How the UK recaptured the Falkland Islands in 1982

[@jjs3287]

Absolutely broke my heart when Major Gen Thompson openly blamed himself for making a decision that may have been the wrong one. Sir, you made the decision you thought was right at the time. This man has an integrity thats so lacking these days.

[@carlseddon2392]

There is no rank Maj Gen brig. It's just Maj Gen. Brig is the rank below

[@jjs3287]

@@carlseddon2392 I copied it from another poster, but surely its the thought that counts?

[@YouTubestolemylife]

This is what happens in the chain of command

[@starryian007]

I believe what was meant was that Thompson was in fact a brigadier at the time . A year earlier (1981) he was appointed commander of 3 Commando Brigade . He was later promoted to Major General a year after the Falklands conflict..@@carlseddon2392

[@user-xh3lz9xt4l]

I'm now 64 and served as a Capt in C coy 42 RM . We did what we had to do and recovered The Falklands Islands.

[@jonflorek3094]

Worked with 42 in 1976, awesome group of men. I felt safe working next to them. Thank you. 35 year VETERAN.

[@lonpfrb]

Thanks for your service. Nobody does it better.

[@diorocks5858]

Royal Marines are ship shape! I first met 2C in Baghdad. Brilliant Troop.

[@petey6655]

God bless you! Thanks for your service. 🇬🇧

[@ThePierre58]

I was on Sir Galahad, 8 June. The images of burning men is something I will never forget.

[@cd4227]

You sir are a hero, may your suffering be lessened in the fact you did your duty for your country.

[@ThePierre58]

@@cd4227 Thank you.

[@makesdrinksable]

Bless you for your service

[@europa1387]

You all did your country proud. Thank you.

[@ThePierre58]

cheers@@europa1387

[@donohoe71]

With greatful thanks to ALL who have served our country. You are a different class.

[@fellspoint9364]

It’s a testament to British command and training that this war was resolved so quickly and with relatively few killed in action. They faced a logistical nightmare that was further complicated by the loss of most of their heavy lift Chinook helicopters when the Atlantic Conveyor was attacked and sunk. How the Brits managed to adapt and overcome the multitude of obstacles they faced is truly remarkable. Not enough attention is given to the strategy , tactics and sheer will that made victory possible. I salute all for their sacrifice.

[@alexanderlawson1649]

The professionalism of the British soldier, won that war, not to mention the other services and of course the Gurkhas. My experience with the British Army was thro the TA, where I worked with regular NCOs, who were our instructors, they had my utmost respect.

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

The Gurkhas never fought a battle at the Falklands.Although it was no fault of theirs.They were there,ready and willing as always.

[@kawagonzo6951]

GURKHAS WAS A MYTH AND THIS IS WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN 82 ENGLAND WON JUST BECAUSE DIRTY BACK STABBING AMERICANS UPI ARCHIVES MAY 29, 1988 Lehman says U.S. aid enabled Britain to win Falklands LONDON -- Former Navy Secretary John Lehman disclosed that American military aid given London during the 1982 Falklands war was extensive and said Britain would have lost without it, the BBC-TV confirmed Sunday. 'Britain would have had to have withdrawn from the Falklands' if the United States had cut off the aid, said Lehman, Navy secretary from 1981 to 1987.

[@psotos]

What the Paras did in that war was simply incredible! Hats off to my Brothers from another mother, from a US Para! AATW!

[@thekidfromiowa]

After all US and UK troops at the time were being trained to fight the Soviets.

[@anthonywright6237]

Respect my American brother

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

Paras do NOT cower behind fake names!

[@psotos]

@@MichaelKingsfordGray Who are you implying is doing that? Its my real name buddy.

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

@@psotos You have only one name on your birth certificate? Another lie!

[@carlseddon2392]

The Chinook he mentioned only come out of service and is now in a RAF museum. It served in every conflict from the Falklands to the present day.

[@TheNavyseamonkey]

I worked on Seakings that served in the Falklands. In excellent condition even when retired

[@gullybull5568]

wrong

[@carlseddon2392]

@@gullybull5568 smart arse

[@lonpfrb]

​@@TheNavyseamonkeyin such good condition that they can fight on in Ukraine. Great job.

[@davesolway3696]

My father was one of the chef aircraft engineers out there and worked on it!!! (Them!)

