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

[@RichRobinson]

My dad was there and talks highly of JT. Respect to him for being candid like that.

[@DandlPacking]

That's the reason he's a marine and a British armed forces general a great man and officer

[@MichaelCampin]

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. 🇬🇧

[@8ballphil150]

A Captain at 21 or 22 ?. HOW .

[@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.

[@AlejandroLopez-ru4iv]

Los ayudo los traidores chilenos ...mangas de piratas

[@JohnFay-q7m]

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

[@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

[@cacambo589]

Y los fallecidos argentinos?

[@brickistic8188]

@@cacambo589 LAS ARGENTINA ES INGLES

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

@@gullybull5568cope

[@bikenavbm1229]

thanks for keeping this story alive.

[@Billy-dl7yg]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@martinweber7912]

Without the support of the US, the English did not win the Malvinas War, they gave them Ascencion Island, the A9ML sidewinder missiles that made the difference, the Argentine pilots sank 7 English ships and destroyed more than 20, including HMS (In)Vencible. If the English do not have a tactical advantage, they are very cowards and do not fight.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Hammer-py4mr]

I lived in Spain 97-99. I met 2 ex Argie army vets who asked if I served in Malvinas as same age. I said no, which was true. I didn't tell them my school friend was in 2 Para at Goose Green. They said our Gurkas caused them a lot of problems. They woke up in the morning and many of their colleagues had there throats cut in the middle of night. There were rumours that Gurkas were told to stop taking body parts with their Kukri as souvenirs. They asked me if I liked the Evil Thatcher, I said no. I didn't tell them I voted for Maggie in 79 and she had larger cojones than them both as I was on my own.

[@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!)

[@donohoe71]

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

[@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".

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@fr.michaelknipe4839]

This is very well done. Very informative

[@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).

[@Angelcynn-x9m]

@@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

[@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❤

[@MarkHarrison733]

They were just following orders ...

[@martinweber7912]

False, they recovered the Falkland Islands Argentina for the support of the US that gave them the logistics support that the English did not have, the island Ascencion the Sidewinder Am9l missiles that made the difference, if the Argentine pilots sink a couple of ships plus the English They retired, 7 sunken ships and more than 20 with severe damage, the level of destruction that Argentine pilots do not forget it anymore, with 20/30 years aircraft the tacicas of the Argentine pilots was devastating

[@Parker_Douglas]

@@martinweber7912 There was Scot’s & Welsh & Northern Irish troops fighting the Argentines too & Gurkhas & SAS .

[@johnmooney9444]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@Ruda-n4h]

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

[@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!!😊😊

[@racerroy1]

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

[@davidoflinn4101]

L O L

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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. 🇬🇧🇨🇦

[@gungho6798]

Totally amazing result. Respect to those that sacrificed there lives for their country and there families they left behind.

[@johnlustig4322]

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

[@siphotheguy1870]

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

[@ElBoxeo1]

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.

[@ElBoxeo1]

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.

[@thomasmcclean4352]

Thank God for these brave men. As a British Army Veteran i am thankful for ALL the cold, wet and hungry training that we ever did. Used to moan at the time , whilst snacking of my Mars Bars. When seeing all that these guys went through, i appreciate what the training was about. God rest the souls of those that fell.

[@druckerman247]

These guys were young once too. Bless them.

[@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...

[@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.

[@jimtempleton7418]

God bless all the Heroes 💯💯🙏🙏

[@shanegahan4341]

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

[@carlseddon2392]

Skills and drills lads

[@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.

[@rudee1956]

Simply an awesome job ..!! 😎👍🏽

[@garygreen1192]

❤Thanks guys i remember the airforce flying over my Primary School in Bearsden . You are the Great in Britain .

[@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. 🙏🕯🪽

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

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

[@juliecasey5196]

Respect to all. Lest We Forget 🇬🇧🌺

[@siphotheguy1870]

Forget what?

[@josephbaptiste6034]

@@siphotheguy1870 sdp

[@josephbaptiste6034]

@@siphotheguy1870 Sdss

[@davidwithers5102]

​@@siphotheguy1870 Dementia is a terrible disease 😂😂

[@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.

