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2 Para had been given the job of clearing Pradera del Ganso (Goose Green) which laid to the South of the landing zone at San Carlos Bay. Intelligence underestimated the quantity of Argentinian Troops to expect there. This picture shows Colonel 'H' and his team preparing for the Assault.
The British only deployed half a battery of 105mm guns (3 pieces) to the action at Pradera del Ganso (Goose Green). They did not expect there to be as many Argentinians as there actually were in the area. It was probably not sufficient to the task, but the Paras were ultimately successful anyway.
Médicos en Pradera del Ganso.
Men of B and D Company after the seizure of the main Argentine positin at Boca House. They were exhausted and they had lost their commanding officer and yet 2 Para had attacked a vastly larger Argentinian Unit in defensive positions and had beaten them. It was a remarkable victory.
Pradera del Ganso.
Artilleria argentina incautada en Pradera del Ganso.
A member of 45 commando yomping across the Malvinas Islands. With the destruction of the Atlantic Conveyor, much of the helicopter airlift capacity of the British had been lost. British forces had to literally walk across the width of East Malvinas Island.
The SAS and 42 Commando had launched an assault deep into Argentinian territory and were able to seize this dominant high position on the approaches to Puerto Argentino. This picture shows Brigadier Julian Thompson, Major-General jeremy Moore and Colonel Pennicot on the slopes before ordering a brigade attack on the surrounding peaks.
The air attacks on Galahad and Tristam produced devastating burns and wounds. Helicopter pilots did the best job they could in removing the troops from the burning vessels.
2 Para organised its assault from Camilla Creek House. It was near to here that the Artillery Fire Base would be situated. It was located about 11 miles from the main Argentinian Position at Pradera del Ganso (Goose Green).
The Royal Naval Air Defences were not as fully effective as originally hoped. Only two ships carried the Sea Wolf system and the Sea Dart missiles were only of much use against planes and missiles at high altitude. The old Sea Cat had to be relied upon, but it had severe limitations in reaction time. Argentinian pilots would fly at very low altitudes and hugging the terrain reducing any reaction time to an attack. Ironically, it was to be the machine guns and anti-aircraft guns that would prove their worth to a modern fleet. It had long been thought that they were anachronistic to a modern fleet and yet the tracers and volume of metal in the air could force pilots to dump their ordinance too early.
Dagger argentino en la bahía de San Carlos
El Fearless en Ascensión.
HMS Intrepid.
Dos helicópteros Wessex se estrellan en el Glaciar Fortuna en las Georgias del Sur, los miembros del SAS son rescatados por un tercer helicóptero.
Prisioneros argentinos de camino al aeropuerto.
Lanzadera exocet.
Fuentes:
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/southamerica/Malvinas/falklandswarimages.htm
http://www.ninepara.co.uk/80s Malvinas TF New.htm