[@stevegreer5230]

Kudos to the Brits. I was 12 years old when this happened and was glued to the news. Great documentary and God bless the British who died there

[@kawagonzo6951]

ENGLAND WON JUST BECAUSE DIRTY BACK STABBING AMERICANS UPI ARCHIVES MAY 29, 1988 Lehman says U.S. aid enabled Britain to win Falklands LONDON -- Former Navy Secretary John Lehman disclosed that American military aid given London during the 1982 Falklands war was extensive and said Britain would have lost without it, the BBC-TV confirmed Sunday. 'Britain would have had to have withdrawn from the Falklands' if the United States had cut off the aid, said Lehman, Navy secretary from 1981 to 1987.

[@gullybull5568]

waste

[@brickistic8188]

@@kawagonzo6951 Goofy ahhhh copy pasta

[@capricorn839]

Credits should also be given to the Gurkhas who fought alongside the British troops. They're simply fearless

[@wodens-hitman1552]

Credits has been given to the gurkhas

[@forallthegoodheartedpeople8480]

Stuck in

[@sebastianschonfeld3446]

Los gurkhas ni llegaron a luchar, los mandaron de carne de cañón y justamente fueron machacados por la artillería argentina.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

The Gurkhas are British troops

[@sebastianschonfeld3446]

@@Aron-ru5zk Los Ghurkas son pobres cipayos nepaleses.

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

The speed that the task force was put together and set in motion is mind blowing.The logistics involved which enabled the war to be fought is even taught over in the U.S. Putting a military force together in order to prosecute a war some 8,000 miles away without any land base to operate from was impressive to say the least.

[@lonpfrb]

Indeed, and critical if you want to be taken seriously around the world, especially Dependent Territories. Sadly, only 5 bases remain outside UK.

[@Billy-dl7yg]

Heart ❤️ of steel all involved. Words can't describe how brave you all was. Hat off to ya lads!❤👏👍

[@johnhansen8272]

Having visited the Falklands during the laying up of the colours for 2d battalion, the Parachute Regiment in 2001, the terrain is among the worst to fight in where most of the key battles occurred. For example, when you see the open grasslands in the video, open grassland is exactly where much of 2 Para we’re when the sun rose in the midst of the assault on Goose Green. Exactly where you do not want to be. On Mount Longdon, there are exposed granite shelves emerging from the earth of a level over 15 meters above ground running parallel in lines across the top. A series of perfect kill zones designed for a defender. Very eye opening trip. I treasure all of it including our engine flame out on or takeoff heading home and our extended delay on our return home to England. As a US service member, I can never be more grateful for going on that rip and the lessons I learned then and throughout that extended time with the Parachute Regiment no doubt benefited me and saved my life, but also saved the lives of countless fellow US paratroopers given the master’s course in counter insurgency I received over those years alongside my British brothers. Every Man an Emperor!

[@martinjarvie4925]

RIP all the brave men.

[@ProbablyNotLegit]

From both sides to be fair. The actual argentinian soldiers were conscripts and disillusioned "patriots" imo, because the junta was born amidst a particularly horrible political discourse at the time for the whole of South America (see Operation Condor).

[@Copium6921]

@@ProbablyNotLegit The Argies are awful they refused to allow their men's bodies to be sent home so the British made them a separate memorial in the Falklands

[@estellemelodimitchell8259]

It’s an awful place to fight, cold, wet, windy, mostly flat and open terrain without much cover. Kudos to the British military for winning the war so far away with so few fighter aircraft and helicopters

[@mickyday2008]

Who actually says ‘kudos’?

[@chrisnorniron]

@@mickyday2008 A lot of people.

[@thekidfromiowa]

Indeed the seasons are reversed in the Southern hemisphere. April-June is like October-December to us.

[@antnewbon2673]

Well we train in the best places for the terrain.

[@robertbauer3419]

@@mickyday2008 Us Americans say "kudos".

[@user-hr1jd2vc2r]

Fantastic programme. Captured the history beautifully, with the legends of the conflict.

[@bikenavbm1229]

thanks for keeping this story alive.

[@camrenwick]

I was in the British Army during the Falkland war, but didn't go there as I was in the heavy artillery

[@wodens-hitman1552]

I was with 39 in schlossneuhaus/sennelager

[@fr.michaelknipe4839]

This is very well done. Very informative

[@johnmooney9444]

Brave soldiers, each and every one. God bless them all.

[@carlseddon2392]

The British army will always take away the lessons learnt in war. Which they did from the Falklands. Adapt and be flexible in their approach.

