Editing Operation Keyhole (section)

{{Short description|1982 British military operation during the Falklands War}}
{{Infobox military operation
| name          = Operation Keyhole
| partof        = [[Falklands War]]
| subtitle      = 
| image         = South sandwich islands.png
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| caption       = South Sandwich Islands
| scope         = 
| type          = [[Special operations|Special operation]]
| location      = [[Thule Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]
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| planned       = 
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| commanded_by  = 
| objective     = Recapture Thule Island
| target        = 
| date          = 19–20 June 1982
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| executed_by   = 1 frigate<br>1 icebreaker<br>1 fleet tanker<br>6 helicopters<br>2 rifle troop units<br><small>(from [[42 Commando]])</small><ref name="Roberts, 2009"/>
| outcome       = Operational success
| casualties    = 1 civilian and 9 Argentine military personnel captured
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| injuries      = 
}}
{{Campaignbox Falklands War}}

'''Operation Keyhole''' was a British special operation to recapture [[Thule Island]] in the [[South Sandwich Islands]] during the [[Falklands War]]. The operation took place from 19 to 20 June 1982.<ref name="Roberts, 2009">{{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=John |title=Safeguarding the Nation: The Story of the Modern Royal Navy |date=16 April 2009 |publisher=Seaforth Publishing |isbn=978-1848320437|pages=166 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jNbZAwAAQBAJ&q=Operation+Keyhole+thule |access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>