How Argentina was defeated in their own backyard | Falklands Land Battle

[@ImperialWarMuseums]

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[@nothing-tl8kl]

i thought no one rememberd the gurkhas but thank you for including them

[@jameskat7069]

Ok. JG.

[@latch9781]

@@nothing-tl8kl Not so much about whether they are remembered as whether they were there were there that tends to be debated

[@kingsman3087]

I wouldn't say the FL is argentinas ''backyard''

[@drinksnapple8997]

@@kingsman3087 Well it is sort of. Just 400 miles away. To compare it with your statement, I wouldn't say that just because English "transported" a few thousands sheep herders to the Malvinas it automatically turns it into a perpetual British enclave.

[@BongoBaggins]

Both sides were faced with significant difficulties: The British had to travel 8 000 miles. The Argentinians had to fight the British.

[@mamavswild]

😂

[@hudson7354]

Yea and what a great prize the Malvinas are to Britain. They are really Interesting and important

[@charlesv7011]

The British was only able to make the 8000 mile journey because the US helped them throughout the war, had the US refused to help they probably would of lost the falklands. Like with russia and ukraine. Ukraine has to face the russians. Russia has to face ukrainians with US backing.

[@Soupdragon1964]

@@hudson7354 you miss the point entirely. It had nothing to do with whether the islands were a prize. A British protectorate was invaded and British people were turned out of their homes. The UK was hardly going to allow that to happen.

[@Soupdragon1964]

@@charlesv7011 that's not entirely accurate. It's true that the US changed its stance and sided with the UK, but it's also true that much of the 'help' was paid for, not given freely. In exchange for fuel, military supplies etc, the UK government traded 'rent' for the US airfield on Ascension.

[@robsmithracing]

My father died in the Falklands when I was less than a year old. I’m now 40. 😞. I’ve been fortunate to have visited the Islanders since.

[@outlawcatcher1]

Bless you mate. As an ex FI vet my thoughts are with you!

[@mkmarnes1187]

Died a legend 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@martinmercado7577]

Mi mas sentido pesame ...ambos bandos lloran a sus caidos . Que dios tenga en su gloria a tu padre ...🙏🏼

[@robertmuller5039]

God bless you . Take care

[@dufus7396]

Sorry to hear that..it was a nessecary action for so many strong reasons and unavoidable. His sacrifice changed so much for so many.

[@DD-lc5ts]

I was one of the Royal Marines of 3 Cdo that fought and had my 22nd birthday while there. It makes me feel very old seeing the equipment we wore in a museum being handled while wearing gloves.

[@husa0190]

How was it? Do you remember the assault?

[@DD-lc5ts]

@@husa0190 In general I have a poor memory, but, I have crystal clear memories of many of the events during the conflict. I was young then, it was adventure and at the time I was unmoved by the danger, or seeing men wounded and killed. But now as an oldish man with a family, I think of those that died before they had a chance to live their lives.

[@BionicRusty]

Even of such a young age, Double D, we owe you a sincere debt of gratitude. 🙏 I was just leaving school during the conflict and whilst in lessons, we listened to the reports on pocket radios (no one did any lessons). Even thousands of miles away, we were scared. I cannot imagine what it must have been like for you. I am physically disabled so could not join up but left school and worked for a defence contractor for 37yrs before (just) having to retire due to a failing body. I’m not particularly religious but God Bless You. I wish you a long and happy life.

[@joecater894]

If we lost that bit of land... it would have been horrific for the UK... for our reputation, global standing... for the Islanders who lived there for generations... for international law against aggression to claim territory. Lesson of the falks is never send the wrong message to a potential aggressor. They did... hence it happened.

[@jimmyhillschin9987]

Respect and love to you and your mates.

[@renault19puntonet]

As an argentinian I admit this documentary was respectfully made and focused on the military and strategic point of view of the conflict. Althoug we might still differ from the core political background, I hope we never enter armed conflict again. I was 9 years old when war broke up, but still remember it clearly. Regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[@86Rikki]

🇬🇧 ❤️ 🇦🇷 People are people.

[@muttley7196]

It’s such a shame that so many people had to die and also even more badly wounded! Respect from Manchester England 🇦🇷🇬🇧

[@johnjohnston8590]

I was a similar age to you when the war broke out. I agree with your sentiments entirely! Regards from Yorkshire, England.

[@hcheckmate1707]

give peace a chance ! Saludos desde Paraná

[@user-xl1pb2xc7r]

At least u are not part of Spain

[@weasel4060]

I want to thank the people who make these videos, it teaches me a lot about the Falklands war.

[@spartacist101]

Another KZbinr is doing a series on the Falkland’s which is quite good. He’s not finished yet but it a detailed look at falklands campaign. There’s also a documentary on Ch4 (also on KZbin) with Tom Hardy narrating talking about the strategic failures during the falklands kzbin.info/www/bejne/ap6mi3WmjZmjrtU

[@raquelalvarez296]

@@spartacist101 MINISTRO DE REINO UNIDO RECUERDEN QUE PERDIERON EL CONFLICTO ARG !!!!!!😆😆😆😆💂💂💂💂💂💂💂💂💂B JOHNSON DEFENDERA Y RESPALDA CON LAS FUERZAS A LOS CIUDADANOS DE LAS ISLAS !!! FALKLANDS STANLEY XXI

[@weasel4060]

@@spartacist101 I’ve seen some of his videos, they’re very good as well.

[@SpookyFox1000]

Britain has the finest troops in the world ! Even outnumbered they would take the Argentinians apart !

[@christianboi2142]

@@raquelalvarez296 ? What you say?

[@dwaynehicks6838]

You know your in for a tough time when the British send in the SAS , para's , marines , Scots , Welsh and the Gurkhas.

[@ianwoods383]

And welsh.

[@ianbaker8225]

And the Geordies....

[@dwaynehicks6838]

@@ianwoods383 edited , my apologies for omitting the Welsh they did suffer greatly in the attack on sir Galahad.

[@dwaynehicks6838]

@@tamamalosi did mention the Scots , not sure the video mentioned any units from northern Ireland though but my apologies if they we're involved in still learning about this war .

[@ianwoods383]

@@dwaynehicks6838 and those on sir Tristrum helped RMs on Mt Harriet and sappers Hill myself included.

[@dungeonsanddobbers2683]

Worked with a Falklands veteran who took part in the assault on Mt. Tumbledown, who had a rather gristly story about how, during the descent after taking the ground, an officer was shot in the head and was completely unaware that half of the top of his skull had been taken off until he was stopped by a medic so that a FFD could be applied.

[@gavincodd9485]

@@No_Feelings Robert lawrence Scots Gaurds

[@brianphaneuf6875]

@@No_Feelings Robert Lawrence of the Scots Guards...as per Wikipedia: Lawrence wrote about his experience in the Scots Guards at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown when, in his moment of victory on the eastern slopes, he was almost killed when a bullet fired by an Argentine sniper tore off the side of his head. He was awarded the Military Cross for bravery, but he spent a year in a wheelchair and was almost totally paralyzed. The Argentinian sniper (either Private Luis Jorge Bordón or Walter Ignacio Becerra, according to Argentine Second Lieutenant Augusto Esteban La Madrid who clashed with Lawrence's platoon), armed with a FAL rifle, had helped cover the Argentinean retreat, firing shots at a Scout helicopter evacuating wounded off Tumbledown and injuring two men, before the Scots Guards mortally wounded him in a hail of gunfire. Lawrence's wound was caused by a 7.62×51mm round passing through the rear of his skull, to emerge at his hairline above his right eye. He lay on the thin cover of snow on the exposed mountaintop for six hours. Airlifted off Tumbledown, Lawrence was left outside a makeshift operating theatre without painkillers. ...as my sergeant used to tell us, "If you've half a mind to join the infantry, that's more than enough."

[@Genghis-Khan121]

A good friend of mine brought a ear back belonging to Argentine soldier as did others I heard a few grizzly stories not to be told here

[@stevetheduck1425]

That officer of the Scots Guards is still the only Falklands veteran to have a compete drama-doc about him made. It's called 'Tumbledown'.

[@pc3983]

@@stevetheduck1425 I remember watching tumbledown it was good 👍

[@jaytowne8016]

The Argentine Air Force turned in a very respectable performance. This is a tribute to their " modern founder" Hans Ulrich Rudel. Once the British soldiers had landed and established a significant bridgehead the outcome was inevitable. The British were continually preparing for Fulda Gap. They had a history and institutional memory of high intensity combat against to tier opponents like none other on the planet.The Argentine military had more experience shooting university students than anything else. The ground conflict was a mismatch..

[@sirg8569]

The argentines is the battlefield were 18 to 20 years old conscripts and reservists, we never used the best troops. Even like that the British faced the most violent fighting since ww2. And of course they first used softener fire, and they precious MILAN, LAW66, Stingers, and more against our soldiers.

