Lead-up to detailed conflitArticle: Events leading to the war MalouinesDans the period that preceded the war and especially after the transfer of power between military dictators Jorge Rafael Videla of General and General Roberto Eduardo Viola to the end-March 1981, Argentina was in the midst of a devastating economic crisis and widespread civil unrest against the military junta that was governing the country since 1976. In December 1981 there was another change in the Argentine military regime that brought to power a new junta headed by General Leopoldo Galtieri (Acting Chairman), Brigadier Basilio Lami Dozo and Admiral Jorge Anaya. Anaya was the chief architect and proponent of a military solution to the longstanding claim on the islands, the calculation that the United Kingdom would never respond militarily. In doing so, the government hoped to mobilize Galtieri Argentines longstanding patriotic feelings towards the islands and thus divert public attention from the country’s chronic economic problems and the ongoing human rights violations regime. Such action would also enhance its legitimacy in decline. The newspaper La Prensa speculated on a plan step by step, starting by cutting supplies to the islands, culminating in direct action in late 1982, if the UN talks were infructueuses.La continuing tension between two countries the islands increased on March 19 when a group of Argentine scrap metal dealers hired hoisted the flag of Argentina in South Georgia, an act that would later be considered the first offensive action in the war. The Argentine military junta, suspecting that the UK would reinforce its South Atlantic Forces, ordered the invasion of the Falkland Islands that will be presented at 2 avril.Jorge Anaya amiralGrande Britain was initially surprised by the attack Argentina over the islands of the South Atlantic, despite repeated warnings from the Royal Navy Captain Nichola Barker and others. Barker said that the intent of Defence Secretary John Nott, 1981 notice to withdraw the Royal Navy’s HMS Endurance, Britain only naval presence in the South Atlantic, sent a signal to the Argentinians that Great Britain did not, and would soon be unable to defend its territories and subjects in the Falklands. ArgentineArticle War Invasion by the See also: 1982 invasion of the islands FalklandArticle details: Invasion of Georgia Sudler April 2, 1982 , Argentine forces mounted amphibious landings on the Falkland Islands following the civil occupation of South Georgia on March 19 before the Falklands War began. The invasion was met with a nominal defense organized by the Falklands governor Sir Rex Hunt gives the command to Major Mike Norman, Royal Marines landing Group Captain Commander Guillermo Sanchez-Sabarots amphibious Commandos, attacking barracks Brook Moody, engagement between the troops of Hugo Santillan Trollope and Bill Stanley, and the final commitment and surrender to the Government House. British response to the publication invasionHMS Invincible was part of Task force.Parole invasion would have first reached Britain via radio amateur.La recovery of the Falkland Islands was considered extremely difficult: the main constraint is the difference in air deployable cover (the British Harrier aircraft with 34 against the 220 jet fighters from Argentina). The Navy considered a success against the invasion by the British of being “a military impossibility. The United States first tried to negotiate an end to the conflict. However, when Argentina refused peace overtures from the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig announced that the United States to prohibit arms sales to Argentina and to provide material support to British operations. Both Houses of Congress passed resolutions supporting the siding of action the United States with the United Kingdom. In mid-April, the Royal Air Force has established an airbase at Wideawake on British mid-Atlantic Overseas Ascension Island, including a large force of bombers Avro Vulcan B Mk 2 Handley Page Victor K Mk 2 aircraft refueling, and McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR Mk 2 fighters to protect them. Meanwhile, the main British naval task force arrived at Ascension to prepare for active service. A small force had already been sent south to find Georgia Sud.Rencontres began in April, the British Task Force has been overshadowed by the Boeing 707 of the Argentine Air Force during their trip to the map of southern FAA. Many of these thefts have been intercepted by BAE Sea Harrier outside the exclusion zone imposed by the British, the 707 unarmed were not attacked because diplomatic efforts were ongoing and the United Kingdom had not yet decided to commit to military force. On April 23, a Brazilian commercial Douglas DC-10 Varig Airlines en route to South Africa was intercepted by British Harrier who spotted the commercial airliner. Recovery South Georgia and the attack on the Santa Fela Force of Georgia, South Paraquet operation under the command of Major Guy Sheridan RM, composed of Marines from 42 Commando, a group of Special Air Service (SAS) and Special Boat Service (SBS) troops who were destined to the land reconnaissance forces for an invasion by the Royal Marines. All were aboard Tidespring FRG. First to