Falklands War 1982 DOCUMENTARY
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Our animated historical documentary series on modern warfare continues with a video on the Falklands war of 1982. During this conflict, the forces of the United Kingdom and Argentine fought over the islands called Falklands or the Malvinas. Although the conflict was limited, it influenced the political fates of both countries.
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Yall release this on St. Patrick's day...
YALL GOT SOME NERVE.
I mean I'll still watch, BUT STILL.
jk love you guys.
Could you do a series on Ancient Greece?
Friendly reminder to do the emu war in april first :p
Mexican-American War
I am 71, U tube is wonderful, all my life I lived n enyclopedias now history at my fingertips!!!!
Glad to hear that. :-)
Yeah pa, thats right
This is such a wholesome post
Ricardo Garcia - And porn too....
@Kaydzy :: what you got against Old wise peoples
British about Falkland: "wet, cold and miserable just like home".
Oversimplified xd
I love oversimplified. the video on the emu war was also great
Hey! I found some islands!
He’s great
I love over simplified
I wouldn't be surprised if they mistaken that they just sailed back home.
'Minimal damage was done to the airport'
**Airport continues to get wiped off the map**
It wasnt usuable
1 hit was scored on the run way. It was unusable but still fixable. The real victory of that bombing raid was that Argentina realised we could get our Vulcan Bombers to South America. This forced them to keep their aircraft in Argentina and not to deploy to Falklands in fear the bombers would attack their mainland.
Very true, also aerial footage has shown more than one hole on the runway. Things are still being released about the Falklands war.
Eren
@@pipmill7076 Argentinian C-130s landed in that runway until the very last day of the war
Starting that war basically destroyed Argentina's chances of ever ruling those islands, because it killed any sympathy the islanders might have felt for Argentina. It was a massive political blunder.
True, before the war, islanders and argentines had good relations
@@manuelmdemarco its in the international courts
Well most of the islanders are British were British and stay British. How would Argentina with a foreign culture and language have any sway over the Falklands?
@@dgray3771 yoy make it sound like there's 10 million people
@@dgray3771 it would be an argentinian problem not British,las Malvinas son Argentinas 🇦🇷
This war gave us the most epic head line in a News Paper:
The Empire Strikes Back
Imperio????
@@oscarbosio9881 el imperio británico papi no lo conoces?
@@jackdanila9893 Vos lo conoces?, o sos colono de ellos culturalmente porque tu apellido no es anglosajón.
@@jackdanila9893 Que imperio? Si han perdido todas sus colonias, si ya están por debajo de muchos paises a nivel global. Al actual imperio británico no lo conozco, no existe. Si al viejo imperio británico, que saqueó sus colonias, dejando destrucción y miseria cuando se marcharon, que hicieron del tráfico de esclavos una industria y crearon companías para eso, el que promovía la corrupción entre los funcionarios locales leales y reprimía con brutalidad a los opositores, etc. A ese imperio si lo conozco, una página negra de la historia, pero hoy son un pais mas, superado por muchos en todo sentido, papi.
@@oscarbosio9881 flaco, calmate. El titular se publicó en época de guerra y la verdad me gusta más que el "vamos ganando", que era todo una sarta de mentiras. Este es un lugar para aprender y debatir tranquilamente, sino andá a hacerte el ofendido a una plaza. Nosotros firmamos contentos todos los acuerdos que lo británicos nos propusieron y no fue hasta que subió al poder un grupo de milicos incapaces que nuestros dos países perdieron su amistad. Vos seguro que sos uno de esos reprimidos que anda metiendose en videos de Malvinas para armar bardo, así no las vas a recuperar nunca che. Es más, nos estás dejando mal parados a todos nosotros haciendonos quedar como un país nacionalista y lleno de gente incapaz de debatir de forma tranquila, gente cómo vos es lo que arruina el país.
Love the use of flags under the soldier figures, makes it easier to keep controll of who is who.
Good :-)
Looks like the game r.u.s.e that way, wich is a game i like. So good job on the visuals
@@KingsandGenerals BUT, dont put Red Berets on craphat soldiers. Use the correct colour of headgear.
🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 Islas Malvinas 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 the true flag of the Island
As a Falkland Islander, I have to say this is probably the best video I've seen on the Conflict. Incredibly well put together! Though a lot of these videos all seem to forget the 3 Islanders who were also tragically killed during the occupation. Again, fab video and thank you!
How many British live there? 30?
@@trifulquita15 2800 ish
@@trifulquita15 well off mate nice guess tho
@@trifulquita15 how many Argentinians? Oh wait... none!
@@dolphee9935Lógico, si los viven expulsando. Primero en 1833 cuando invadieron por la fuerza a Malvinas y deportaron a toda la guarnición militar y población civil de Puerto Soledad y luego en 1982 cuando también echaron de las islas a los empleados argentinos que trabajaban en la provisión de combustibles YPF , además por 17 años no permitieron la entrada de ningún argentino poseedor de pasaporte de ese pais. Aparte no se les permite a los argentinos ser propietarios de bienes inmuebles. Difícil que haya muchos argentinos. Si hasta controlan los movimientos migratorios, no solo el crecimiento de la población, nada es natural, todo es artificial.
It was such a tiny war, yet we saw every aspect of modern combat, from amphibious to ground to air, air to ground, foreign troops (Gurkhas), artillery, special forces, Exocets, and the various long marches that some armies just wouldn't attempt.
The Ghurkhas aren't foreign troops. They are a part of the British army and are eligible to live in the UK after serving a number of years in their role and are effectively British themselves.
We dont see gurkhas as "foreign troops" they are on the same boat as us.
Gurkhas are treated like a foreign force. Until 2010s (thank fuck joanna lumley), Gurkhas and their families weren't allowed to settle in the UK. My Grandad served in the British army for 2 decades and fought Malayan conflict but was never allowed in the UK (he passed away in 2004) and none of his 5 sons either except my uncle who served in the British army and my dad who was born in Hongkong when my grandad was in the army and was eligible to apply for British citizenship as a hongkong resident. Only gurkhas that are recruited in the recent decades are eligible to live in the UK. Many of the Gurkhas that served in around 80s and 90s like my one relative who fought in the falklands war has only family member here in the UK, the rest like 10 children and their families are currently in Nepal. It's mad how Gurkhas have given their blood, sweat and tears for the British crown for 200 years but only in less than 10% of that time, have been considered for British citizenship. Therefore, we are always foreign mercernary army and will always be. BTW, both my great grandad fought in the ww2 in burma and one relative in ww1. My other relatives have served in the Singapore and Indian gurkhas too and my mum grew up in India in the 90s whilst her dad was in the army and they were allowed to settle there after his retirement even though they returned Nepal.
@विकास They get citizenship after a certain number of years service, so yes they are.
The animations on this video are stunning
That is what we were going for. :-)
@@KingsandGenerals yeah keep it up, very interesting video. Loved the imagery
I can't wait to see what it will look like in a year or two! :O
and brave
a small mention about operation black buck: the vulcan bomber that bombed the port stanley airport flew all the way from ascention island, 12000 km away, to perform the attack. It had 11 tankers in tow and they had to refuel each other to make the trip possible
Great info. I was wondering where that bomber came from. I didn't think it would have been from a carrier.
was not only 1 but 4 others that did the same trip with different objectives 1 was to bomb the airfield again, 2 other bomber raids was cancel 5 out of 7 completed
@@TheWaveGoodbye-Music they used a map upside down to locate there targets
And those vulcans were about to be retired. Such an improvised operation yet they managed to land a bomb right in the middle of the airstrip. Proper lads.
@Malloc you lucky man
To all the Brits who were there, we as a nation thank you for your service. Every day is poppy day
From a fellow Brit
Having spent a total of 12 months in the Falklands, in the past 10 years, that yomp from San Carlos to Stanley must've been miserable; that terrain is miserable beyond words. Respect to those guys who did it, with weight, and fought at the other side.
Do an Iran-Iraq war. Thats an interesting long war.
The World: "You can't just have a WW1-style trench warfare in the 1980's!"
Iran and Iraq: "That's where you're wrong kiddo."
Seconded
YES. All kinds of yes. Battle of Khorramshar the Shatt al-Arab
Its interesting I agree however, some parts of the war may perhaps still be classified. It's not yet 30-50 years since it happen so certain info might be overstated or vice versa due to 'political' intrigue
@@Killzoneguy117 It is not Shatt al Arab if its at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. We call it Arvand River. You mean the battle that the Persians took 50 000 Iraqi prisoners in 1982.