[@sebacabregu]

Im argentinean, the key fact in this war was the education (military history education). Argentina goverment at that time didn´t remember that Britain never leave a territory without a fight, it´s a Nation that has been in war from his origins. Also NATO, US and UK were in need of a military garrison in South Atlantic in the middle of Cold War against Soviet Union at 1981. UK made Georgias Islands incident who bring the war. The Arg. Armed Forces had training since 1950 to fight against a continental neighbour country because of sovereignty issues and also to fight at Unconventional Warfare against Terrorism Revolutionary Marxism who overpassed Security Forces, Federal Justice and Laws in Argentina, and every single Force (Army, Navy and Air Force) had his own rules and they weren´t excercised frecuently as a doctrine conjunction. Because of all that the Arg. Armed Forces were not prepared entirely to fight in a winter insular war against a NATO country just like UK in 1982, even though his Air Force, Naval Aviation, Marines, Navy special forces, Army special reconnaissance forces, and Arg. Army Artillery had good performance even admitted by top commanders of UK like Woodward, Moore and Thompson. Greetings.

[@RedKoyot]

Such an ugly thing. I am so sorry that this happened to both of your countries.

[@vegasrick6556]

The remarkable thing is that this was not typical in many ways. As an American, I watched our naval experts talk abot how recovering the islands were unlikely, Hearing the names of the world renown units going south, I did doubt these experts. But, they were correct if talking about virtually any other army. We saw British soldiers reacting to the many plan altering happenings, and still being effective. Well, the British people got bang for the buck, as we say. A proud piece of history.

[@66smedrock83]

Yes, as a Brit I’m proud to say we have the most elite special forces in the world. We’re not as big an muscular as you Americans or Russians, but we get the job done. Old school British Grit!

[@jamesmcgeever9405]

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

[@Sunshine-un5ww]

I was just a kid but thank god it ended quickly and well.

[@croikeymatesthrowashrimpon8130]

@@66smedrock83 yes, but the americans dont put an emphasis on walking for 60 miles, they only really train their upper body and have legs like pins

[@fazole]

@@croikeymatesthrowashrimpon8130 I don't think weak legs last long in the mountains of Afghanistan. I've passed through the USMC Mountain Warfare Center in the California Sierras and I've seen them trekking with huge rucksacks in those mountains.

[@billder2655]

I love that the imperial war museum has clocked on to making relatively cheap youtube documentaries containing a lot of information - I hope more museums across the country do this, as it’s a really good marketing technique whilst simultaneously providing a wealth of high-quality historical information. When you have videos which are getting millions of views I imagine they supplement museum incomes nicely, allowing for their growth and development too - happy days!

[@markaxworthy2508]

A Royal Engineer friend of mine who served in the Falklands a year later and was able to inspect the battlefields closely said that the six hills taken from the Argentines in front of Stanley were some of the most naturally defensible positions he had ever seen. He thought good troops "could have held them forever". That the Argentines lost six such positions in two days and held none was a serious indictment of their military professionalism at the time.

[@magicpretender5777]

The 4th Infantry Regiment on Mount Challenger took up new positions on Harriet & Two Sisters on 31 May right under the very noses of the SAS, British FOOs & RA. From 1 June to 11 June they were shelled from air, sea & land on a daily basis & unable to dig in properly like they had done on Challenger. Otherwise the Royal Marines would've suffered crippling losses like the PARAS at Goose Green & Longdon. Still the Royal Marines suffered 10 KIAs & 50 WIAs taking both positions & lost one light cruiser badly damaged when HMS 'Glamorgan' was forced to remain offshore in support of Yankee Company/45 CDO battling B Company/6th Regiment covering the Argie retreat & consequently hit by a land-based Exocet missile when she got to close to Hookers Point. And we must not forget the Argies defending Harriet & Two Sisters dislodged at bayonet point the Royal Marine platoons of Lieutenant Chris Marwood & Tony Hornby on 3 & 5 June & the Scots Guards platoon of Sergeant Ian Allum in No-Man's-Land on 9 June capturing practically all the rucksacks, radios & sophisticated weaponry the Royal Marines & Scots Guards were forced to abandon. British war correspondents Patrick Bishop & John Witherow who inspected Two Sisters Mountain immediately after the battle were of the opinion that, "The feature was too long for the Argentinians to defend seriously without committing a couple of battalions". (Source: 'Argentinian 10th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in the Falklands War', available online for free)

[@markaxworthy2508]

@@magicpretender5777 Magic Pretender is a very apt name! When I visted the Circulo Militar Library in Buenos Aires in 1987 it was already full of books by every Argentine officer and his dog explaining how they, personally, had been absolutely brilliant in the Falklands War. Well, they as individuals may have been brilliant, but the Argentine Army certainly wasn't. For example, it had six extremely strong natural positions in front of Port Stanley, all of which it lost. Have you seen these hills? They have no natural vegetal cover for the attacker. They offer concave fields of fire for the defender as far as the eye can see. They are full of rock strewn crevices that make excellent natural defensive positions. They should have been nearly impregnable against a less numerous opponent with very limited artillery support and very tenuous supply lines. The British didn't help themselves by mounting night attacks while equipped with inferior night vision equipment to the Argentines. Yet every single British attack succeeded and every single Argentine defence failed. I can understand the Argentine Army trying to find some redeeming moments in what was otherwise a total disaster, and there were some for the Argentine Air Force, Navy and Marines. However, the Argentine Army, on which the main burden of defence fell, failed on virtually every single occassion it confronted British troops. If a position needed two battalions of troops to defend it effectively, why were they not deployed there? The Argentines had many weeks to prepare positions and the manpower certainly existed in Port Stanley. And why were conscripts from sub-tropical parts of Argentina sent to the sub-Arctic Falklands while specialist winter-equipped and trained mountain troops remained in Argentina? The list of such failings is long. The Argentine Army performed poorly on the Falkand Islands for many reasons and, even if true, the claimed brief and very temporary capture of a few British rucksacks in a bayonet charge, doesn't alter that fact. For this debacle, the regular Argentine army officer corps must collectively take the full blame.

[@magicpretender5777]

@@markaxworthy2508 Actually, RI 4 'Monte Caseros' held firm for 11 days in the position dubbed Monte Caseros Line against strong British Commando raids with 42 CDO's recce troop (under Lt Marwood) forced to abandon all their gear on Mt Wall in a clash involving some 30 conscripts from RI 4. Among the abandoned equipment was a Ferranti laser-target marker that was supposed to have marked for destruction with Paveway LGBs several of the machinegun & mortars teams, causing a general collapse of the position & resulting in bloodless victory for the Royal Marines in the first week of June. Lt Hornby & his troop from Juliet Company took over the position & tried to wreck the Argie defences with artillery fire but were knocked off the summit of Wall on the night of 5/6 June when attacked by a dozen Argie Army Commandos under Captain Ferrero. The Brits had to even abort a devastating Gurkha raid on Harriet against the platoon of conscripts under 2d Lt Jiménez-Corbalán that would have made headlines & that was planned for the night of 9/10 June but that was cancelled at the very last moment after word got through that the Scots Guards Recce Platoon had earlier on abandoned their OP of all things in Port Harriet House along with their maps after coming under mortar fire from & observing some 30 defenders move forward with fixed bayonets to clear them out at dusk. And yes Two Sisters required a battalion to defend properly but I believe the worst decision was to have abandoned Mounts Kent & Challenger for RI 4 along with B/RI 12 were properly entrenched there & would have inflicted heavy casualties on the Brits. Also Argie GHQ should have employed all or part of the Ranger-type RI 25 & her A, B, D & E Companies against San Carlos, the British march to Kent or in the final battles for Stanley.

[@japhfo]

@@magicpretender5777 "Still the Royal Marines suffered 10 KIAs & 50 WIAs taking both positions " 45 Cdo: 4 fatal casualties on Two Sisters. 42 Cdo: 1 fatal casualty taking Mount Harriet. Total 5. All other Royal Marine fatal casualties were suffered in air attacks on rear area or shipping. They would be unlikley to accept responsibility for the damage to HMS Glamorgan. Describing losses at Goose Green and Mount Longdon as "crippling" might tend to hyperbole given that both positions were taken and held and 2 PARA did it all over again on Wireless Ridge.

[@sirg8569]

​@@markaxworthy2508Conscriptos siendo bombardeados en ataques aéreos por semanas. Enfrentándose a tropas de élite. Además de que los argentinos estaban superados en numero. 2 meses para ganar unas islitas. 14 horas para ganar un montecito como lo es longdon. Utilizando Stingers y Blowpipes a más no poder.

[@Bredaxe]

I take issue with her trench foot comment. Ground troops suffered from it from the time men fought in rain and snow. WW2, Korea, Vietnam and the Falklands were not exempt.

[@grahamkeates1496]

Army issue boots then were naff. Many of the Paras and Commandos bought their own better quality. Some, as I had issued Canadian rubber overboots which made a big difference but not ideal for Yomping.

[@NACHOOFF]

Is quite hard to watch an unbiased war documentary those days, however this one is one if those, thanks.

[@oscarbosio9881]

Fue muy difícil, lo dicen los mismos veteranos de guerra británicos. Es el conflicto armado que por su duración le costó mas bajas por día a los británicos. Pero la historia la cuenta solo el que gana. Saludos.

[@oscarbosio9881]

@Nevrast Nadie lucho por los Dictadores, luchaban por su tierra y cuando hundian una nave gritaban " viva la patria carajo" ( esta todo grabado) no viva Galtieri. Dias antes de la guerra toda Argentina se manifestó pidiendo que se vayan y tras Malvinas fue el unico pais que los juzgó y condenó, en el resto de Sudamérica siguieron con poder, acá nadie los quería Nadie peleó por ellos, otra cosa es que la guerra la provocaron, pero el reclamo de Malvinas se remonta desfe 1833 no desde 1982.