arrive was the Churchill-class submarine HMS Conqueror, April 19, and the island has been flown by a radar mapping Handley Page Victor, 20 avril.Les first landings of SAS troops took place April 21 , butith southern hemisphere autumn setting NIHE weather was so bad that their landings and others the next day were all withdrawn after two helicopters crashed in fog on Fortuna Glacier. On April 23, an alert was triggered submarine operations were interrupted, with the Tidespring be removed from deeper waters to avoid interception. On April 24, British forces regrouped and headed to the attack. On April 25, after refueling the Argentine garrison on South Georgia, the submarine ARA Santa Fe was detected on the surface by a Westland Wessex A Mk 3 helicopter from HMS Antrim, which has attacked the Argentine submarine with depth charges. HMS Plymouth has launched a Westland Wasp has. Mc. A helicopter, and HMS Brilliant has launched a Westland Lynx Mk 2. The Lynx has launched a torpedo, and strafed the submarine with its assembly mounted General Purpose Machine Gun, the Wessex also fired on the Santa Fe with his GPMG. Wasp from HMS Plymouth as well as two other Wasps launched from HMS Endurance ship missile fired AS-12 ASM to the submarine, scoring hits. Santa Fe has been damaged badly enough to prevent it from diving. The crew abandoned the submarine docked at King Edward Point on the Georgia Sud.Avec Tidespring now far out to sea and Argentine forces augmented by the crew of the submarine, Major Sheridan decided to gather the 76 men he had and make a direct attack against that day. After a short in March forced by British troops, Argentine forces surrendered without resistance. The message sent from the naval force of South Georgia in London was “pleased to inform Her Majesty that the White Ensign flies alongside the Union Jack in South Georgia.” God Save the Queen “. Prime Minister Thatcher broke the news to the press, saying simply “welcome the new!” Black Buck raidsArticle details: Operation Black BuckRAF Avro Vulcan B. Mk 2. Stratégiques.Sur bomber operations can a British over the Falkland Islands opened with the “Black Buck 1″ attack (of a series of five) on the airfield at Stanley. The overall effect of the raids on the war is difficult to determine, and the raids of oil consumed precious resources. Raids do minimal damage to the runway and damage was quickly repaired radar. Commonly dismissed as propaganda after the war, Argentina was the source behind the source claims that the Vulcan raids influenced Argentina to withdraw some Mirage III’s southern Argentina to Buenos Aires area of Defence. This deterrent effect has been diluted, however, where the British authorities said there would be no strikes on air bases in Argentina. Of the five Black Buck raids, three were against Stanley Airfield, with other anti-radar missions using two anti-radiation missiles Pie. The escalating war aérienneRoyal Navy Fleet Air Arm Harrier FRS1 Wed. The flamboyant color scheme was changed to a dull one in the road Sud.Les Falklands had only three airfields. The longest paved runway and was only in the capital, Stanley, and indeed it has been too short to support fast jets. Therefore, Argentines have been forced to launch their major strikes of the continent, hampering their efforts directed forward, combat air patrols and close air support on the islands. Time to stroll among effective incoming Argentine aircraft is low and they were then forced to fly the British forces in any attempt to attack the first îles.La Argentine strike force majeure consists of 36 Boeing (McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, Israel Aircraft Industries daggers, English Electric Canberra B Mk 62, Dassault Mirage III and escort), and was sent on 1 May, in the belief that the British invasion was imminent or landings had already taken place. Only part of Grupo 6 (IAI Dagger aircraft flight) have found ships, which fired on Argentine defenses near the islands. The Daggers managed to attack ships and return safely. This has greatly boosted the morale of the pilots Argentina, who now knew they could survive an attack against modern warships, protected by ground radar echoes from the islands and a thin profile by using pop-up.Pendant this time, other aircraft Argentinian was intercepted by BAE Wed Harriers operating from HMS Invincible. A dagger and Canberra have been abattus.Argentine IIIEA Mirage Air Force. Their lack of aerial refueling capability prevented them from being used effectively on islands in the role air-air.Combat erupted between Sea Harrier FRS Mk 1 fighters of No 801 Naval Air Squadron and Mirage III Grupo 8. Both sides have refused to fight in the other the best altitude, until that two Mirages finally descended to engage. One was shot down by a missile AIM-9L Sidewinder air-air (AAM), while the other escaped, but was damaged and without enough fuel to return to base Continental Air. The aircraft is to Stanley, where he was the victim of friendly fire defenders argentins.