| Deception Island incident | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom |
 Argentina Chile | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Maj. Edwards | Lt. Chihigaren | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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35 Royal Marines HMS Snipe | 2 Argentine sailors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 prisoners | |||||||
The Deception Island incident took place in February 1953 when a group of British Royal Marines landed on Deception Island in Antarctica, took two Argentine sailors prisoner and destroyed an Argentine Navy base. A nearby Chilean base was also destroyed.