[@gilanbarona9814]

I was 10 when this made the evening news. Ten years later, as a junior officer in my country's military, I was studying this campaign. Today, I am remembering it. Thanks for this video and all the others.

[@ifcdirector]

This is great. I am glad to see the great care taken to preserve the gear and uniform from the war.

[@rv.o.9186]

Love this channel. One small note: @3:54 " . . . trench foot, which nobody had seen since WWI . . . " Trench foot was a major cause of US casualties in WW2, both in the winter campaigns in Italy, and in the Ardennes.

[@iwashere2370]

And in Vietnam war but was called jungle rot. I think the documentary meant nobody in the British army

[@Nooziterp1]

Ah yes the infamous DMS (direct moulded sole) boots. Apart from the treaded rubber soles they were basically the same as worn in both world wars. Mainly due to the unsewn tongues they took in water badly, and in the conditions men's feet never had the chance to dry out. Hence trench foot. They were replaced not long after by more modern (and water resistant) high boots.

[@sebacabregu]

@@iwashere2370 Im argentinean, the key fact in this war was the education (military history education). Argentina goverment at that time didn´t remember that Britain never leave a territory without a fight, it´s a Nation that has been in war from his origins. Also NATO, US and UK were in need of a military garrison in South Atlantic in the middle of Cold War against Soviet Union at 1981. UK made Georgias Islands incident who bring the war. The Arg. Armed Forces had training since 1950 to fight against a continental neighbour country because of sovereignty issues and also to fight against Terrorism Revolutionary Marxism who overpassed Security Forces, Federal Justice and Laws in Argentina, and every single Force (Army, Navy and Air Force) had his own rules and they weren´t excercised frecuently as a doctrine conjunction. Because of all that the Arg. Armed Forces were not prepared entirely to fight in a winter insular war against a NATO country just like UK in 1982, even though his Air Force, Naval Aviation, Marines, Navy special forces, Army special reconnaissance forces, and Arg. Army Artillery had good performance even admitted by top commanders of UK like Woodward, Moore and Thompson. Greetings.

[@benm1308]

@@sebacabregu Not fully sure if this is what you're implying but the US didn't actually support the British fighting to regain control of the islands. Reagan told Thatcher to leave it.

[@johnearle1]

I did a 10 day winter warfare exercise once. I had trench foot so bad I wobbled on my feet. They had swelled about an inch. The pain after my soles completely peeled was hellish.

[@robertstenn1350]

This has been a really great series, part of me will be sad when it's finished. The Imperial War Museum has done an excellent job covering an incredibly influential although often overlooked war.

[@MrBruh-yb9qi]

Then, the vegans are going at the wrong musseums

[@truckerfromreno]

It's not over ooked at all. It's one of the most talked about examined wars of the 20th century.

[@newellgirl]

Thank you IWM for showing actual battle artifacts which provide context...have really enjoyed listening to the many oral histories about the Falklands War on your website..that are untarnished by modern day perceptions..really enjoyed the series...thank you

[@angelacooper2661]

I well remember the Falklands War and was in my first year at senior school. My twelfth birthday came just days before the war ended and forty years later, celebrated my fifty second birthday. Takes me back to life growing up!

[@God-dt7om]

Brilliant documentary. Thank you

[@m0270h00]

I remember watching the war unfold as 10yr old, I remember being shocked when our RN ships were sunk. In 1989 I joined the Royal Navy, serving my country made be proud, and during my time I met many vets of the war, who were always humble, and respectful of those who fought and lost their lives in order to free islands and its people.

[@garethoneill5676]

I joined the RNR in 1991 and served on the River Class minesweepers. One of our PO(MW) had served in the Falklands (actually unusual to get an actual RN MW rating among our ranks) and he regaled us with stories about how they had been sent down in fishing trawlers with sweep equipment bolted onto them. They even broke into the ship's stores and used all the assorted tins of paint to create ad hoc dazzle camouflage. They were sent to one of the bays to the south to clear mines as part of a diversion tactic. Apparently the whole time they were operating there they were being watched by Argentinian lookouts who thought they were actually their own minelayers placing mines to thwart a landing. The area even had those ad hoc land based exocets on trucks watching over the bay.

[@robertfisher461]

Proud of what? Enslavement of other countries for centuries? Theft of natural resources? Brutalization of societies?

[@sansr8949]

"Free the islands and its people" Im pretty sure the islands were free because literally almost nobody was living there

[@TheCatBilbo]

Same age as me then. I vividly remember an assembly at Junior school, the morning after a RN ship was sunk. One teacher made a remark to another which I heard, the children seemed very subdued & she didn't know what was wrong with us. I wanted to tell her that we understood what had happened & that's why we were quiet. Adults sometimes underestimate children & how much they know.

[@ELGRANDIRECTORTECNICO]

Islas usurpadas

[@BotHeroMaster]

the one i was waiting for i know many veterans from the war and you did them justice well done

[@victorfinberg8595]

You do say it, but not necessarily strongly enough. 1) The ground forces the British sent were the best of the best: Commandos, Paras, Guards, and Gurkhas. 2) Certainly the Commandos train for exactly those types of terrain and weather conditions, as well as forced marches ... and that's just to get past their basic training.

[@RoastbeefenFrance]

Not forgetting the SAS and the SBS

[@Nooziterp1]

And they were facing what was for the most part an army of conscripts who didn't want to be there. In fact I have heard that a lot of Argentinian units were not told they were going to the Falklands. They were told they were going somewhere within Argentina for an exercise. I think that if they were told they were going to war they would have mutinied.

[@sirg8569]

@@Nooziterp1 Todos sabían y todos los que pelearon lo hicieron por su patria.

[@Dourkan]

@@Nooziterp1 The best part of the argentinian army was guarding the southern frontier with chile for fear of an invasion. Everyone sent to Malvinas was a conscript.

[@markhamer7220]

@@Dourkan Not true. There were a lot of conscripts but there were also professional Argentinian marines fighting in the Falklands. They put up solid resistance.

[@ianrodgers5178]

My uncle was on HMS Yarmouth, please remember they were in the thick of the fighting as well. Could not have won without the royal navy

[@ii8215]

This episode was about the land forces. I would assume they have an episode for the air and sea forces.

[@artyzinn7725]

A great summary of the conflict. There are several docs on youtube about the war the came out just a few years after the actual war. The stories by the commanders, troops and survivors, still fresh, are startling and worth a view. The docs can range from 1-3 hours long. For example, the yomping of gear for miles, lack of water, and dysentery of many troops and then going into an attack after the long march puts the effort into perspective.

[@calebshonk5838]

The Argentinean Air Force decision to hit the ships wasn't the wrong decision. The troops were already ashore at that point and no amount of bombing them would change that and the Argees probably knew that. But if they destroy the ships, they can limit or even cut off the British ability to resupply and reinforce their troops, in addition to destroying whatever equipment is still on board. Conversely, if the Argee AF had focused on the land forces, then it doesn't matter if their troops can defeat the British land forces because they'll just bring more later on.

[@darkhobo]

Bro. Youre talking about stopping the British Navy. I hear they got a few ships.

[@readhistory2023]

@@darkhobo The US is the only country that can do heavy sea lift operations currently. Everyone else is so so including Russia and China. The Brits currently only have 22 surface warships destroyer class and above and 9 subs. Only 2 of their warships are Albion class. Each of the Albion class ship has a crew of 325 and can accommodate up to 405 troops. Thirty-one large trucks and thirty-six smaller vehicles and main battle tanks can be carried inside the vehicle deck. To disembark troops and vehicles, the vessels are equipped with eight landing craft.can carry troops, but no tanks.

[@recur9245]

yeah man my dad said them pilots were hitting the right targets

[@gavins9846]

@@darkhobo You want to time-travel back to the war to give pilots your ideas?

[@alternativebassist]

By focusing almost exclusively on ships though, they allowed the troops to set up a beach head and seize positions much more quickly. If they had kept the troops more pinned down it would have reduced Britain’s momentum and potentially given Argentina the initiative.

[@sartainja]

Superb presentation. One of the best on I watched on the war. 👍

[@vadokunvot]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for the armed forces of Great Britain. Again and again through the history, they have shown that they are among the best of the best. Greetings and respect from Sweden.

[@jsatish1974]

They are really efficient. They cover up all their crimes very well.

[@theimperialfistsspacemarin3050]

@@jsatish1974 damm right we do unlike our little brother America

[@vlms5893]

They are very efficient persecuting and abusing the unvaccinated.

[@user-ne3yk3pc8s]

@@jsatish1974 god just shut up

[@challyho2u244]

Well we have got centuries of years fighting wars and plus Viking blood mixed into that 👍

[@julianlineham]

Superb series, thank you. Bravery all around…

[@stevenjoy3537]

The BBC should have been prosecuted for giving the surprise away

[@adrianbalboa5353]

The BBC couldn't do anything without the ok of the British government

[@skadoink1736]

@@adrianbalboa5353 I think you misunderstand the relationship between the UK Gov and the BBC. Thing is, this was really the first time for embedded journalists in forces at war with essentially real time communications. Their thought processes were that of a decade or so before - it was ignorance. Fast forward to GW1 and a lot of these issues had been recognized and the video game warfare entertainment mass media industry got started in full swing.