À Following this experience, the Argentine Air Force has decided to employ staff on A-4 Skyhawk and daggers than units to strike the Canberras only at night, and the Mirage III (without refueling capability or ability MAO) as decoys to draw away the Sea Harriers UK. The lure is then extended to the formation of the Fenix escuadrón, a squadron of civilian aircraft flying 24 hours a day to simulate attack aircraft preparing to attack the fleet. On one such flight, an Air Force Learjet was shot down, killing the squadron commander, Vice Commodore Rodolfo De La Colina, the highest ranking officer to die in Argentine guerre.A Royal Navy Sea King helicopter Rescue Sqn Ldr Jerry Pook, after being forced to bail out over the sea’s Harrier GR3 was hit by a ground fire west of Stanley, 30 mai.Stanley was used as a strength Argentina throughout the conflict. Despite the dark and Buck Harrier raids on the airfield at Stanley (not fast jets were stationed for air defense) and night bombardment by the ships detached, it has never been out of action entirely. Stanley was defended by a mixture of ground-air missiles (SAM) systems (Franco-German Roland and Tigercat UK) and manufactured in Switzerland Oerlikon 35mm twin anti-aircraft guns. Lockheed Hercules transport at night brought supplies, weapons, vehicles and fuel, and transported the injured until the end of the conflict. The few RN Harriers Sea were considered too precious to risk in a day at night-time operations of blockade, and Blue Fox radar was not effectively monitored from the radar terres.Le Argentine Hercules killed by the British was lost in June when the first TC-63 was intercepted by a Sea Harrier in broad daylight when he was in search of the British fleet in the north of the islands after the Argentine Navy retired its last SP-2H due to attrition cell Neptune.Diverses options to attack the port of Etendard Argentine five Ro Grande have been reviewed and updated (Operation Mikado), and five submarines of the Royal Navy lined up, submerged, on the edge of Argentina 12-mile territorial limit to provide early warning of the bombing raids on the British working group shipwreck BelgranoVoir also: sinking of ARA General Belgrano General BelgranoL’ARA, which separate the coulait.Deux British naval forces (surface ships and submarines) and the Argentine fleet operating in the area of the Falklands, and soon came into conflict. The first naval defeat of World War II vintage light cruiser ARA General Argentina Belgrano. The sub- nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sank Belgrano on May 2 Three hundred twenty-three members of the Belgrano crew died in the incident. More than 700 men were rescued from the open ocean, despite the cold waters and storms. Belgrano losses totaled just over half of all deaths in Argentina in the Falklands conflict and the ARA General Belgrano loss of hardened the government’s position on the controversy argentin.Indépendamment shipwreck, he had a strategically critical: the eradication of Argentine naval threat. After his loss, the Argentine fleet, with the exception of the conventional submarine ARA San Luis, returned to port and do not leave for the duration of hostilities. Both destroyer escort and the battle group centered on the aircraft carrier ARA Veinticinco Mayo withdrew from the region, ending the direct threat to the British fleet which had squeezed représenté.Dans a separate incident later that night, British forces, a patrol Argentina, ARA Alferez Sobral. At the time, the Alferez Sobral was searching for the crew of the Argentine Air Force English Electric light Canberra bomber shot down May 1 . Two Royal Navy Lynx fired four Sea Skua missiles against it. Badly damaged and with eight crew dead, Sobral managed to return to Puerto Deseado two days later, but the Canberra’s crew were never found . Initial reports confused the two incidents, contributing to confusion about the number of casualties and the identity of the ship that sank. The British tabloid The Sun has welcomed the initial report of the attack with the title “Gotcha” . This first edition was published before the news knew that the Belgrano had actually cast (instead reports, incorrectly, that the gunboat was sunk) and did not report actual deaths Argentina. The title was changed in later editions later by a slightly more temperate “Have-1200 Argia drown?”. Sinking of HMS SheffieldVoir also: Sinking of HMS SheffieldDe French-built Super Etendard naval aviator argentine.Le May 4, two days after the sinking of the Belgrano, the British have lost the Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield to fire following an Exocet missile. Sheffield had been ordered forward with two other 42 Type of providing long range radar and medium-altitude missile picket near the British aircraft carrier. It was struck amidships, with devastating effects, ultimately killing 20 crew members and seriously injuring 24 others. The ship was abandoned a few hours later, gutted and deformed by the fires still burning for six days. She finally sank outside the Maritime Exclusion Zone 10 mai.L incident is described in detail by Admiral Sandy Woodward in his book One Hundred Days, Chapter One. Woodward is a former commander of Sheffield.Le operational tempo has increased during the second half of May that the United Nations attempts to mediate a peace were rejected by the British, who felt that any delay would make a campaign practice in storms South Atlantic. The destruction of Sheffield has had