The maps which the children study mention officially the membership of these islands in Argentina. The large cities, from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, raised all of the war memorials of the Falklands. On Plaza San Martin, various regiments take turns to ensure the guard of the wall on which figure the name of the killed soldiers.
On the windshield of certain cars, motorists post proudly "Fueron, Son y Seràn".
Today, April 2, Argentina commemorates the date of the release of the offensive. Occupied by the United Kingdom, the Falkland Islands had been asserted by Argentina for 150 years. For memory, quickly let us reconsider the chronology of the facts:April 2, 1982 - 4h30: unloading of the Argentinian commandos with Mullet Creek.
April 2 - 6h00: catch of the barracks of Moody Brook
April 2 - 8h00: rendering of the Governor Hunt and the British garnison of Stanley Port.
April 3: End of resistance on the island of South Georgia. Reddition of lieutenant Hills and his 22 men
April 5: the British fleet leaves Portland, Portsmouth, Southampton and Chatam.
April 12: the British fleet makes stopover on the island of Ascension in the middle of the Atlantic. This island will be used as logistic relay to the English.
April 20: Release of the operation of resumption of the South Georgia.
April 23: the climatic conditions complicate the spot of the commandos. 2 helicopters are crushed on the Fortuna glacier.
April 25: attack of the submarine "Santa Fé" by helicopters of Royal Navy
April 28: recovery by the British commandos of the South Georgia in spite of the minefields placed by the Argentinians.
May 1 - 3h45: bombardment of the track of Stanley Port by "Vulcans" and "Sea Harrier"
May 1 - 18h00: counteract Argentinian which attacks the English fleet. "Skyhawk", "Dagger" and "Mirage III" of Fuerza Aerea Argentina run up against" Sea Harrier "of Navy.
May 2: Submarine "SNA Conqueror" launches 2 torpedes MK8 against the cruiser "Belgrano", which sinks, resulting in the death of 358 men.
May 2: 2 "super standard" fire 2 Exocet missiles on the "HMS Sheffield" which must be evacuated at the end of 5 hours of firefighting.
May 4: the DCA Argentina cuts down a "sea harrier" at Goose green.
May 9: the "sea harrier" of "Invincible " run the "Narwal".
May 14: action of the English commandos on the airport of Stanley.They destroy 12 planes.
May 21 - 4h00: unloading of the 2nd para on the beaches of San Carlos. The British fleet rams Fanning Head or concentrates Argentinian artillery.
10h30: waves of "Mirage" and "Skyhawk" break and concentrate their attack on the frigate "Ardent" and its escort ships. The boats of transport of troops are not touched. 5000 British soldiers unload.
May 23: the British "task force" receives a reinforcement of 5 escort ships.
May 24: the Argentinians make 24 exits and lose 4 "daggers" without to have caused major damages.
from the 25 to May 28: the 2nd para, the 4th commando, the 3rd para faces the 12th Argentinian regiment around Darwin and Goose Green. The engagements make rage: the Argentinians go in front of School House.
May 29 : the Argentinian pilots attack the "HMS Antelope", but lose 5 "Mirage" and 1 "Skyhawk".
June 5 : unloading of Scots Guards of the 5th brigade towards Cove Bluff .
8 juin : 350 welsh guards arrivent à Port Peasant. 5 "mirage" larguent 3 bombes sur le "Plymouth" qui sera ravagé par l'incendie.
June 12: the "Glamorgan" is touched by Argentinian Exocet.
June 12 - 2h00: release of the final attack. Combat of 10 hours will oppose the 3rd English para, the 4th commando with the 7th regiment of "the plata" and 1st Argentinian regiment of para. They will finish with the body with body.
England will deplore the death of 255 men, Argentina will cry that of more than 1000 soldiers.
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