The Falklands Conflict Remembered
Twenty five years ago on the 2nd April 1982 Argentine Forces invaded the Falkland Islands. The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas) was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwitch Islands.
The British Government responded immediately by organising Operation Corporate, dispatching advanced elements of a Task Force southwards to recover the islands. South Georgia was recaptured with few casualties in late April as the remainder of the Task Force assembled east of the Falkland Islands.
Image from the Falklands War
After further combat resulting in 255 British and 649 Argentine deaths, Argentine forces finally surrendered to General Jeremy Moore on the 14th June, 1982 and the islands were returned to British control.
The 25th Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict will be marked by special commemorative events in the UK and Argentina. Commemorations in the UK will begin on, Thursday 14 June, with a Service of Remembrance at the Falklands Islands’ Memorial Chapel, Pangbourne College, Berkshire. This will coincide with a range of events in Port Stanley, the Falkland Islands. The Argentines will remember those who fell on their side at an event on 2nd April in the Port of Ushuaia in Southern Argentina.
On Sunday 17 June there will be a Veterans’ Parade, including a drum-head service and march past, on Horse Guards in London.
In this factfile about the Falklands War we remember the outstanding bravery of our Armed Forces personnel, both past and present. Tragically, 255 lives were lost from the South Atlantic Task Force and 649 lives were lost by the Argentine Forces.
While a generation has grown up since the war, there are moving stories to be told about the outstanding bravery and heroic sacrifices made by both sides including the story of Lieutenant Colonel `H’ Jones, CO of 2 Para, who was mortally wounded while winning the Victoria Cross and Argentine Sub-Lieutenant Estévez who died in battle and won his country’s highest award for gallantry.
Wreath laying at the grave of Felix Artuso in South Georgia, killed onboard the Santa Fe
The approaching events of the summer will allow us to show our appreciation for the selfless commitment and heroic sacrifices made by all of our Personnel, both in the Falkland Islands and current operations around the world, recognise the sacrifice of those who fought as Britain’s enemy in the 1982 conflict and after 25 years, reflect on the importance of reconciliation between Argentina and Britain as a significant post-war process.
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