Falklands War 1982 DOCUMENTARY

the falklands war also known as the malvena war was a unique conflict both in terms of its participants and the way it was fought although the losses were relatively low and the status of the territory the science fought for remained disputed the war changed the political fates of the governments both in argentina and the united kingdom increased patriotic fervor in both countries and influenced their mainstream culture welcome to our video on the falklands war voted for by our patrons and youtube members if you're interested in the history of this era don't forget to check out our second channel the cold war the link is in the top right corner this video was sponsored by raid shadow legends forget everything you know about mobile games because one of the most ambitious rpg projects of 2019 has just been released raid shadow legends is the most immersive experience you'll find on a smartphone and it can only really be compared with the biggest pc and console titles and it's totally 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led by the acting president general leopoldo galtieri air brigadier general basilio lamidozo and admiral jorge anaya came to power in 1981 amidst a grave economic crisis and civil unrest in argentina the hunter viewed invasion of the falklands as an opportunity to divert people's attention from internal problems and unite argentinians around a potential national victory the hunter knew that the falklands issue is very sensitive for many argentinians a member of the hunter admiral anaya who was the architect of the plan strongly believed that it would not be difficult to conquer the falkland islands due to a small british military presence and the unwillingness of the uk to enter a conflict so far away from britain argentina started the invasion of the falklands on april 2nd 1982 with amphibious commando troops under the command of lieutenant commander guillermo sanchez sabarats landing near cape pembroke the argentinian invasion forces were 600 troops strong against 50 to 100 british troops in the falklands the argentines were able to defeat the british in the moody brook barracks and then take the government house in port stanley this effectively meant the defeat of the british in the falklands argentina was able to gain initial success suffering just one casualty this was the first time a british territory was invaded by a foreign power since world war ii britain responded by creating a war cabinet and deciding to send a task force to regain control of the falklands the war cabinet was meeting daily and it is said that prime minister margaret thatcher was very attentive to propositions by the opposition but was resolute in execution of decisions which had already been made and never looked back the task force was gathered hastily and started setting sail for the falkland islands on april 4th some vessels of the task force left britain as late as may 12th the task force consisted of 127 ships 43 royal navy vessels 22 royal fleet auxiliary ships and 62 merchant ships including two aircraft carriers britain had 42 aircraft versus 122 argentine aircraft britain's strategy was to secure complete air and sea dominance around the falkland islands through its navy and aircraft before the deployment of ground troops britain wanted to create a so-called exclusion zone for 200 miles around the islands to prevent any argentinian vessels operating around the falklands argentina tried to counter this strategy by surrounding the british navy gathering in the northeast of the falklands from the south and the north-west of the islands on may 1st british operations on the falklands opened with the black buck 1 attack on the airfield at stanley which did minimal damage to the aircraft runways of the falklands but at the same time prevented the argentines from stationing their air force directly on the islands on may 2nd the british submarine hms conqueror sank argentinian light cruiser ara general valgrano which forced the southern part of the argentine fleet to go back to the mainland and effectively killed the plan of surrounding the british navy 323 crew members of the general belgrano died in this incident which was almost half of the total argentine casualties during the war argentina retaliated two days later with the sinking of the destroyer hms sheffield with an exorcist missile britain was not able to secure complete dominance of the air and sea around the falklands but still decided to proceed with deployment of its troops to the islands despite the risks on may 21st the 4 000 men of three commando brigade were put ashore as follows second battalion parachute regiment to para from the roro ferry norland and 40 commando royal marines from the amphibious ship hms fearless were landed at san carlos 3rd battalion parachute regiment 3 para on the amphibious ship hms intrepid landed at port san carlos green beach and 45 commando from rfa stormness were landed at ajax bay red beach argentina strengthened its attack on the british navy with an aim to destroy as much supply and support as they could to make the lives of british troops in the falklands as hard as possible the following vessels were destroyed between may 21 and may 25th hms ardent on the 21st of may hms antelope on the 24th of may also lost on this day was hms coventry and mv atlantic conveyor on the 25th of may along with a vital