Land Rover 101 Forward Control
• * 6 x Land Rover 109
• HQ 4 Field Regiment, RA
• 36 Engineer Regiment RE
• 9 Parachute Squadron RE
• 11 Field Squadron RE arrived San Carlos May 25 under command 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines. They switched to under command CO 36 Engineer Regiment when they landed around June 2
• 61 Field Support Squadron RE
• 1 x Field Troop, 20 Field Squadron RE
• STRE
• Postal section
• 656 Squadron Army Air Corps '　Gazelle helicopter × 6　Scout Helicopter × 6
• 10 Field Workshop Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ' / Land Rover 101FC Ambulance ' × 16　Land Rover 88 series Ⅲ × 16
• 81 Ordnance Company
• Forward Air Control Party
• * 2 x FAC
• Army Catering Corps
• 407 Troop, Royal Corps of Transport,
• 63 Squadron RAF Regiment
• *8 x Rapier Missile FS.A Launchers and DN181 Radar Trackers
• *8 x Land Rover 101 Forward Control
• *8 x Land Rover 109
• *8 x Bandvagn 202
• * 518 Company, Royal Pioneer Corps

  Infantry weapons

• L9A1 Browning
• L1A1 SLR
• L42A1
• L2-A2
• M79
• L4A3 Bren
• L7A2 GPMG
• L14A1 Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle
• Rocket 66mm HEAT L1A1
• MILAN ATGM
• L9A1 51 mm Mortar
• L16A1 81 mm Mortar
• Blowpipe MANPADS
• FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS
• M16A1 & M203
• CAR-15
• L2A3 Sterling