[@fishingwithtommy5743]

The reason why we took back the Falklands is because we had a group of real men who were prepared to go to unimaginable lengths to do so. I have an unwavering amount of respect for these men❤

[@Ruda-n4h]

That was the spirit of Wolfe at Quebec and Chard at Rorke's Drift etc, etc. British Armed Forces 10+

[@magunra3k]

i was only six at the time so wasnt able to join up , but my Action man was ready for deployment and was just waiting for Maggie to call him up, sadly the call never came but we spent every day training , on the stairs, under the table, in the garden and parachuting out of the bedroom window in to the long grass in the back garden.

[@goodfes]

I was 12 and have a vivid memory of my father coming home from work and saying to me, 'we are at war you need to understand why'. When we moved house 20 years ago and the two fellas moving our contents let slip they were ex 3 Para, total respect for them and what they did.

[@Teasehirt]

This was my childhood. These are my Heroes - Thank You.

[@modelrailwaynoob]

I tried to join the army when this kicked off. I was 17 and the recruiter said some back for the next one, you are too young. I joined the RAMC later.

[@hippopotamus86]

Saw someone on Reddit argue that the islands should belong to Argentina because they're closest to Argentina. Which would mean the UK belongs to France.

[@dulls8475]

Nah France belongs to England.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

@Michael Pezzullo uk forces is very strong new carriers and subs and army is skilled

[@Angel_423]

@Michael Pezzullo the UK does not care enough about their army. They will soon enough though. The uk really needs to work on its recruitment

[@TY-sx3jb]

@Michael Pezzullo We have still got a strong army that is much better than Argentina’s

[@WunnSEN]

@@Angel_423 I agree but, i also believe it's a British 'spirit' thing. When the time comes we all go. We are a country born from War (essentially) and one thing is for sure, we're very good at it.

[@racerroy1]

Well done Boy's hats off to all of you.

[@davidoflinn4101]

L O L

[@darrenbishop1619]

One the only things we can be proud of is our military, the fight n win with one hand behind there back over n over 🫡🇬🇧🫡🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️ warriors always

[@simonthomas5367]

My old boss was in the Commandos who hacked across the island to help retake Port Stanley. He only spoke of his experience there a few times and it was only after a long friendship and a large amount of beer.

[@carlseddon2392]

I was 15 at the time, at 17 I was a fully winged up in battalion

[@derekrichardson6515]

What platoon did you pass out with?

[@carlseddon2392]

@@derekrichardson6515 I was 4 para first then went S type

[@derekrichardson6515]

@@carlseddon2392 Thought you might of been in Depot Para the same time as me.I joined on the 22nd June 1982,a week or so after the Falklands War.Did 4 years in 1 para.👍

[@carlseddon2392]

@@derekrichardson6515 April 84 I joined, I was in depo on and off with 4 para. Then I went through depo for 8 weeks converting to S type. Then went up the road to battalion

[@UltimatelyEverything]

Thank you for your service gentleman you're brave men

[@williamevans7454]

thank you so much Chile for your service from a British friend ❤

[@renearias3072]

Chile siempre apoyara a su principal aliado, como lo es Inglaterra. Un saludo desde Chile a las gloriosas fuerzas armadas de Inglaterra.

[@estebaninsulza5385]

La historia a demostrado q con los vecinos de Chile , no se puede dar la espalda ....cada vez q hemos tenido problemas , Argentina nos a tratado de atacar tenemos como ejemplo : La guerra del Pacifico 1879 - 1882 Argentina amenaza ; entrar com 3° país contra Chile caso Baltimore 1891 ; Argentina apoya a U.S.A. para q ataque a Chile ofreciendoles , bases ... 1978 ; Chile teniendo boicot de armas " enmienda Kennedy " se pone valiente y amenaza atacar ...por el caso Beagle .. Hoy no tienen nada , de nada , están callados , solo se dedican al deporte de ustedes ; el fútbol Ingles ...

[@elpatodebenita7790]

Chie?.... los militares...el pueblo chileno no apoya guerras...

[@josericardocostas7295]

Gracias Chile por su rol de perro faldero al servicio cobarde del imperialismo colonial retrogrado

[@davidwithers5102]

​@@renearias3072Hello from Australia, hope you and your family are well and happy!! Thanks for a great comment, kudos to Chile!!😊😊

[@resonatorneuronium5324]

I loved watching the Falklands War documentaries by British Army Documentaries made many years ago. And to see Major Gen Brigadier Thompson again in this documentary is good.

