3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines
Infantry - 40, 42 and
45 Cdo RM (M Coy 42 Cdo to South Georgia,
replaced later by newly-formed J Coy 42 Cdo)
Artillery - 29 Cdo
Regt RA with Nos 7, 8 and 79 Bty's each of
6x105mm artillery and 148 Cdo Forward
Observation Bty RA for naval gunfire observation
Combat engineers - 59
Independent Cdo Sqdn RE
Logistics - Commando
Logistics Regt RM
Helicopters - 3 Cdo
Bde Air Squadron RM with nine Gazelle AH.1's and
six Scout AH.1's (two
RM Gazelles and one Scout were lost)
HQ &
Communications - Brigade HQ and Signal Sqdn
including 1st Raiding Sqdn equipped with rigid
raiders and Gemini assault craft and an Air
Defence Troop with 12xBlowpipe SAM's
In medium range
reconnaissance role - Mountain and Arctic
Warfare (Training) Cadre
Raiding and
reconnaissance - 3 Sections, Special Boat
Squadron (No.2 Section to South Georgia),
Other units -
included:
- Tactical Air
Control Parties RM
for directing air strikes
- Y Signals
Troop RM
- Commando
Forces Band RM for
medical duties
- Two
Royal Navy Surgical Support Teams
Army
Reinforcements, including:
Infantry - 2nd and
3rd Battalions The Parachute Regiment each with
one HQ, three rifle, one patrol and one support
company
Light armour - B
Sqdn, The Blues and Royals with four Scorpion
and four Scimitar light tanks and one Samson
recovery vehicle
Air defence - T Bty,
12 Air Defence Regt with 12xRapier SAM's
Helicopters - 656 AAC
Sqdn with a flight of three Scout AH.1's
Raiding and
reconnaissance - D and G Sqdns, 22nd SAS Regt (D
Sqdn initially to South Georgia)
Attached to 2 Para -
29 Bty, 4 Field
Regt RA with 6x105mm guns
Troop each from:
43 Air Defence Bty
32 Guided Weapons Regt RA with Blowpipe
9 Para Sqdn RE
16 Field Ambulance RAMC
Explosive ordnance
disposal - from 49 EOD Sqdn RE (and EOD Team
RAF)
Other units -
included:
- Forward
Observation Officer parties from 4 Field
Regt RA
- Tactical Air
Control parties
- Units from:
- Postal and
Courier Regt RE
- Rear Link
Detachments Royal Signals
- 81 Ordnance Coy
RAOC
- Mexeflote
detachment 17 Port Regt RCT
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