[@nigeh5326]

How did the BBC get the info was it through official channels or was it a leak by a civil servant or politician? That would need to be assertained first by an enquiry. Given that nothing much was done I would suspect it may have been a leak from government that would have been an embarrassment to Mrs T at a time when she was making political capital from the victory

[@rogerpattube]

@@adrianbalboa5353 Stated so confidently but also ignorantly.

[@nigelpilgrim4232]

@@rogerpattube Its a good job the argies did not believe the information & thought it was fake !!!! Colonel H jobes was not to happy about the BBC though .

[@slick4401]

Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones was a hero of the highest degree. Respect from Argentina.

[@UkDave3856]

I was stationed briefly with some lads from 2 BTN SG, some of those were veterans of Tumbledown. They were some of the hardest (and funniest) men I’ve ever met in my life

[@stephenbrooklyn7945]

My pen pal was in that ian boyd 2nd btn scots gaurds i was in junior school at time now 48 found out he suuffered ptsd bad and ended as a drunked but still a hero in my eyes

[@chrisscott4766]

Good programme. Why were the BBC not prosecuted for leaking British intelligence to the Argentines' they cost the lives' of our troops and could of cost them the war if the Argentines had been a better fighting force. It amazes me that they can be so inept and nothing is done about it because i don't think it was the first time it's happened or the last. Well done to the British lads for a great victory. The day will come when they try again to take the islands. Lets hope our lads have the right equipment and good winter clothing and the equipment is spread around the different ship's.

[@Gszarco94]

As an argentine, i hope this never happen again. I won't support another for war for those islands, and i think that like me, many argentines feel the same way.

[@samrussell9264]

Why weren't the BBC Prosecuted for leaking British Intelligence? Easy answer. No Independent Satillite Communication in 1982: everything goes through MOD Handlers who Vet all information. MOD gives information to BBC BBC: Can we report this? MOD: Yes.

[@someguy3766]

Frankly, another question to ask is why the BBC were made aware of the operation in the first place. While I would place some responsibility on the BBC staff for recklessly broadcasting the plans, I would like to know why the government decided to inform them of a secret operation in advance of it commencing. They had no reason to know, unless the government cared more about getting 'good PR' out asap to reassure voters than they did about the secrecy and success of the operation.

[@nigeh5326]

@@someguy3766 leaks occur all the time in politics.

[@rogerpattube]

@@someguy3766 There's no pleasing some people.

[@stewartellinson8846]

A well presented and thoughtful series that does a good job of explaining how the war was fought. In a relatively short piece it's impossible to give the level of technical detail that many armchair soldiers would like, but it manages to maintain a good balance of all the elements. I'd very much like to see a similar presentation from the Argentinian side - how does Argentina remember the war today? is it something that's seen as a mistake, something that's hidden or something that's seen as a contested piece of history? I have seen that some in Argentina still seek to present the Falklands as a live issue and wonder how much support they enjoy in the nation as a whole; is it something people still worry about or are they a fringe group?

[@koke2876]

As an Argentinian, in my country, the war and the islands controversy is a subject that everybody knows about and it is a very big feeling in everybody's heart. I will answer your questions: * Argentina remembers the war as an unnecessary conflict but fought mostly by heroes who defended the national interest risking their lives. And they will be grateful until the last day of their lives, when an Argentine meets a veteran he is able to give all his support in gratitude. * The war is not something hidden, argentinians are very interested in knowing about it. * The part where you say that "it is a disputed piece of history" is correct, even though all Argentines know about the war, not everyone thinks the same, because of the disinformation on TV and the bad teachings of the educational system of the past generations. Thanks to the internet and the possibility of researching on their own there are many people who see the real story behind the war, without propaganda and disinformation. * The Falkland Islands is really a very lively issue in the Argentine society and has the support of most of the people in the country. People care about it but in an indirect and peaceful way. There is no place to think about wars in this country. Finally, although there was a conflict in the past, the British are very dear people in Argentina and with very deep historical ties. The Welsh and the Falklanders in Patagonia, and the technology of the trains brought to the country. Many British people helped this country to grow throughout our history and that will never be forgotten. This was a unique and respectful war fought by gentlemen from both sides, under the same religion. There may have been a conflict between nations but most of the people who fought in this war did their duty without hatred. My respects to the military on both sides. People learn from their past and this will never happen again. Rest in peace for all the lives lost in this conflict.

[@latch9781]

Here's a kids cartoon with english subs from Argentina kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnq9amR8gM1joMU Here is the same cartoon with meme, yet still fairly accurate subtitles kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHzOlIemeNqlbck

[@juanma9868]

It's remembered as a desperate move from the military junta to save their asses and basically distract everybody from their misery (people were really REALLY pissed off and a revolution was around the corner) Funnily enough, this was their nail in the coffin, when the war was lost, now basically everyone wanted them to be removed, and a big chunk wanted also to put their heads in pikes ...

[@miketackabery7521]

@@koke2876 I'm not used to seeing comments like this from Argentinians. Thoughtful, respectful, and realistic. God bless you and yours!

[@m_fredi9549]

@@miketackabery7521 most reasonable people dont comment much on videos about Malvinas. So you are, sadly, quite likely to find nacionalistic driven idi*ts

[@hellblueboy4]

Having a cup of tea with your enemy after accepted their surrender. This is one of the most british thing I have heard.

[@planetcaravan2925]

They shouldve drank their blood

[@martin128]

That was so good presentation, with even showing the uniform thinness.

[@nothing-tl8kl]

my grandfather was one of the gurkhas who faught in Falkland

[@nigeh5326]

Hope he has had a long and happy retirement thanks from Britain and apologies for the bloody awful way the Gurkhas have been treated in the past when not given the same rights and rewards that other British servicemen have recieved.

[@briton3851]

Gurkhas are legendary in the UK, your grandfather is honoured here.

[@shockmeoff5505]

We are so proud of our gurkha's

[@bikeyspice]

We love the gurkhas

[@nathanieong6212]

@@nigeh5326 it was the Nepal government’s request to not grant Gurkhas British citizenship.

[@magicpretender5777]

"The Paratroopers later grudgingly admitted that the Argies had fought well, they had been told that most of the Argentines were poorly trained conscripts. But after Goose Green the tough soldiers of 2 PARA had to admit that the Argies had been tenacious and deadly, they warned their comrades in the Royal Marines to expect a tough fight ahead." (The Best Way Out, R. Scott Morris, p, 195, 2020)

[@angloaust1575]

It wasnt like arnhem up against two ss panzer divisions!

[@lunatunauk3100]

The difference was that our soldiers marched 30 miles and still fought better and more ferociously, and as professional soldiers had the training and will to beat anyone at that stage in history.

[@rodrigoquiroga8590]

@@angloaust1575 Arnhem as well as the whole Market Garden Op was due to Monty´s sensless ambition to end the war for Xmas. There were almost two allied para divisions, brits and polish, against two SS panzer div.

[@rodrigoquiroga8590]

@@lunatunauk3100 Although I highly respect the two para battalions actions in the Malvinas-Falklands conflict, it was a struggle between first class elite troops, very well armed, supplied and supported by naval/field artillery & air attacks , against two conscript regiments poorly armed, supplied and supported, who were in terrible mental and physical state, after two horrible months, starving in those frozen foxholes. Even then, those 19 years old gauchos fought respectably and in many cases even heroically. Therefore it can not be said that the paras performance in that conflict was amongst the best of its history. Fond regards !

[@blue-pi2kt]

@@rodrigoquiroga8590Being an elite soldier gives you an edge. It doesn't make you invulnerable.

[@motojojo_]

I have an issue with description of the para smock. “It’s thin” Well, yes, it’s thin because it’s designed to be layered, makes it more suited to different environments. The heavy wooly jumper you’d wear underneath would provide the warmth, the smock keeps the jumper from getting wet (and had an obscene amount of pockets)

[@mirandahotspring4019]

Absolutely, I still have mine and it also came with a nylon quilted sleeveless vest for insulation. The vest was worn over the woolly pully.

[@japhfo]

" the smock keeps the jumper from getting wet" I dont think a DPM smock ever kept anything from getting wet. The lining was often removed so that it would at least dry out more quickly. Not that Brig Wilson had much risk of getting wet. He caused much mirth sashaying round in green wellies and a red beret while the troops issue DMS boots fell apart on contact wth water. Somewhat.

[@williamduncan5679]

Great job lads thanks for saving these people of the Falklands❤️❤️👍👌🇬🇧

[@remittanceman4685]

I would argue that the Argentine decision to attack the ships and not the landing force was not a huge mistake. Indeed I would say it was a very logical decision for the Argentine commanders to make. They knew that 3 Commando Brigade was totally dependent on the ships in San Carlos Water. If they could sink enough of those ships the forces ashore were helpless. Sinking ships was also probably easier than doing what the Royal Marines and Paras were going to have to do - walk across the Falklands with all their kit and artillery to attack elite soldiers in entrenched positions. But with no food, no ammunition and no means of transport the Brits would be screwed. Five of Britain's best infantry battalions would be cut off thousands of miles from home. That would have been a disaster for the British. We should be very grateful that the RN and the Sea Harriers managed to keep the British losses in ships to a number below the disaster threshold.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Yeah, in the end I don't think anyone back home really understood quite how tight it got.........