[@resonatorneuronium5324]

And of course Ian Gardiner!

[@hudson7354]

And the chuckle brothers 😂😂😂

[@kawagonzo6951]

THEY LYING TO YOU SIR!! ENGLAND WON JUST BECAUSE DIRTY BACK STABBING AMERICANS UPI ARCHIVES MAY 29, 1988 Lehman says U.S. aid enabled Britain to win Falklands LONDON -- Former Navy Secretary John Lehman disclosed that American military aid given London during the 1982 Falklands war was extensive and said Britain would have lost without it, the BBC-TV confirmed Sunday. 'Britain would have had to have withdrawn from the Falklands' if the United States had cut off the aid, said Lehman, Navy secretary from 1981 to 1987.

[@tardeliesmagic]

I remember at primary skool,we had a map of the world on the wall in real detail (Bumpy mountains type) Heard about the war on telly...i was shocked to see how far we had to go to the Falklands! I still remember seeing that map and what i mentioned to myself. R.I.P to you all and all who served 💖👏

[@javiermartinmehdi1914]

Si muy pero muy lejos de gran bretaña verdad ( como 11000 km...) y tan cerca de la Argentina ( 600 km aproximadamente...) eso no te hace "reflexionar" al menos de q es absolutamente INJUSTA la "soberania" inglesa alli...q pensarias vos si esa distancia fuera al reves y Argentina reclmara soberania de islas muy cerca de Gran bretaña y tan lejos de Argentina...??

[@davidwithers5102]

​@@javiermartinmehdi1914 Well, the Falklands are home to British people who want to remain British, and generations before them obviously felt the same way. Galtieri attacked to divert his people's attention from the appalling state of Argentina's economy, at the cost of many Argentinean conscripts and brave pilots. You have a new leader now, I think he's doing a great job. Thanks for your comment though, even though we disagree I feel huge respect for Argentina and her people, would love to visit. All the best to you!!😊😊

[@javiermartinmehdi1914]

@@davidwithers5102 Mira si mi tatarabuelo hubiera usurpado la casa de tu tatarabuelo y yo siguiera viviendo en ella esa casa me corresponderia a mi o vos tendrias derecho a seguirla reclamando saludis q sigas bien...

[@carlseddon2392]

Skills and drills lads

[@georgemorley1029]

Why is the RN the Billie Holliday service? The “difficult”, we do right now. “Impossible” just takes a little while.

[@Ace2021]

If anyone wants the perspective of a grunt during this conflict, read "Excursion to Hell: Mount Longdon, a Universal Story of Battle" by Vincent Bramley. How he describes being on the receiving end of enemy air and artillery strikes makes the prospect of modern war frightening.

[@modelrailwaynoob]

both good books

[@keithdurose7057]

As member of 11 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers. We flew to Ascention and then sailed South on the RFA Sir Bedivere. After an exciting time in San Carlos Sound. We landed at Port San Carlos. After building "Sid's Strip" to support the RAF and Navy Harriers the Sqn went on to many varied tasks. This air port was very valuable for refuelling and keeping the fleet out of Argentine fighter bomber range. Especially as one of the aircraft carriers had broken one of its propeller shafts. Forty years on. I'm glad to still have one of those parkers. (Bought after the war.) As the weather forecast for tonight in Southern Alberta is -50°C!

[@lonpfrb]

​@@keithdurose7057Aircraft carriers still break as its hard to build such big ships. Thanks for your service. 🇬🇧🇨🇦

[@druckerman247]

These guys were young once too. Bless them.

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

Ewen Southby-Tailyour still looks like he could fight a bear. I remember him in his aran sweater lol. Cheers for the vid.

[@rudee1956]

Simply an awesome job ..!! 😎👍🏽

[@kolearije9606]

It's an honor knowing the tenacity of the British Fighters. So much dedication. I was never a fan of the then British Prime Minister, due to her stand on South Africa Apartheid system, but what a courageous service She provided to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Island Falkland islands population and people and especially to Great Britain. Listening to these men moving from Britain to Southern AMERICA Falkland islands removed all doubts about the capabilities of the Royal Majesty Forces. Well done. Although Gabriella of Argentina that I was seeing in the 1990s was not fun of England, I have to wait for more advise before making it part of my lands Kole Williams Arije MBA-LAW UK United Kingdom Territories.

