[/quote] They just weren't at war with Argentina; not their dog in the fight. New Zealand also considered sending warships as part of the task force, and several senior US politicians (Caspar Weinberger in particular) were keen to militarily support the UK.[/quote] I guess your're right. Butt was it...

http://www.defensie.nl/english/topics/mali/contents/dutch-contributions-in-mali Dutch contributions in Mali The Dutch contingent in Mali is mainly involved in conducting reconnaissance and gathering intelligence, serving, as it were, as the 'eyes and ears' of the mission. The UN operation's primary...

During the Cold War, Denmark planned to fight a rapid movement guerrilla campaign as they expected to be overrun by Soviet Naval Infantry. what units were allocated for this role? there wasn't any NATO forces set to backup the Danes and use it as a launching pad so to speak against the invading Sov...

How much do the Kiwis spend on their defense? Don't they only have like 2 combat battalions?

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QuaPatetOrbis wrote:Btw wasn't the Dutch Marines attached to the RM at the time. why did they not deploy with them to the Falklands?

IIRC, they were disappointed that they didn't, but the Falklands wasn't a NATO deployment.

do you have a link? So was their amphibious force strictly only for NATO purposes?

Btw wasn't the Dutch Marines attached to the RM at the time. why did they not deploy with them to the Falklands?

Thanks for the responses.

How do the Royal Marines compare to say some of the other Euro Marines like the Spanish/Italian/French/Portuguese?

I believe wikipedia notes that the RM are the only European Marine unit that can operate at brigade level.

Do you think Danish defense changed drastically the moment they committed themselves to the Iraq war and sending a large contingent to fight in Helmand? I'm aware they had a more robust role (than other nations in Yugoslavia) but with Iraq and Afghanistan, they were engaged in heavy warfighting as o...

Any good documentaries on the Legion as of late? That cover their fighting in Afghanistan or Mali?

why was the Belgian contribution to ISAF not as strongly reinforced as similar nations of its size (such as Dutch/Norwegian/Danish) in regard to size of troops or role of the troops or even being in charge of a PRT?

I gotta give big props to the Norwegians on the highly efficient and well trained units they have considering the size. Like their Telemark battalion and Jegerkompaniet and Coastal Rangers to name but a few.

A 58 minute long BBC documentary of the 1982 conflict, presented and narrated by Peter Snow and his son, Dan Snow. Made in 2007. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W0jNkOOGcg I watched this for the first time back in 2007 when it aired on the Military Channel. Highly illuminating as I never even hear...

Kevin from the South but living in California. Been all over Europe. Huge interest in film, biking, history and military matters. Big fan of the PL with Liverpool in particular . Poor sod. Anyways, my name is Dan, I am a Swedish national with a more pro-British leaning then then the most of you lot...

between British Royal Marines and the US Marines and Dutch Marines and other European Marines/amphibious units.

The RM are elite of course, but how does their training or combat experience compare to the others?

Kevin from the South but living in California. Been all over Europe. Huge interest in film, biking, history and military matters. Big fan of the PL with Liverpool in particular.