cargo of helicopters runway building equipment and tents the initial british plan was to move troops in helicopters over the island due to the very difficult landscape of the falklands for marching the destruction of the helicopters was a very heavy blow for the land campaign of the british troops since the land troops were forced to move on foot instead argentina had 2000 of its troops in the east falklands one thousand atku screen and around ten thousand in the stanley area it is necessary to note that despite numerical superiority the majority of the argentine troops were conscripts which obviously meant that the argentines were at a disadvantage in comparison to the professional british troops from early on the 27th of may until the 28th of may to para approximately 500 men with artillery support from eight commando battery royal artillery approached and attacked goose green which was held by the argentine 12th infantry regiment the argentines were on the ridge giving them an advantage over the british troops tupara intended to complete the battle during the night since they would have been easy targets during daylight but they failed to do so the british were able to succeed in pushing the argentines deep into goose green after 14 hours of intense battle due to the decision to send two companies to move around the ridge and surprise the argentines from their left flank and the timely attack of two harrier jets on the artillery positions of the 12th infantry regiment both sides were exhausted despite being in a precarious position themselves the british commander kieval decided to take his chances and send a request of surrender to the argentines in a very confident and demanding tone threatening them with bombardment the argentine commander piagi reluctantly agreed as a result 961 argentine soldiers were taken as prisoners of war by the british a significant part of the argentine troops were defeated [Music] by june 1st a further 5 000 british troops arrived and the offensive on stanley was to start major general moore was to lead the british offensive of around 9 000 troops the plan was to proceed in two stages the first stage was to defeat the argentine troops in and around mount london while the second stage focused on mount tumbledown the success of this plan would open the road to stanley the supplies and reinforcements were to be transported by the royal fleet auxiliary in bluff cove on june 8th at night but due to a lack of coordination the operation had to proceed in daylight this was spotted by the argentines and they launched an air strike on those ships as a result the british suffered their heaviest single loss in the falklands war with 56 servicemen killed argentine general mario menendez commander of argentine forces in the falklands was told that 900 british soldiers had died he expected that the losses would cause enemy morale to drop and the british assault to stall the british assault on mount harriet two sisters and mount london started simultaneously on july 11th after a long and painful march from san carlos after heavy fighting britain succeeded despite losing 33 of its soldiers argentina lost 59 personnel on the night of june 13th britain defeated argentina at mount tumbledown thanks to the immense bravery of the scots guards this battle cost 10 british lives and 30 argentine and opened the road to stanley for the british troops on june 14th a ceasefire was declared and britain was in control of the falklands argentina lost 649 servicemen versus 255 british losses in 74 days of conflict the falklands war resulted in the restoration of british reign over the islands britain started to invest more in the islands and gradually surrendered more power to the residents of the falklands thatcher's conservative government became more popular and won the general elections in the following year in a landslide despite being behind in the polls prior to the start of the war the military hunter was ousted in argentina partly due to the defeat in the falklands war argentina restored democracy in 1983 we are planning to cover more modern conflicts both on the kings and generals channel and our second channel the cold war the link to which you can find in the description or in the top right corner so make sure you are subscribed to both we would like to express our gratitude to our patreon supporters and channel members who make the creation of our videos possible now you can also support us by buying our merchandise via the link in the description this is the kings and generals channel and we will catch you on the next one

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Keywords: falklands war, falkland islands, goose green, cold war, falkland war, falklands war (military conflict), margaret thatcher, falklands conflict, islas malvinas, royal navy, port stanley, full documentary, history documentary, hms sheffield, kings and generals, history lesson, animated documentary, decisive battles, documentary film, historia civilis, roman empire, military history, world history, history channel, ancient rome, ancient history

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Length: 13min 27sec (807 seconds)

Published: Sun Mar 17 2019

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Islas Malvinas

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Falklands = Pirate Version

Islas Malvinas Argentinas = Original Version