[@jasoncornthwaite8387]

good look mate,make sure to have enough sheep

[@JeanaLarson]

Margaret Thatcher's stance on apartheid is often misinterpreted and purposely misinformed. She didn't agree with sanctions because she didn't feel the best way to help the black South Africans was to throw millions of them out of work due to sanctions. She kept diplomatic ties with them the whole time and constantly encouraged them to change. That way when things did begin to move she was in a position to help. Even Nelson Mandela has recognized that. She thought apartheid was abhorrent and has given many interviews were she said it.

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69]

The Argentinians keep screaming that the Falklands belongs to them, yet haven't made a move for them since. So either they don't really believe the Falklands belongs to them, or they're not willing to assert their claim.

[@raquelalvarez296]

ARG MATON DE LA REGION BROVUCONES FALKLANDS STANLEY XXI UN PEDAZO DE TERRITORIO DE REINO UNIDO EN EL ATLANTICO SUR TERRITORI DE ULTRAMAR DE UK

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69]

@@raquelalvarez296 I'm not even going to bother translating that. If you put half as much energy into fighting the British as you do crying about the Falklands on the internet, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

[@dWFnZWVr]

They haven’t tried again because the UK-being the world’s only hyperpower, the greatest soft power, a science and technology superpower, a military and global power, the world’s second largest arms exporter, and the centre of international business, finance and banking, placed an arms embargo on Argentina that still stands to this day. Most tech employs British parts, so Argentina haven’t been able to build their military or acquire any new equipment. The UK government even block Buenos Aires from purchasing trainer aircraft. If the UK did nothing to its military from this moment and Argentina were free to rebuild theirs, it would take them at least 50 years to establish a force capable of even scratching the British defences on, and around the Falklands. And that’s without the UK sending reinforcements or using nuclear weapons.

[@Westphaliac]

The UK a hyperpower?😂😂😂

[@Sean-rn9kw]

@@dWFnZWVr lol that was an incredibly over inflated resume of the UK. You’re speaking as if they’re the US. The UK has never been a hyperpower and hasn’t been a superpower since the English empire

[@jimtempleton7418]

God bless all the Heroes 💯💯🙏🙏

[@shanegahan4341]

Wtf has your so called God got to do with war...

[@TheScoopGorrilla]

General Thomson a gentleman

[@johnlustig4322]

It makes me so proud. God bless them all................

[@siphotheguy1870]

Me too. We killed a lot of people. It was awesome.

[@vivaseineldin]

If anyone wants the Argie perspective of the ground war, read 'Argentinian 10th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in the Falklands War', an elite mechanized formation (minus the APCs that were left behind) that very nearly fought 3 Commando Brigade to a standstill outside Port Stanley.

[@vivaseineldin]

'Argentinian 10th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in the Falklands War' is available to read for free online.

[@pablonero7111]

@@vivaseineldin Thanks for that, quite a lot of info, couldn't find it through google had to use the Yandex search engine to find.

[@williammorley2401]

Gino Vanelli, if it's written by an Argentine, then it's a safe bet that much of what they say will be lies.

[@obvius223]

Very nearly but didn't?

[@kawagonzo6951]

ENGLAND WON JUST BECAUSE DIRTY BACK STABBING AMERICANS UPI ARCHIVES MAY 29, 1988 Lehman says U.S. aid enabled Britain to win Falklands LONDON -- Former Navy Secretary John Lehman disclosed that American military aid given London during the 1982 Falklands war was extensive and said Britain would have lost without it, the BBC-TV confirmed Sunday. 'Britain would have had to have withdrawn from the Falklands' if the United States had cut off the aid, said Lehman, Navy secretary from 1981 to 1987.

[@fishsayhelo9872]

good video guys

[@jonflorek3094]

40, 42, 45 AND THE PARA UNITS, GUARDS. I WORKED WITH ALL THESE UNITS OVER THE YEARS. AWESOME FIGHTERS. 35 YEAR VETERAN.