[@hiwayman981]

I think you're correct; indeed, it was precisely because of such a ship being sunk, the Atlantic Conveyor, that the R.M.'s/Para's had to make that "yomp" across east Falkland in the first place, having originally intended to use helicopter transport.

[@celdur4635]

The Argentinians had conscripts not elite troops, those were facing the Chilean border.

[@remittanceman4685]

They did have some elite troops on the Falklands too, though probably not as many as the two brigades the Brits had. But the makeup of the Argentine forces would have guided Gen Menendez's hand. The Marines and Paras battled to march across the Falklands, weaker Argentine conscripts probably wouldn't have managed that feat. And they certainly wouldn't have been able to fight a battle at the end.

[@Axispaw1]

They decided to attack the ships because, like the rest of the world including the USA, *no one* even considered the yomp as it was too difficult. No one accept the Brits, of course.

[@Androidonator]

This is what I have been waiting for!

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

If this interests you theres a really good documentary done by the army on youtube about it all, 3 hours or so with interviews with the commanding officers done at the time. Its called The Falklands War- The Land Battle

[@Draxzz.]

As an argentine it doesnt matter to me if people here says that the soldiers were fighting for their rightfull land and not for the dictatorship, people tend to forget that the reason we fought at all was because the dictatorship needed to do something to remain in power, and they choose to wage an unnecesary war. I give my thanks to the U.K. for winning, had they lose we would've been in a U.S. backed dictatorship for more years instead of a democracy (and a really bad one at that) May the lives of those who died on both sides rest in peace La guerra es el infierno Viva la libertad carajo

[@jakezywek6852]

I'm British, I worked with an Argentine chef in a kitchen. Great guy, actually a lot nicer than a lot of The British people in the kitchen. We were both interested in playing guitar and music.

[@ChristianAuditore14]

That worked well for you, are you eating dogs yet?

[@Draxzz.]

@@ChristianAuditore14 The wonders of Peronism, you forgot to include cats as well

[@rodrigodog3872]

We South Americans served as puppets, satelities for americans dictatorships. When its a dictatorship that helps a country (Lybia) to be sucessful its taken down, destroyed and demonized (because its third way was too much dangerous for american influence over the world). Or when its a dictatorship constructed to free themselves of their masters (Cuba, wich was previously an american and cosa nostra backed dictatorship) its also demonized and sanctioned for ETERNITY... yet the world says nothing, its "communists" , its dictatorship so its ok. But when its a whole continent transformed into a general dictatorship area influenced and owned by American interests its OK, still dictatorships wich they like to talk bad about, but ok and permissible. but dont try it to free your country of your masters, thats is wrong, you have to act under their imperialism, like a good puppet.

[@tomriley5790]

Yes people forget this, it nearly worked too. Similarly in the UK people forget that the British Government could have avoided the war. All in all the invasion could and should have been detered, it's a shame that two countries that were such good friends ended up in a war and so many people died.

[@stephenhazeldene7719]

So proud of these men

[@54mgtf22]

Greatly enjoying the series. Love your work 👍

[@Free-Bodge79]

This is a great set of videos. All credit to the people that brought it to us. More so to the men that were there. Hardcore as they come. One love to the IWM. and everybody that served in her majesty's armed services. !!👊💛👍

[@JamesHartnell]

It didn't hurt that the Argentinians decided to invade a place with exactly the same terrain as the training areas where Junior & Senior Infantry NCO's, Officers and the UK's Special Forces train - Mid-wales - Elan Valley, Sennybridge (SENTA) & the rest of the Brecon Beacons. Outstanding effort by the British Forces - a key reason why I joined up 6 years later.

[@soupbread7039]

And not too different to parts of Northern Ireland either. Plenty of experience with cold, boggy hills.

[@HolyRomanEmpire962-1806]

Yeah, where most people live is a template farmland with temperatures reaching from -2 to 35, even in the southern parts the climate is far drier.

[@sebacabregu]

Im argentinean, the key fact in this war was the education (military history education). Argentina goverment at that time didn´t remember that Britain never leave a territory without a fight, it´s a Nation that has been in war from his origins. Also NATO, US and UK were in need of a military garrison in South Atlantic in the middle of Cold War against Soviet Union at 1981. UK made Georgias Islands incident who bring the war. The Arg. Armed Forces had training since 1950 to fight against a continental neighbour country because of sovereignty issues and also to fight against Terrorism Revolutionary Marxism who overpassed Security Forces, Federal Justice and Laws in Argentina, and every single Force (Army, Navy and Air Force) had his own rules and they weren´t excercise frecuently as a doctrine conjunction. Because of all that the Arg. Armed Forces were not prepared entirely to fight in a winter insular war against a NATO country just like UK in 1982, even though his Air Force, Naval Aviation, Marines, Navy special forces, Army special reconnaissance forces, and Arg. Army Artillery had good performance even admitted by top commanders of UK like Woodward, Moore and Thompson. Greetings!

[@guillermocamacho3198]

No se invade lo que es de uno

[@1616jaime]

@JMO Winters are rough but even Brecon in the Summer has its suprises lol. It seems to have its own weather system. I was based up the road from there in Chepstow, so it was our go to.

[@paulpaul93]

So sad for the loss of life as always. Nothing ever changes.

[@rodrigoquiroga8590]

MANY CONGRATS !! I m argentine historian specialized on the Malvinas conflict and quiet frankly, before this film I ve never seen such an objective british description of the facts. All the best

[@moonmanmoonman6265]

Is it true that the Falklands where discovered and claimed by the British hundreds of years before Argentina was even Argentina?

[@rodrigoquiroga8590]

@@moonmanmoonman6265 Apparently The Malvinas/Falklands islands were discovered by a portuguese sailor, Américo Vespucio. Further reports said that they were discovered by spaniards, dutch, english or french expeditioners. In a word, quiet frankly, Who knows..? However what is confirmed nowdays is that the first permanent settlers were french sailors from Saint-Malo, hence the original name Malouines. One century later. in the early XVIII century, it was claimed by Spain and finally recovered 50 years afterwards in 1748. In 1820 the argentine government, succesor of the spanish colonial viceroy, sent the first argentine governor. In 1833 the archipielago was invaded and conquered by a british naval expedition, and the argentine authorities & shepperds expelled. Highlander Scott shepperds were established there, and the isles became part of the Commonwealth despite the fact that each year, ever since, Argentina claims its property. I hope the story results useful. Best regards

[@moonmanmoonman6265]

@@rodrigoquiroga8590 The Falkland Islands, located about 300 miles off the southern tip of Argentina, had long been claimed by the British. British navigator John Davis may have sighted the islands in 1592, and in 1690 British Navy Captain John Strong made the first recorded landing on the islands, but thanks for the History afterwards and kind regards 🇬🇧💪👍

[@rodrigoquiroga8590]

@@moonmanmoonman6265 There are at least 3 Brits who claimed to be the discoverers, plus various Spaniards, Dutch, Portuguese, and so on...

[@littleshep5502]

@@rodrigoquiroga8590 the difference being that the Falklands started appearing as the Falklands on maps as early as 1702

[@mickyday2008]

Balls of absolute steel. Amazing

[@yegenek]

This was during the cold-war period when British Army was in a constant alert, regularly trained and equipped for a much much greater treat. The imminent Soviet invasion in Europe. Add this to the fact that they were one of the two most experienced armies in amphibious landing and over-sea operations with the experience WWI, WWII, Korea, Malaya, Africa etc ... 8000 miles is no big matter for them, in fact despite their inexperience Argentina put up a good fight .

[@bossogg6915]

I had the honour of working with a Radio operator from 2 Para he was the RO for Major Chris Keeble and took the fateful radio call "Sunray Down" at Goose Green.

[@Desstrik]

American here. RESPECT to the British, and other soldiers and personnel in the UK fighting forces, that took part! 👍🏻

[@anthonygreen2100]

How come Two Sisters hardly ever gets a mention! I was there and it boils my piss that the action is just brushed aside. It was a tough, arduous fight. Zoe Wannamaker once narrated a documentary and called Four Commando, 'Four Five, Marines' - it dropped 'Royal' which was a gross discourtesy. These documentary makers need to get some proper research done. It isn't '3rd Brigade' either, it's 3rd Commando Brigade.

[@jaymac7203]

What an interesting and well made documentary 👏

[@darrinwebber4077]

I was in USMC at Camp Lejeune NC then. Had opportunity to interact with some of the Royal Marines when they briefly stopped on way to Falklands. Those are some real B.A.M.F.s Losing is not an option for them. Semper Fi.

[@2daybmine]

Losing was not an option but being an idiot clearly was

[@upthebees]

I'm in my mid 60's. One of my friends is ex- Royal Marines of that era. the happiest, based retired guy you'd ever meet. Going for a bike ride and coffee on Friday.

[@japhfo]

"the Royal Marines when they briefly stopped on way to Falklands." It is possible those Royal Marines might have been a little bit lost

[@CokaRolla]

I had no idea the falklands war was this deadly for both sides.. I’m so glad I watched this

[@McYeroc]

Less than 1000 soldiers dead combined. Not very deadly.

[@cuentaprincipal3225]

well it's a short war and none of the sides is russia

[@danglingdave1787]

@@McYeroc it was over quick but still a sketchy battle mate.