a profound impact on the British public, bringing home the fact that the “Falklands Crisis”, as the BBC News said, was now a real shooting war ‘ . SAStract propaganda operations aimed at the British Argentine soldiers dropped during the Falkland Islands war. Titled “Islands of the condemned,” it warns Argentine naval ships and aircraft not to enter into the exclusion zone Islands Falkland.Compte light of the threat posed to the British fleet by the conjunction-Etendard Exocet, plans were made to the use of SAS troops to attack the home base of the Standard five Ro Grande Tierra del Fuego. The operation was code-named “Mikado.” The purpose was to destroy the missiles and aircraft that carried them, and kill the pilots in their quarters. Two plans were developed and underwent repeat Prerequisite: a landing about fifty-five SAS in two C-130 Hercules on the track in Rio Grande, and infiltration of twenty-four SAS inflatable boats made a few miles from the coast by submarine. Neither plan was implemented, the plan earlier airborne assault attracted a lot of hostility from some members of the SAS, which has considered the proposed raid was a suicide mission. Ironically, the region of Rio Grande would be defended by battalions of the full force four marines from the Marine Corps Argentina Argentine Navy, some officers have been trained in the United Kingdom in previous years SBS.Après war, the Argentine navy commander has admitted that was expected to a sort of landing by SAS forces, but do not expect a Hercules to land directly on their tracks, but British forces have pursued even in Chilean territory, though they were attaqués.Une reconnaissance team SAS has been sent to carry out preparations for infiltration by sea. A Westland Sea King helicopter carrying the team assigned departed on HMS Invincible during the night of May 17, but bad weather forced it to land 50 miles (80 km) from its target, and the mission was abandoned. The pilot flew to Chile and off the SAS team, before setting fire to his helicopter and delivered to the Chilean authorities. The discovery of the helicopter burned attracted considerable international attention at the time. On May 14, SAS carried out the raid on Pebble Island in the Falklands, where the Argentine Navy has taken over a grass airfield for FMA IA 58 Pucara light aircraft ground attack and T-34 Mentor. The raid destroyed equipment there. Landing at San Carlos AlleyArticle Bomb: Operation SuttonContexte landings on the islands of San Malouines.sites landing Carlos.Une Argentine Air Force-4C Skyhawk of the service îles.tuteur Gate painted the colors of the last A-4Q of the Argentine Navy in the attack HMS Ardent. The pilot Lieutenant Marcelo Gustavo Mrquez was killed in action . During the night, May 21, the British Amphibious Task Force under the command of Commodore Michael Clapp (Commodore, Amphibious Warfare – COMAW) mounted Operation Sutton, the amphibious landing on beaches around San Carlos of water, on the northwest coast of East Falkland overlooking Falkland Sound. The bay, known as Bomb Alley by British forces, was the scene of repeated attacks by air jets at low altitude Argentina . The 4,000 men of 3 Commando Brigade have been grounded as follows: 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (2 Para) Ferry Norland and 40 Commando (Royal Marines) from the amphibious ship HMS Fearless were landed at San Carlos (Blue Beach), 3 by the amphibious ship HMS Intrepid were landed at Port San Carlos (Green Beach) and RFA Stromness 45 Commando were landed at Ajax Bay (Red Beach). Notably waves of 8 LCUs and 8 LCVP were headed by Ewen Southby-Major Tailyour who commanded the detachment of the Falklands only a year ago. 42 Commando on the liner SS Canberra was a tactical reserve. Units of the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and so on tanks have also been landed with the landing craft, the cycle of class table mexeflote LSL and barges. Rapier missile launchers have been carried as underslung loads of Sea King deployment rapide.A dawn, Next day, they had established a solid beachhead on which to conduct offensive operations. From there Brigadier Thompson’s plan was to capture Darwin and Goose Green before turning towards Port Stanley. Now, with British troops on the ground Argentine Air Force began the night bombing campaign against them using bombers Canberra until the last day of the war (June 14). At sea, the paucity of air defense of the British ships ” has been demonstrated in the sinking of HMS Ardent May 21, HMS Antelope on May 21, and the MV Atlantic Conveyor (hit by two Exocet AM39) on May 25 with a vital cargo of helicopters, equipment for construction of runway and tents. The loss of all but one of the Chinook helicopters being carried by the Atlantic Conveyor was a severe blow from a logistics standpoint. Also lost that day was HMS Coventry, a sister to HMS Sheffield, whilst HMS Broadsword company after being ordered to act as a decoy to lead Argentina had other vessels at the Bay of San Carlos. HMS Argonaut and HMS Brilliant were badly damaged. However, Many British ships escaped damage because of the terminal bombing tactics argentins.Pour drivers avoid the highest concentration of British air defense, the Argentinian pilots issued