[@gadgetgus]

🪖 I remember watching 'World at War' in 1979-80 and being fascinated by history and war. In April 1982, I was 13yo and remember reading 'Commando' - Snow Dogs, when a 'NEWS FLASH' came up, saying that we were at war. ⬇️ I immediately wished that I was 17 so I could join the RN. I was glued to the BBC news on TV, at home, or watching it in the Warwick Castle pub and others over a course of six weeks. Though testosterone fuelled my wish to be there, after a few weeks 'seeing and hearing' those men die, through sights & sounds on TV, I was sombered by the loss of life. ⬇️ To all those that were killed, wounded, have served in the Falklands War, and perhaps still suffering, I salute you ✝️ 🫂 🍻 And to any family members reading this, who have grieved or brought back memories, I wish you well. 🙏🕯🪽

[@haz2346]

So proud of all our forces, bless them all.. 🙏🇬🇧

[@spookyt8692]

I went to school with a dude who ended up going on to join the army and box. Years later an old man (60s/70s) came into the A&E department I worked at at the time with facial injuries, via ambulance. Turned out this young army boxer (who represented the british army in global fighting comps) twatted this old man at a bus stop. The army took him back. Cut forwards to 3/4 years later and hes in court for beating up his girlfriend and her mate. Yes...bless them all...

[@harlequin2614]

@@spookyt8692 individuals don’t represent a group…otherwise I’m told I’d have some very ugly opinions about migrants lmfao

[@spookyt8692]

@@harlequin2614 I’m just shocked that they took him back after he twatted a man who was much older than him. Much for frail too. If their profession takes them back after that is known I do question the type of people it attracts and view them with suspicion. Men who beat old men and women in their own communities are not someone I want inside any kind of uniform that assumes authority and respect. It’s like if I was a fireman and twatted a old man. There would be outrage if they took me back. Even more so if it later came out I beat up my partner and her friend. That’s all.

[@juliecasey5196]

Respect to all. Lest We Forget 🇬🇧🌺

[@siphotheguy1870]

Forget what?

[@josephbaptiste6034]

@@siphotheguy1870 sdp

[@josephbaptiste6034]

@@siphotheguy1870 Sdss

[@davidwithers5102]

​@@siphotheguy1870 Dementia is a terrible disease 😂😂

[@lipadblogtv3378]

Wow amazing

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

Hitting the runway with a bomber designed to fly at 57,000ft and drop Nukes on Russia is amazing and a little lucky.

[@stevegrimes21]

We here the word lucky we don't win all our wars by luck

[@lonpfrb]

Operation Black Buck is a legend of determination and skill against the odds. Per Ardua ad Astra. The Few...

[@flaviopitanga65]

Congrats Brits

[@luciano2003.]

Where are you from?

[@blaze1148]

@@luciano2003. Chile I presume.

[@exercisethemind]

The controversy over the Belgrano was that when it was torpedoed, it was sailing in Argentine territorial waters outside of the Total Exclusion Zone (TEZ) just announced by the British Navy around the Falklands/Malvinas and 14 hours after Argentina had offered peace terms. 323 sailors were killed in the sinking and it's loss scuttled talks and prolonged the fighting, resulting in many more dead on both sides.

[@AyebeeMk2]

it was a threat. It was neutralized.

[@exercisethemind]

@@AyebeeMk2 yes. And so was HMS Sheffield & Coventry. Was it worth it when a peace which would have saved lives was possible?

[@AyebeeMk2]

there would be no peace while the Islands were occupied. end of story.

[@exercisethemind]

@@AyebeeMk2 you want to remove all the people from the islands? That's messed up.

[@AyebeeMk2]

@@exercisethemind are you just stupid or what! it was British, it is british, and will remain british until the islanders decide otherwise. now go and learn some facts ad stop the commie-bleating.

[@andybenstead7240]

very good video but why that hideous background music ,if music it is

[@sockmonkey22]

Why didn’t British ships initially wait for more British air support from, say, South Africa, New Zealand, and its Caribbean outposts?

[@littleshep5502]

The closest airbase was ascension, 1300 miles away

[@DarrenJamiesonJamieson]

No, I think that he has a point as S. Africa is closer, but then again:The Tories!

[@lonpfrb]

There are no UK forces in those locations, except the Royal Navy occasionally, who were already committed.

[@aleccap5946]

WHY WASN'T THIS ON BRITISH TV ????? On the news for 46 seconds while Ukraine 3 minutes - what on earth has happened to my country (UK)

[@philipketchell8369]

Exactly mate, I'm not interested in Ukraine.

[@manoadamro1768]

Probably because this happened 40 years ago, and Ukraine is happening right now...

[@Ruda-n4h]

@@manoadamro1768 We have had a silent revolution in the last 40 years and the Eurocommunists have taken over.

[@manoadamro1768]

@@Ruda-n4h wtf are you even talking about?

[@lmao.3661]

you're a bit late.

