A Royal Marine of 40 Commando on patrol near San Carlos, May 1982. IWMA Royal Navy Westland Sea King HC.4 of 825 Naval Air Squadron takes off after transporting J Company, 42 Commando, Royal Marines from Port San Carlos to Darwin, East Falkland on 28 May 1982. At 2.30am on 28 May, British troops launched their attack on Argentine positions at Darwin and Goose Green. Although outnumbered, the British took both objectives after day-long fighting. IWMEvacuating wounded men, Mount Longdon, 1982. National Army MuseumA prisioner is escorted through the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War. June 1st, 1982. Daily ExpressMen of 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment advance across open country from Teal Inlettowards Estancia House on 30 May 1982. 3 Para had secured Teal Inlet the previous day and now continued their advance on Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. IWMAn Argentinian army officer walks next to a British war plane that was shot down during the Falklands War. Reuters5/06/1982 Argentine prisoners of war massed in Port Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands, after their surrender to the British Falkland Islands Task Force. Pinterest1) With Stanley surrounded, the Argentine commander, General Mario Menendez surrendered to Major General Jeremy Moore, Commander of the British Forces on the Falkland Islands, on the evening of 14 June 1982. Here, men of 7 Platoon, G Company, 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards celebrate the news on Mount Tumbledown. IWMMrs. Thatcher visiting British troops in Falkland Islands, January 1983, after the Argentine surrender. rarehistoricalphotos1) Aerial view of the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes at Portsmouth Harbour on its return from the Falklands on 21 July 1982. Hermes is surrounded by small boats which sailed out to welcome it home and large crowds can be seen on the quayside. IWMHMS Invincible returns to massive celebrations following the Falklands Conflict in 1982. Lined up on deck are Sea King helicopters from 820 Naval Air Squadron and Sea Harrier FRS1 aircraft from 800 Naval Air Squadron. rarehistoricalphotos