ammunition very low altitude, and thus their rocket bombs did not sufficient time to arm before impact. The release of low-delay bombs (some of which were sold to Argentina by the British prior years) means that many never exploded, as there was insufficient time look for them to arm themselves. A single bomb will fall free, in a low-level output, the impact almost directly beneath the aircraft is then in the kill zone of the fragmentation of the explosion. A bomb has delayed a small drogue parachute opened to air or to reduce the speed of the bomb to produce a reliable separation between the two. The rocket delayed for a bomb requires a minimum of time where the retarder is open for ensure safe separation. The pilots were aware of it, but because of the high concentration levels required to avoid SAM and AAA, and the British Sea Harrier, failed to climb to the exit point required . The problem was solved by installing Extempore retarding devices, allowing low-level bombing attacks as employed on 8 Juin.Dans his autobiographical account of the Falklands War, Admiral Woodward accuses BBC World Service for these changes to the bombs. The World Service reported the lack of detonations after receiving a briefing on the issue of an official of the Department of Defense. He described the BBC as being more anxious to be ” intrepid seekers of truth “that the lives of British soldiers. Colonel ‘H’. Jones has brought similar charges against the BBC after revealing the impending attack on Goose Green British 2 Para. Jones had threatened to conduct the prosecution of senior BBC officials for treason, but was unable to because he was himself killed in battle near Goose Green.Treize bombs hit British ships without exploding. Lord Craig, Marshall retired from the Royal Air Force, it is said, remarked: “Six better fuses [sic] and we would have lost” Ardent and Antelope well have been lost, despite the failure of the bombs to explode . The Rockets have worked well, the bombs were simply released too low altitude. The Argentines have lost 22 aircraft in attacks. Battle of Goose GreenEast Falkland showing San Carlos bridgehead, Teal Inlet, Mt Kent and Mount Challenger.Article: Battle of Goose GreenDès the beginning, May 27 until May 28, Para 2 (500 men) with artillery support of 8 (Alma drums) Commando (Royal Artillery) ’s is approached and attacked Darwin and Goose Green, which was held by the 12th Infantry Regiment Argentina. After a fierce battle that lasted all night and the next day, 17 British and 47 Argentine soldiers were killed. In total, 961 Argentine soldiers (including 202 personnel of the Argentine Air Force airfield Condor) were made prisonniers.La BBC has announced the capture of Goose Green on the BBC World Service before it actually happened. C was during this attack that Lieutenant-Colonel H. Jones, the commander of 2 Para was killed while loading positions in Argentina well prepared to lead his battalion. He was posthumously awarded the Croix de Victoria.Avec the significant force of Argentina at Goose Green Road, British forces were now able to get out of the beachhead in San Carlos. On 27 May, men from 45 Commando and 3 Para launched March 1 charged in East Falkland to the coastal village of Teal Inlet. The special forces on Mount KentPendant that time, 42 Commando ready to go by helicopter to Mount Kent. Unknown to British officials, the Argentine generals were determined to tie the British troops in the region of Mount Kent, and May 27 and May 28 they sent transport planes loaded with Blowpipe surface to air missiles and commandos (602nd Commando Company and six hundred and first Squadron of the National Gendarmerie Special Forces) Stanley . This operation was dubbed Operation AUTOIMPUESTA (Self-Determination Initiative). For the next week, the Special Air Service (SAS) and Mountain and Arctic warfare Framework 3 Commando Brigade conducted combat patrols with intense Patrol volunteers 602nd Commando Company under Major Aldo Rico, normally 2IC of the 22nd Infantry Regiment mountain. Throughout 30 May, the Royal Air Force Harriers were active on Mount Kent. One of them Harrier XZ 963 flown by Squadron Leader Jerry Pook responding to a call for help from D Squadron, attacked Mount Kent East lower slopes, which led to destruction by fire of weapons light. Pook was subsequently awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.Retranché argentins.La Argentine navy soldiers used their last Exocet AM39 attempting to attack the HMS Invincible, May 30 There are claims the missile hit, but the British denied this, some arguing that the HMS Avenger abattu.Sur May 31, the Royal Marines Mountain and Arctic warfare Framework (M & AWC) beat Argentina special forces at the Battle of Top Malo House. A 13-strong Argentine Army Commando Detachment (Capt. Jose Vercesi the 1st Division attack, the 602nd Commando Company) found itself trapped in the house of a little shepherd Top Malo. The commandos fired from Argentina windows and doors, then took refuge in a river bed 200 meters (700 ft) from the burning house. Completely surrounded, they fought 19 M & AWC Marines commanded by Captain Rod Boswell for forty- gov. http://www. gov. http://www. http://www. me. gov. http://www. http://www. htm. . http://www.