[@alanjackson4646]

Oppressive, dictator who had made many of his countrymen ‘disappear’ then makes a desperate attempt at regaining popularity by sending young untrained boys into an unnecessary conflict that they could not win; that really is something to be proud of.

[@lonpfrb]

History repeated in Ukraine by another deluded dictator. Slava 🇺🇦

[@exercisethemind]

And the UK government decides instead to trade with the great humanitarian Augusto Pinochet in Chile?! 😮 Don't pretend this was about defending human rights. 😂 Thatcher was a staunch defender of authoritarian regimes around the world, including in South Africa on the other side of the South Atlantic. The President of Argentina wanted to increase his prestige by taking the islands and Thatcher wanted to increase her prestige by defending them. Soldiers on both sides died for their political ambitions.

[@lonpfrb]

@exercisethemind So you completely ignore the right to self determination. The Ukrainians and Falkland Islanders all have the democratic right to choose, whatever foreign dictators do. Both galtieri and kaputin hoped to deflect attention from their corruption and incompetence at home with foreign adventures. Such is the delusion that absolute power enables. That demonstrates why democracy is worth defending.

[@davidwhite4874]

@@exercisethemind Yes. This war saved Thatcher's arse, politically.

[@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...

[@marcdelaunay1]

I got given a cadet medal in 1984 by Admiral Woodward and my school mate’s dad was a colonel in the marines and I met Major General Sir Jeremy Moore in his garden the same year and he was a wonderful man, tiny like Tom Cruises but an absolute giant of a man. ✌️👊

[@MichaelCairns-fv2vi]

Not only an incredible logistic challange but a moral imperative .

[@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

[@TheScoopGorrilla]

General Thomson a gentleman

[@georgemorley1029]

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

[@RockyBobbieBuster]

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"

[@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.

[@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.

[@Peter-nz9et]

Wonderful. Thank God for the British.

[@flaviopitanga65]

Congrats Brits

[@luciano2003.]

Where are you from?

[@blaze1148]

@@luciano2003. Chile I presume.

[@ivanmesser5982]

His queen took nothing from this life nor did she go to console the widows and dead sons on islands that are the pride and stupidity of humans.

[@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"....

[@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...

[@DandlPacking]

The logistics was so probmatical all helecopters 9:45 fulled at san carlos by hospital by a private when thompson heard helo to him made him a sargent on spot patted him on back give him a few soldiers with him let him get on with it thats what you call a commander people like that you would follow anywhere brilliant man fantastic soldier

[@stevenvamplew7145]

i crawled along the catwalk of our tanker ship because of the hail and hurricane wind. when i got to my cabin my face was red raw .it was ice like bullets at sea

[@jonflorek3094]

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

[@Ignacio-g2n]

Falklands por siempre BRITANICAS. Saludos desde 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Sí

[@CarlosBalbontin-g2e]

Chile y Reino Unido. Aliados por siempre.

[@markrowbotham222]

could have just sent ronnie pickering

[@LordOfLight]

That will have gone straight over most folks' heads.

[@mrsentencename7334]

That’s a war crime

[@RockyBobbieBuster]

WHO? 😉

[@davidhamilton9565]

If the Argentina really wanted the islands, why did they not fight to the last man? Why did some 11,400 Argentine soldiers surrender at the end of the war? All of whom were released afterwards by the way. If Argentines felt so strongly, why surrender?

[@vivaseineldin]

Well the 12,000 Argies fought longer, harder & shed more blood than NP8901 & FIDF.

[@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.

[@kawagonzo6951]

USA TREATHENED ARGENTINA TO BOMB BUENOS AIRES! THATS WHY

[@lonpfrb]

Conscripted army doing what the deluded military Junta wanted but not willing to die for a lie.

[@kawagonzo6951]

@@lonpfrb the lie was the whole war!.....malvinas war was planed and economically supportee from the white house...wake up fool!........go watch john lehman malvinas video

[@fintanmccann1128]

A tragedy for all who were lost on both sides

[@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

[@danielhooke6115]

The men are a credit to their uniforms.

[@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?

[@AntonelaArias-w6d]

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

[@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.

