Operation Granby

Operation Granby
Part of the Gulf War
C Company, 1st Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment, in a live firing exercise, during Operation Granby, 6 January 1991.
Operational scopeStrategic offensive
Location
ObjectiveIraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber III restored
Executed by United Kingdom
Operation Granby is located in Kuwait
Operation Granby

Operation Granby, commonly abbreviated Op Granby, was the code name given to the British military operations during the 1991 Gulf War. 53,462 members of the British Armed Forces were deployed during the conflict.[1] Forty-seven British personnel were killed during Op Granby and many more were injured during the hostilities there.[2] The total cost of operations was £2.434 billion (1992), of which at least £2.049 billion was paid for by other nations such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. £200 million of equipment was lost or written off.[3]

  1. ^ "1990/1991 Gulf Conflict". MOD.uk. Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. ^ https://www.forces.net/news/gulf-war-everything-you-need-know-about-conflict-30-years#:~:text=Forty%2Dseven%20British%20personnel%20were,direct%20result%20of%20enemy%20action.
  3. ^ "Gulf war cost taxpayer 615m pounds". Independent.co.uk. The Independent. 2 December 1992. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

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