[@littleshep5502]

@@McYeroc well, officially that is. Look into reports of Argentina scrubbing casualties

[@tuff9486]

@@littleshep5502 It is said both sides hid casualties, but the fact is that not that many died. More people died on both sides from PTSD after the war than from the bullets of the enemy

[@beachcomberbloke462]

Thank you so much IWM for such a detailed analysis of the conflict.from the clothes they wore to the weaponry used.As in all wars no one really wins.

[@SirPrzybol]

Great content 👍

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

‘Only one Chinook survived’ the legend that is Bravo November was born.

[@maverick4177]

Colonel H jones charge was all the more reckless as Captain David Wood his second in command had also just been killed, leaving 2 para without command briefly, i agree that it’s the ultimate courage to do what he did and the reasons for it, but had it not been for the true spirit of paras this could have all gone very badly wrong David was my dads mate and a family friend, his loss has been felt ever since

[@paul68z]

Very sad and made 100 times worse because it was an action for political not strategic reasons and then made worse still by the BBC leaking news of the attack. Dreadful.

[@davidpnewton]

Jones was a dreadful CO that night. Had he survived he deserved to be cashiered for his "leadership".

[@havennewbowtow8835]

Had a mate in 2 Para, he told me half the company knew Jones was going medal hunting. He said the NCOs kept the casualty numbers down due to their professionalism and experience.

[@japhfo]

Captain Wood was the battalion Adjutant. Major Chris Keeble was second in command and back with main tactical headquarters, securely placed in case anything happened to the CO, which in the light of Lt Col Jones personality was perhaps a higher probability than in other units.

[@keithmcgarrigle8921]

They made a mistake, there was an opertunity for them while waiting the task force to arrive. They could of transported more ammunition, food, and cold weather gear. When there are 10,000 novices in charge of their lack of training, low food, and ammo. it would run out. Our boys did us proud thank you.

[@dellawrence4323]

The valuable lesson that Argentinia learned in the Falklands is that it is unwise to pick a fight with the heavyweight champion of the World even after she has gone into semi retirement.

[@mrwri]

It was a complex process involving being better in every concievable way.

[@minsapint8007]

When I heard that Argentina had captured the Falklands I immediately thought that it was so far away that we would never be able to win it back. So it was superb achievement by our military to succeed despite the interference of the politicians, which I did not know about.

[@voiceofreason162]

The BBC were worse. Correspondents attended top-secret briefings then couldn't wait to get the information out fast enough. That cost lives. I question the government of the day for letting in an organisation more at war with Britain than any organisation since. Even to this day, they are antiBritish in every department. Controls on ship were closely watched. Everything put out was vetted. If they didn't like it, the UK is thata way. Hence the famous, "I counted them all out and counted them all back." We didn't allow them to broadcast numbers.

[@wernerschneider4460]

It was thanks to Margaret Thatcher that you got it back. John Major would have done nothing.

[@ahoosifoou4211]

@@wernerschneider4460 A cold bunch of rocks

[@nico2292]

Your politicians were a complete failure of human beings just like the argentinian ones, both used the war just to increase their own approval ratings, the conflict could have been avoided with better result for both and also previous history to the conflict shows that Argentina and the UK were good business partners, now enemies ..

[@rodrigodog3872]

@@ahoosifoou4211 yea, but pawns who would dearly sacrifice themselves for politicians and a piece of cloth (a flag) thinks that its about "honor", when in reality its just about keeping rich people rich and greed.

[@rimshot2270]

A battle-hardened, experienced army trained by warriors with years of combat experience. Opposing them, was an army of conscripts that had never seen a single gunfight, led and trained by martinets who only knew how to march. It was no contest from the start.

[@ghotio1927]

battle hardened ? what battles did the British legally and morally take part in prior to Falklands ?

[@rimshot2270]

@@ghotio1927 Ulster and battles in the Middle East. You sound like a leftist.

[@Alf763]

@@ghotio1927 who cares if they’re legal or moral, combat is combat and it’s all experience

[@sebastianschonfeld3446]

Argentina envío soldados conscriptos poco entrenados por dejar sus mejores tropas resguardando la Patagonia. Era posible que Chile atacará por la retaguardia o permitiera el paso de tropas Britanicas. Argentina no creía que se llegara a la guerra y muchas unidades fueron con armamento de desfile, sin armas pesadas. Sino en los últimos días se trasladaron un par de cañones 155. Tampoco las tropas contaban con visores nocturnos ( luego del primer combate en Goose Green, por las fuertes perdidas sufridas, los ataques británicos siempre fueron nocturnos. Ellos si disponían de visores nocturnos en cantidad). Los británicos contaron con sus mejores tropas y comandos, más tecnología, lanzacohetes y misiles Milán a discreción, apoyo de fuego naval y aéreo. No obstante, sufrieron mucho para imponerse a los "inexpertos" soldados conscriptos argentinos. A punto tal, que no lograron imponer una rendición incondicional a esa guarnición. No nos parecieron muy expertos guerreros los británicos por las siguientes razones: No pudieron proteger su flota y sufrieron severas perdidas, los buques de defensa antiaerea fueron bombardeados con bombas de caída libre, nunca pudieron mantener el bloqueo ( nuestros aviones Hércules operaron hasta última hora), nunca pudieron destruir la pista aérea ni el radar principal de Puerto Argentino ( ni con Harriers, Vulcan ni fuego naval ), planificaron un solo ataque a una base continental argentina y fracasaron rotundamente (operación Mikado), nunca lograron establecer las áreas donde nuestros aviones realizaban reabastecmiento en vuelo, la flota fue sorprendida una y otra vez. No Picnic.

[@oscarbosio9881]

Te respondo. Esos reclutas como llamas le opusieron una gran resistencia a los usurpadores de Malvinas. Fue le conflicto armado que por su duración le ocasionó una de las mayores pérdidas de vidas por día a los británicos en toda la historia.Esos reclutas en los combates directos sufrieron unas 300 perdidad de vidas, pero le ocasionaron 270 a los británicos, o sea que no hubo tanta diferencia entre "reclutas" y fuerzas profesionales, llenas de tecnología y que contaban con poderosos aliados y colaboracionistas vecinos. Te recuerdo que el resto de las bajas argentinas ( 323) se dieron de una sola ves, en un solo omento , en el hundimiento del Belgrano fuera de la zona de exclusión. Ese ejrecito , mal entrenado, mal preparado, hizo que los británicos regresen a su pais sin ocho naves que quedaron en el fondo del mar y el 70% de ellas tocadas por el ejercito argentino, y provocaron que al día de hoy ya haya mas de 200 suicidios de ex combatientes británicos, no porque haya sido un paseo.

[@Twirlyhead]

Many in the Commando Brigade doubted if the soldiers of the Infantry Brigade were entirely up to the task but they performed well at Tumbledown etc,. Good soldiers.

[@Sabelzahnmowe]

Nice series. One thing I would add is that the mistake of the Argentinian Airforce was to not to focus their attacks on the transport and logistics ships. Attacking the land forces by air wouldn't have achieved much. I mean above the attacks on Ajax Bay.

[@joelwillems4081]

They did discuss that in the previous episode about the air war. Even without focusing their attention on the landing craft, the Argentinians still did significant damage there. The British weren't going to retake the islands with harriers or destroyers. They needed boats on the ground. Denying that should have been the entire focus of the Argentine military.

[@misterbonzoid5623]

@@joelwillems4081 'boots' on the ground?

[@peterburry2531]

They succeeded in destroying the helicopters that would've made troop deployment far less arduous, and victory a much swifter affair.

[@Sabelzahnmowe]

@@peterburry2531 yes, but that was very much not intended :)

[@bobsmith5185]

I didn’t think that the BBC could ever have been worse than it is today, but (presumably unintentionally) publicizing an impending British military attack takes the cake. Everyone involved should have been fired & charged with whatever crimes possible. Those responsible should have made restitution to all hurt soldiers or to the kin of any who were killed.

[@barracuda6900]

It was during the director-generalship of Alisdair Milne. The father of Seumas Milne, head of strategy and communications to Jeremy Corbyn, defender of Putin, and arch-traitor to his country. Ought to tell you something.

[@micksmithson6724]

Whoever it was that briefed the BBC should have been prosecuted for treason

[@FHIPrincePeter]

If it was today it would have been much much worse.

[@chaosXP3RT]

"I hate newspapermen... I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are." - General William T. Sherman

[@paulwusteman1094]

The BBC is Progressive Woke Central . To be objective is, in their eyes, an abandonment of their mission to remove any views that do not correspond to theirs. It has to go - let the 100,000 Guardian readers fund it.

[@shogunzac]

You didn’t mention Sapper Hill.. that was the last battle, actually on the day of the surrender.. and it was the small contingent of Royal Marines from C company who were dropped too close to the Argentine positions and had no choice but to do a frontal charge over a minefield..

[@rodrigoquiroga8590]

It wasn´t a major battle, just a short struggle. There was less than an argentine marine platoon there, destinated to cover the BIM 5 retreatment to Stanley for few hours.

[@shogunzac]

@@rodrigoquiroga8590 Still worth a mention of a sentence or two, it’s the least the guys who were there deserve. People still died and were wounded there.

[@rodrigoquiroga8590]

@@shogunzac Many thanks then for the mention. Kind regards

[@blue_rackham]

05:31 that's a lovely all terrain motorcycle. Any clue regarding the make and model of this motorcycle? Is that an Armstrong MT500 or 350?