[@asmaar566]

Previously, the falklands had ~70 soldiers and whatever ships were nearby. No additional defences Now they have personnel that number over 1000, involving 3 RADAR sites, a. SAM battery , a group of typhoons and (correct me if im wrong) 2 RN ships Argentina can't afford fighting that anymore

[@Angel_423]

I believe there are 3 SAM sites. HMS forth is the current patrol ship I cant think of a second. And there are rumours of the occasional submarine. And now the FIDF is better equipped, trained and larger

[@nigelpilgrim4232]

Unfortunately & suspiciously Argentina have been negotiating a deal with Pakistan for x12 JF-17 thunder jets at a cost of 664 million !!!🤔 china & Russia have also wanted to sell arms to Argentina !!!

[@shaunmcmillan6791]

They only had 70 because NP8901 were in the process of changing over..👍

[@jbx-]

It has typhoons and is getting sky sabre. Baring in mind U.K. has nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers of a much larger size with 5th gen planes, Argentina wouldn’t stand even a 1% chance

[@Angel_423]

@@jbx- already has skysabre* I saw it when I drove past MPC

[@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....

[@scottroberts7875]

Thanks M O D, Well told

[@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.

[@163pete]

Victory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@nicholasjeremyson]

Slava Ukraini! 🐷🐷🐖🐖

[@greggrimer1428]

Ukraine is toast. Should have honoured Minsk agreement

[@kaimalino528]

What does Ukraine have to do with a celebration of British Luck.

[@chaimp0003]

1st, respect to everyone involved

[@jb894]

Makes you proud to be british

[@paulleach7465]

Are we proud Now ? 😢

[@stevekaye5536]

A GREAT VICTORY FOR BRITAIN - Have it Argies - RULE BRITANNIA:

[@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.

[@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

[@gazamurdock3163]

2 para. 5th airborne 😢 miss them

[@MarkHarrison733]

The UK was only able to reinvade its colony due to support from France, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.

[@paulleach7465]

From..." FRANCE" ... WOW

[@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.

[@peterwhitaker4038]

if i was a betting man..i would have put my money on Argentina being so close to the war zone and more aircraft. if i was a military betting man i would have put my money on the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ieland to pull this one out of the bag due to sheer experience of warfare. nuff said!

[@lonpfrb]

The fate of General Belgrano kept the navy in port and the air force had inferior equipment with limited time on target. Never something worth dying for.

[@Augh98-nt2zn]

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

[@martinweber7912]

Bernhardt Memorandum (1910). At the request of the head of the American Department of the Foreign Office, Sidney Spicer, researcher Gastón De Bernhardt prepared a memorandum that condensed the history of the islands and the legal arguments of Great Britain and Argentina. That memorandum served as an internal guide for the Foreign Office until 1938. Bernhardt stated the following: “The question of sovereignty was specifically excluded from the agreement made with Spain in 1771.” This agreement contained a secret clause by which Great Britain was obliged to abandon the islands, which it did in 1774. “For 55 years, until 1829 (that is, until 13 years after Argentina's independence was proclaimed), Great Britain “He showed no interest in the islands.” “Great Britain began to claim the eastern island only in 1829” (it had never claimed it during Spanish rule; this is the island where Puerto Argentino is located). Spicer Letter (1910). In a letter to De Bernhardt himself, Spicer confessed: “It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the attitude of the Argentine government is not entirely unjustified, and that our action has been somewhat despotic.” Fitzmaurice Memorandum (1936). In February 1936, legal adviser George Fitzmaurice advised against Britain submitting the Falklands question to international arbitration: “Our position has certain weaknesses. But we have occupied the islands for more than a century (albeit illegally, as Argentina says) and for strategic reasons we cannot give them up. So the best thing to do is to take a hard line.”

[@williamevans7454]

the Falklands want to be British so leave them alone

[@lipadblogtv3378]

Wow amazing

[@EainCrossen]

Superb effort by our military

[@jacobwilloughby9893]

It's amazing we never learned about this. This should be better known. Too many good men lost for nothing at all.

[@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..👍

[@TheLeatheryman]

God bless them all

[@Kenneth-p1b]

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..

[@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 .

[@fishsayhelo9872]

good video guys