[@jb894]

Makes you proud to be british

[@TheLeatheryman]

God bless them all

[@gazamurdock3163]

2 para. 5th airborne 😢 miss them

[@tomblah]

0:35 they needed to be like Krusty the Clown who just happened to have a map of The Falkland Islands at the ready

[@tigertiger1699]

A hell of a thing🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@user-yv1od6ho7t]

What the Falklands conflict showed was how the British armies Generals were still following 19th century military doctrine. Why would you send infantrymen with bayonets running up a mountainside in the night ? Modern infantry doctrine would have totally suppressed the enemies positions with overwhelming firepower from the air, sea, artillery etc, with massive force. It was only because of the Argentinians dereliction of leadership that the British strategy succeeded. A few more well dug in Argentinian machine gun nests covering all the arcs of fire on those hillsides and the result would have been different. The British won what was a coinflip.

[@Peter-nz9et]

Wonderful. Thank God for the British.

[@GwcMuso]

To this day, the more I see and read about the Falklands conflict it really hits home that It was an absolutely amazing achievement by the very skilled, British military. Also, and not many seem to have commented on this thread; the skill and bravery of those Argentinian pilots, who made it extremely difficult for the Task Force.

[@EainCrossen]

Superb effort by our military

[@nicolasrose3064]

Robin Williams describing how a New Yorker would talk about the location of the Falkland islands :"Yeah, da Fucken Islands, dere ova dere sumwhere, past Staten Island dere"....

[@markrowbotham222]

could have just sent ronnie pickering

[@LordOfLight]

That will have gone straight over most folks' heads.

[@mrsentencename7334]

That’s a war crime

[@bobbierocksbuster5584]

WHO? 😉

[@iankendrick5282]

I was there and same told to write a will and knew we in it now .went on landing LSL Sir Geraint Awarded BEM of the QUEEN

[@Augh98-nt2zn]

Brig Thompson is an honest man to claim responsibly for Goose Green. Maj Southby Tailyor was invaluable.

[@pablojablo6371]

Keeble should get a mention for his efforts and changing the battle at Goose Green . With all the greatest respect to H Jones he was on a suicide mission or a glory charge . I've heard a few theories as how it happened .

[@chaimp0003]

1st, respect to everyone involved

[@dazauto1400]

Those Argentinians awoke a sleeping lion and got the hiding of their lives.

[@kawagonzo6951]

REALLY? ENGLAND WON JUST BECAUSE DIRTY BACK STABBING AMERICANS UPI ARCHIVES MAY 29, 1988 Lehman says U.S. aid enabled Britain to win Falklands LONDON -- Former Navy Secretary John Lehman disclosed that American military aid given London during the 1982 Falklands war was extensive and said Britain would have lost without it, the BBC-TV confirmed Sunday. 'Britain would have had to have withdrawn from the Falklands' if the United States had cut off the aid, said Lehman, Navy secretary from 1981 to 1987.

[@davidwithers5102]

@dazauto1400 . Those Argentinians were conscripts, who had to go because they were ordered by a tyrannical military junta! I'm a Brit, and hate gloating, war is awful, and every death a waste......

[@kawagonzo6951]

@@davidwithers5102 junta was ruled from white house! actually this whole war was planned and financed from the pentagon!.....THEY FOOLED ARGENTINA INTO WAR SAME WAY USA AND UK FOOLING UKRAINE INTO WAR....geopolitics ....argentina had strong position to get the islands back by diplomatics usa and uk were aware of it actually a year before the war uk wanted to NEGOTIATE! how was theonly way argentina lose all right to claim? a war

[@javiermartinmehdi1914]

Preguntales a las 255 bolsas negras en q volvieron britanicos a londres o esos eran "leones" de peluche...

[@alistairmonaghan6515]

We were so lucky to win this War - much respect to all the brave soldiers on both sides.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

we where where not lucky we wanted it more and showed more will to win fact

[@kevindare3113]

You need a lot of that in life, so far I have been lucky

[@mark-se6ef]

you make your own luck, it's not luck its mentality. we had the will to fight and not give up. no such thing as luck, make it happen is what I call luck.

[@seagcomputacion]

they were very lucky, and the help of NATO was complete.

[@kevindare3113]

@@seagcomputacion they said that about all the wars we won, that we were lucky may it long continue

[@johnvanharen8776]

Hi there greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 sick

[@alessandrocarpi9898]

The same sort of reports should be made about the other major conflicts fought by British Forces: Kuwait,Bosnia,Sierra Leone,Kosovo,Macedonia,East Timor,Afghanistan,Iraq and so on.