[@littleshep5502]

Cam-Am bombardier

[@nickcage1991]

My dad fought in this war, Royal Navy Stoker, HMS Dumbarton Castle.

[@csjrogerson2377]

You might have got a few things muddled up. HMS Abdiel was not a minesweeper. She was an MCM command ship and minelayer. She never went to the Falklands. The minesweeping during the conflict was done by MCM11, deepsea trawlers hired from J Marr and Sons and commissioned into RN use. (The only STUFT ships given a commission - HMS' Cordella, Northella, Farnella, Junella and Pict). I was in Cordella. The mines that we swept and subsequently sunk and married units were all subsequently minehunted by Hunt Class MCMVs that relieved us.

[@nickcage1991]

@@csjrogerson2377 you are correct my man i was caught up in the story, he did his training on the Abdiel, and was deployed on a guardship Dumbarton Castle i have edited my comment :)

[@csjrogerson2377]

@@nickcage1991 No worries. Just trying to assist. I was appointed as the Navigator of the Abdiel, but my post got cancelled when the Falklands War erupted. Went to that instead as a Gunnery Officer (small ships) and had Skyhawks to shoot at. I was 21..

[@nickcage1991]

@@csjrogerson2377 damn man that’s pretty freaking cool, thank you for your service Sir.

[@csjrogerson2377]

@@nickcage1991 You are very welcome.

[@ScienceChap]

It amazes me to see a Para smock, which was a very much sought after bit of kit amongst non-Paras when I was serving, being treated with such deference as a museum piece.

[@JammyDodger45]

It amazes me that any non para trained bloke would try and wear a para smock!

[@MC14may]

Even more that it was in fact not a para smock but a early version of a SAS windproof smock...hence the hood.

[@JammyDodger45]

@@MC14may - but it's got press stud pockets not buttons. I've never seen a windproof without buttons.

[@Blobby192]

she also was implying that the colonel only had a smock on to keep warm, forgetting he probably had warm clothes underneath lol

[@ScienceChap]

@@JammyDodger45 🤣 Gucci kit mate. One man's diffy is a another man's buckshee...!

[@robinhughes8822]

I was only a child when this conflict happened,and remember so clearly the footage we where shown and how we where supposed to feel proud when we sunk a ship or a submarine or killed loads of soldiers, Argentina was ruled by a dictatorship and there is nothing better than a war to unite a country so let’s start a war , Maggie thatcher was also loosing in the polls and thought a war would make her some sort of hero , The Falkland loss of lives from both countries is awful, but at the same time your father fought and bless him died for the people of the Falkland Islands and they will forever be grateful , got bless your Dad

[@ataxpayer723]

"We appreciate how many of your troops are behaving...especially those that are surrendering".

[@MAX-rz5yr]

im argentinian (sorry my english sucks) and i actually like this video , this is objectively well done

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

Well you should considering argentina have never owned those Islands and dictators sent kids there under a complete lie that is still pushed by corrupt super inflation nyper inflation coursing money grabbing politicians I love argentin and your national team I have worshipped them from age 6 1978 I have just watch Messi moments ago score 5 vs Estonia I haven't missed a single game at under 20s to full team In decades I love them more likely than a Argentinian could I wore your shirt in 1986 was spat on by a paratrooper I told him like Diego I'm brave your spit will not stop this mirical of a man from winning the world Cup single handed BUT I ALSO KNOW ARGENTINA HAVE NO RIGHT TO THOSE ISLANDS AND THAT ARGENTINA WAS BUILT BY THE BRITISH and are friendship was ruined over nothing STOP VITING IN LEFTIES ARGENTINA SOCIALSM IS DESTROYING YOUR COUNTRY

[@MAX-rz5yr]

@@audie-cashstack-uk4881 yes the socialism is destroying the country and out corrupt politicians too but i disagree about the rights of the islands however i did not came here to discuss with anyone so... thanks for reply and goodnight (its night here xd)

[@gjfjfk]

@@MAX-rz5yr Stop blaming stuff on socialism , blame your politicians if Argentina was a capitalist country it would still have huge poverty and wealth inequality .

[@gjfjfk]

@@MAX-rz5yr Your politicians are corrupt because of this capitalistic worldwide system they are looting a country with abundances of resources for there own personal gains that's basically capitalism .

[@MAX-rz5yr]

@@gjfjfk it woldnt be perfect either no matter what , but if somebody likes socialism i dare that person to come to live in argentina , venezuela or cuba and tell me if they dont prefer to live in a capitalist country :V (again sorry for my english)

[@rvail136]

I'm an American Marine...but the Brits has some of the most superb infantry in the world...the Ghurkas are our equals in every sense...and maybe superior. But the Brits simply outclassed a conscript army in every sense of the word. The Argntines weren't serious as a defensive force. Brit Marines and Paras are as good as any light infantry any where!

[@FHIPrincePeter]

Thank You.

[@jaxastro3072]

@Tw Time1 if the US public could stomach it the US marines alone could turn the Kandahar Province to glass. You live because the devil allows it. So don't get it twisted

[@john-xo9mg]

@Tw Time1 Nope our kindly rules of engagement let the Taliban win..

[@stevenr2463]

Thx mate. See my comment somewhere here. To my memory the Gurkhas in fact solved the problem. But that is not official history. They never got the credit they deserved. Too secret.

[@oscarbosio9881]

Sería bueno informarse antes de comentar . Los mismos ex combatientes británicos, en todas sus reseñas, reportajes, libros, entrevistas, diarios de guerra, sin excepción dicen que los combates fueron durísimos, que los argentinos eran muy tenaces , que ellos creian que eran solo reclutas mal entrenados y se llevaron una gran sorpresa. En los combates donde se enfrentaron directamente ,las bajas fueron casi similares, un poco mas de 300 argentinos y unos 270 británicos, las demás bajas argentinas (323) fallecieron de una sola ves en el cobarde ataque al Belgrano fuera de la zona de exclusión. Los británicos regresaron a su pais sin 8 naves de la Royal Navy que quedaron en el fondo del mar y el 70% de la flota de superficie averiada por la aviación argentina, y de haber explotado el 100% de sus bombas podría haber sido peor para los británicos. También deberías saber que de acuerdo a la duración de conflicto esta fue la guerra donde los británicos sufrieron mas bajas por día. No fue un paseo. Como veras los argentinos si eran serios , muy serios, ya que aparte de luchar contra uno de los ejercitos mas poderosos del mundo como los británicos, estos contaban con el apoyo de la OTAN, EEUU y un pais vecino a Argentina que decía ser neutral y hizo todo lo contrario. Quizas tampoco te enteraste que tras Malvinas ya se han suicidado casi 300 veteranos de guerra británicos y no porque fue un paseo. Para terminar los Gurkhas no intervinieron en ningún combate de Malvinas.

[@05carsm]

You explained it all so well and clearly, thank you

[@bernardmcmahon5377]

My mate was there, he told me bits about what happened, I could tell he must have been very brave and professional, his name is Ged he was in 2 para

[@JjackVideo]

36 kg sounds like a lot and it is, but back in my day we frequently marched with 30+kg kits so it's not as grueling as it sounds. The weather on the other hand is almost inhuman to think about. Those were some touch f-words

[@missourimongoose8858]

Nowadays we actually carry more because of body Armor

[@simodo11]

Very well documented

[@gustavoramella3886]

QUE DIOS TENGA EN SU GLORIA A TODOS LOS SOLDADOS TANTO BRITANICOS COMO ARGENTINOS QUE DIERON SU VIDA EN UN CONFLICTO SIN SENTIDO ALGUNO ..LA JUNTA MILITAR ARGENTINA SOLO QUERIA CONSERVAR SU PODER SIN IMPORTAR LA VIDA DE NADIE

[@williammorley2401]

gustavo ramella, well said, from a Brit.....

[@gustavoramella3886]

@@williammorley2401 it's the harsh reality... see you in qatar

[@guillermocamacho3198]

Se vencian los 150 años de soberania inglesa en 1983. Habia que recuperar la soberania sino perdiamos el reclamo.piratas son los ingleses que le quitaron tierras a todo el mundo.

[@josealbertohudson9547]

Estás equivocado es al revés Margaret Tatcher secretamente convenció a el gobierno de USA a qué a su vez convenza a la junta militar argentina para RECUPERAR LAS ISLAS con el propósito de que ella la primer ministra tener su guerra y perpetuarse en esa función con demasiado poder, siempre Argentina reclamó esas islas y fue el engaño increíble para tal fin.. Debe recordar que USA es parte de la OEA cuyo postulado era q si cualquier país americano era amenazado por potencia extraña al tratado debía actuar pero USA VIOLÓ EL TRATADO Y APOYÓ A UK.

[@anakinsoyo]

Amen

[@tompriestley3133]

+ If the smock was a arctic wind proof it was more than capable to keep the wind out. adding his JWH and dry arctic vest he would have been warm in his command post. I was in the marines down there in 82

[@paulrounding5260]

Hi Tom, didn’t take you for a vest man, those wind proofs were the only decent kit we had, not to mention the winter hat that kept my ears warm.

[@tompriestley3133]

@@paulrounding5260 Paul never wore the vest. gave it to a wet, cold R.E lad just after we came out of the mine field

[@paulrounding5260]

@@tompriestley3133 could have done with a wet suit on that yomp upto the top of Challenger

[@FHIPrincePeter]

He had a Para Smock, so not Artic wind proof.

[@josephwarra5043]

God Bless those Brave young men who fought, bled and died for us, may the Lord keep them and Bless them always. Amen.

[@cryptohornbill9658]

I doubt God is fascist wanker lol.

[@thePronto]

Brig. Wilson was not a Para, he was commissioned into the Light Infantry. He had 2 and 3 Para in his Brigade prior to the Falklands War, but they were attached to 3 Cdo Bde for the war.

[@japhfo]

"Brig Wilson was not a Para" Known as "The man of many hats," he wore a red beret one day and a rifle green beret another. His reputation did not survive the war

[@grahamkeates1496]

He worked against 3 Cdo to a degree. I know, I was on the net and heard his excuses. In my opinion he should never have been there. He made decisions without the whole approval of Thomson & Julian. That said the Scots did an incredible job on Tumbledown. The Welsh were commendable given their losses in Fitzroy. The Para Bgs and Commando's took a real beating but held their ground as well as running many mine fields to defeat/gain objectives. Probably one of last close quarter battles. Post battle it was sickening to see how many very young Argentinians fell for their country.

[@geraldpayne8615]

I'm pretty sure thetype of fighting seen in the Falklands occurred during the Korean war. I think particularly about the Gloucesters on the Imjin in 1951

[@danielball8553]

That was definitely a true show of courage from the Gloucesters. The british army are consistanly out numbered and always put up the biggest fight

[@johnd8726]

‘Not used to the boggy difficult conditions of the Falklands’. Really? As opposed to boggy difficult terrain in of most the initial army training grounds and the terrain where a lot of the soldiers grew up on in up north, Wales, Scotland and NI.

[@resonatorneuronium5324]

I’d say it was a poor choice of words and instead he meant to highlight the difficulty for anyone to travel and fight on foot with 60kg+ kit

[@holikwakkemoli7477]

Think it referred to the Argentinian soldiers, rather than the British ones.

[@allenhamilton6688]

I fought in Iraq. I loved the Brit grit. They went hand to hand with bayonets fixed in a heartbeat and won. America needs to learn from this. I do know that American troops did mount a horse cavalry assault in the early days of the Afghan war (awesome) but the bayonet has been forgotten in the American services. It needs to be relearned because it works.

[@defcon1africa676]

Very dumb statememt.

[@ea.fitz216]

@@defcon1africa676 Care to elaborate? Allen seems like he's a lot more versed on the subject thank you at the moment.

[@justinboyan573]

@@defcon1africa676 really says the man that only brings a insult to the table...

[@FHIPrincePeter]

They don't like it UP UM Mr Manning! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5vQd4aEZ9Z1fZI

[@ScienceChap]

Nothing more terrifying than cold steel, with some guts behind it.

[@KangoV]

Why is Google giving warnings on this video? Age restricted?

[@tenthdimension9836]

I remember being a 16 year old kid in the United States watching this on TV and reading about it in the newspapers. I understood then how important this was to the British and how difficult it was going to be. I was shocked when their ships were sunk.

[@vignacio]

You were shocked with the lives lost because the english fault too ?

[@arpitchaudhary3819]

@@vignacio these are hypocrite

[@williammorley2401]

@@vignacio , English fault!?. It was you god damned Argentinians who started the war!. Don't invade other nations territory, if you don't want to get your damned asses kicked!!.

[@carlosi7026]

@@vignacio The stupid argentinean regime started the offensive. IT IS ALL FAULT OF ARGENTINA.

[@dudelebowski8629]

@@vignacio You lost tho!

[@keithorbell8946]

Just a minor comment, you correctly stated that the British were professional troops with modern equipment and that the Argentinians were mainly conscripts, but you left out the fact that they were armed with almost exactly the same rifles and GPMGS as the British, that they had more and better night vision equipment, that their ground based artillery was equivalent to the British guns. In fact only their radio equipment was worse than the British. Also, they had far more aircraft, including one of the best ground attack aircraft in the World, the Pucara.

[@chrisscott4766]

Yes Britain most probably supplied them too. It's a good job the SAS got rid of the pucara's because they would of decimated our Lads on that long yomp. It's worrying that the lads didn't have proper winter clothing because if it wasn't a quick victory they would of froze to death as am sure a few may have done.

[@Ponkeylisson]

This is what happens when KZbinrs try and explain complex military action

[@JG-ib7xk]

@@Ponkeylisson they aren't KZbinrs, it's the Imperial War Museum...

[@NACHOOFF]

Hi mate, only Argentinian commandos were equipped with night vision. We did have more aircraft, most of them were A-4 from the 50''s, old Mirage without the chance to engage dog fight because of their range. The only modern aircraft was the Superetendard, but we only had 5 exocet.

[@shaunmcmillan6791]

@@chrisscott4766 the RM did have proper Winter warfare clothing as it was our role👍.

[@estellemelodimitchell8259]

The landing of troops using the 2 RFA ships without air cover and escorts from other navy ships was reckless to say the least.

[@charlesharper2357]

Don't know why they didn't set up their Rapier and AA batteries first.

[@thomaskositzki9424]

@@charlesharper2357 IIRC from reading the Osprey Publishing Men-at-Arms Series books about the campaign, there was a squabble about the disembarkation order. Argument for disembarking AA suite first: more protection. Argument for disembarking men first: AA suite wasn't good enough to offer decent protection anyway so get the men off board ASAP (as seen in San Carlos). End of story: the Skyhawks struck too early for the men to get off board. It was a competition of different arguments which were equally valid.

[@Unruly6ixx]

Well like the video said it wasn’t supposed to even be there but somehow lost in translation or something like that it was a mistake

[@matthewyabsley]

To be honest, sending a task force like that was quite reckless to begin with, it was not going to get better from there. That said, it is amazing what our guys accomplished.

[@thomaskositzki9424]

@@matthewyabsley Both options were bad - the other was having the Laddies yomp the 70 miles over rough terrain in freezing cold weather in full kit. You aren't especially energetic for the next attack after that...

[@MauricioPorcel]

I would like 2 Para Soldires talk about their experiences at Darwin Hill. Also seventinth britihis years old Soldiers at longdon.

[@matthewdelaney4078]

Imagine being an argentine conscript knowing the sas,sbs, royal marines, paras Scots guards, the Welsh and the ghurkas were coming for you 😂 worked with all of those mentioned regiments bar sbs while in the military and can only imagine the fear the aregentinians felt. Forever proud to be British 🇬🇧

[@grahamkeates1496]

Spot on.

[@thm8521]

18 year old Argentine conscripts with weeks of military training beat the crap out of all the elite groups you mention. I think your ignorance of the history of war is tremendous. Your same British general affirmed the following: “Frankly, if the Argentines could only breathe on us, we would fall! Maybe they are the same. One can only hope that this is the case, otherwise, we would be ready for the carnage” (Woodward, S. (1992). The hundred days. The memories of the Commander of the British Fleet during the Malvinas War. op. Cit., p. 340.

[@Omessiasdogol]

Even with all that, you were at two weeks of surrendering hahahah

[@matthewdelaney4078]

No we wasn't 😂

[@davidgellatly1975]

The real Argentinian air force error was concentrating on the RN frigates and other warships rather than the transports, such as the Canberra, and cargo ships. Sinking the transports on the first day would have much of the troops in the water and those on the beach with no supplies.

[@winstonchurchill586]

The real error was trying to invade the islands!

[@HolyRomanEmpire962-1806]

@@winstonchurchill586 It was a military dictatorship...

[@winstonchurchill586]

Yeah I know, it isn’t Argentina’s people at fault it was the government at the time

[@johnleake5657]

How interesting that Major Kiszely uses the word _sangar_ (18:24) even if pronounced /sang.ar/, not /sang.gar/ as it should be. It's a good military Urdu word, from the Persian سنكر sangar ('stronghold'). Presumably it is a survival of two centuries of British experience in India and Afghanistan (I've seen it time and time again in accounts of the [‏British-era] Indian Army), but I wonder whether it reached Maj. Kiszely through Sandhurst or through accounts of the contemporary struggle of the Mujahideen against Russian troops, in which British officers must have taken a great interest.

[@ironfront9573]

The languages of the Indian subcontinent are even more so spattered with colonial era English. One I know of is pukka, used to refer to concrete or brick homes rather than mud, tin or thatch in ritual areas. The British described the dwellings they provided to Indian soldiers as "pukka" and the word stuck.

[@Murph945]

The British Army and the British language is full of Indian words, chatting is Indian for delousing. The Army in the 1980's still had hundreds of words which are still in use today.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

This was Britain's Desert Storm (I mean, without the rest of the coalition). The operation could have gone wrong in many, _many_ ways, but the experience of the units and the combination of the right factors made it easier.

[@johnscrimgeour4888]

Agreed, however, had Argentina held ground for another 3 or 4 days, we'd have been throwing Mars bars at them insteadof 7.62 rounds..

[@zerocool5395]

Except that Iraq didn't invade US territory.

[@tobarjaime]

Why this video is flagged as offensive? Maybe for Argentinians, but nobody else…

[@Tom-jw7ii]

Maybe for gruesome imagery or something

[@mikeyengland6363]

Our brave lads died in that fight. So did theirs, let’s just mourn and celebrate ‘ours’ and ‘their’ bravest and best, as they deserve nothing more than remembrance. Those that fought, I salute you. Those that perished, may God rest your souls.