[@kentswarroom8919]

RESPECT!!🫡

[@Dynasty1818]

I remember reading or hearing that because our naval guns could fire further than Argentina's guns, it was like holding a midget at arms length and just slapping them over and over

[@niktimes3]

I don’t think we actually hit the runway. Because I remember my dad tell me that How the Argentinians kept on resupplying. he fought in the Falklands war so had firsthand knowledge

[@shaunmcmillan6791]

They did hit the runway on an oblique angle, the damage ensured it was no longer usable by Fast Jets..

[@niktimes3]

@@shaunmcmillan6791 That was apparently Mud put over the runway to fool the British that’s how they kept landing their troops on the trip transport planes

[@shaunmcmillan6791]

@@niktimes3 they were able to land things like C130 but not FJ, that’s why we had to build the Harrier strip after the War..👍

[@robertoraularias4306]

1982 fue plantar la semilla para una próxima recuperación. Saludos desde Buenos Aires. Todos los ex combatientes argentinos heridos fueron atendidos por médicos ingléses y los ingleses por médicos argentinos. Una guerra horrible como todas, pero de caballeros.

[@nikolasmaes99]

Argentina had the Super Étendard, the predecessor of the Rafale.

[@lexsaunders1742]

A remarkable feat By some very brave men.u

[@jasalexander-hain2601]

not enough operational Rapier

[@davidhamilton9565]

Go Figure Mr Argentine. Wake up smell the coffee as the Americans say. The Falklands do not want you Argentina. Would you take Uruguay in the same vane?

[@user-ye5xg8th5e]

obvio si son ingleses. los que habitan malvinas son los verdaderos usurpadores.

[@jenniferholden9397]

I thought that the Falklands were off the top of Scotland, sounded similar to Shetlands. What the hell are the Argentinians doing in Scotland? A friend of mine came for a coffee and a natter, TV was on because of all that was happening, Sylvia’s husband was a Welsh guardsman on a ship making his way towards the conflict, when all of a sudden it came up that the ship he was on was hit. My heart was in my mouth , Sylvia was collapsed on the floor, I grabbed her baby, and we watched every channel that was reporting the conflict. When she got through to the family info place, it turned out that the day before he had slipped downstairs and broken his ankle then transferred to the hospital ship. Lucky? Not that much, because the feelings of survivor guilt were overwhelming. Those poor souls. Quite a long time later, I asked her “Do you believe that day Sylvia?” She said she dreamed about it every night for years.

[@ace18music32]

I hate when people talk stupid about war in history like it was ever any different. Since the beginning of humans their has been war and just because people don't like it doesn't mean it will stop. The only way humans will not fight each other in wars is for humans to be extinct. SAD but true

[@petekdemircioglu]

👏👏👏👏👏💚💜

[@hhlk7139]

might be good idea to look at this war from the argentinian side ?

[@dinerouk]

Let them do it!

[@bobbierocksbuster5584]

Read a comment a while ago by an American "i was in a geography class and when this happened the teacher said to us, IF THE ARGENTINE LEADERS OR ANYONE IN THIS ROOM THINKS THE BRITISH WILL STAND BY AND DO NOTHING, THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW THE BRITISH"

[@danielhooke6115]

The men are a credit to their uniforms.

[@hugoseguin8040]

British pulled off the greatest raid of all times at St-Nazaire and people still worried ? 😅

[@user-nk7xu8uy7c]

I recall an article which stated that Britain was on the point of acceding to Argentine's demands, but when the Argies 'jumped the gun', there was only one UK response.. Defending Mother England's territory against those bally Argie bounders..

[@magna4100]

TRUE BRITS. BEST OF THE BEST.

[@karlhurley5199]

Heroes

[@jonflorek3094]

Awesome NAVY.

[@michaelstanley3961]

A fight that lost too many friends to get Thatcher back in power...some of my friends are still there, I was proud to serve, but it was really for nothing....

[@moisesreyes7185]

UK “only “ counted on the USA armament, technical and intelligence support.

[@zigongosaurus5274]

Incorrect

[@ENGBriseB]

TOP MARKS.

[@immunetowesternlies8697]

The countries that invaded the america's/south america didn't speak russian.

[@vlachyna]

Tam jsem byl taky v jednom ze svých minulých životů… vidim to jako včera! Občas zajdu za kartarkou a zavzpominame spolu na starý dobrý časy… ta atm byla taky v minulým životě… 😂😂😂😂😂😂