Nice summary. I'm from Argentina and I appreciate the respect you showed.
Only thing I'd add is that, as far as I know, the original idea of the military junta was to make an invasion, hold the ground for a bit and surrender. Under international laws, that'd renew the possibilities of regaining the islands legally (after 150 years you lose the rights), but when Galtieri saw the people cheering after the initial attack, decided to try to take them via military action.
For our side, the only good thing we got out of this war's that we got rid of military juntas.
Where in international law does it say that territorial claims only last 150 years? I'm inclined to question that.
Galtieri was a wanker. He put your lads there to die and didnt support them. Britain offered to let you to tend the graves of your lads on the Falklands. Galtieri refused so WE look after them.
Nope, the invasion was a smoke screen to cover the Junta's horrible shit that was happening and the ground fortifications they made there mean't they were there to stay. They judged the British were losing interest in the island due to budget cuts and the lack of defence we were showing at the time. They thought it was a win-win. But, invading a small island full of Brits who have The British mainland and political backing behind them to go to war is a bad idea. At that time, it would be like invading the Isle of Wight. Conversely, we got Maggie for many more years than we should have and she fucked the country well and truly into a north south, England, Welsh, Irish and Scottish divide.....Ironic when it was all of us that won it, not her....
@@exsappermadman25055 what makes me the most sad is that our countries were friends before and this war ruined it. If only we hadn't go to war, maybe we could have found a diplomatic solution (sharing the islands maybe?), but all that is gone thanks to some drunkard who wanted the bring down the whole country along with him. I hope one day Argentine propaganda (and a bit of British resentment too) stops so that our two nations can be friends again.
@@FernandoSegovia701 The Argentine people or soldiers are not to blame, the Junta is/was. They thought invading a small island governed by a group of small islands was a good idea and we wouldn't defend it. The Junta wasn't the best at history lessons!......Also, our fighters had nothing but praise for the Argentine fighters, most of whom were conscripts and very young. It was a very close battle because of the distances involved from GB and the 80's tech we had at the time. Most British people and ex soldiers/fighters who were there hold no grudge these days. They had a job to do and that is that. There is no hostility towards Argentina from people who know what happened in the Falklands. Only dickheads!. Peace man.....
After seeing these, 1986 World Cup match gets another whole level of background, they had history at this point.
France came close to surrendering during the Falklands war
Lmao 😂
Italy surrendered instantly!
Italy changed sides out of habit
@@koraybakrtas5947
Oh yes that is right they take side of france in the end!
And the french did supply the argies with exocet missiles
The animation are amazing and the morphological maps are so beautiful. Congratulations!
The only reason I watched the whole sponsor part of the video was because of your epic narrator voice lol
We appreciate it :-)
@@KingsandGenerals Do you receive more if we watch it all the way through? I normally skip them, but if you get more for having that bit of the video watched, I'd be more than happy to let it roll!
In this case, the number of downloads matter. Even if you download and delete later, it is helpful for us.
My uncle was in the ARA Gral Belgrano. Luckily he survived, greetings!
Which side?
@@eshaansarkar2017 ARA stands for Arg navy ships
@@salvadorbuschittari6870 Oh! I am with the British side but I am glad to hear that he survived.
@@eshaansarkar2017 I am on the no war side, I won't tolerate my country going on a offensive war
@@salvadorbuschittari6870 I understand what you are trying to say but it was a one sided war. Before Argentina attacked those islands, it belonged to UK. The UK didn't wanted any war but Argentina wanted. Yes, if I was an Argentinian, neither would have I wanted any war with them. So, sometimes for the sake of peace you have to fight a war.
Moral of the story: Don't touch Britans pebble collection
Sorry this makes me laugh 😂😂
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Would've been great if you mentioned the Commando raids on Pebble Island and South Georgia island, but other than that, Great video!
SomeBoiOnTheInternet 9 The South Georgia raid was absolute madness. The helicopter ride onto the island was crazy; huge balls to fly in that weather.
@@HGRvSBG Sideshow. Goose green and Longdon were the major battles, with the Scots Guards doing a fantastic job on Tumbledown. 2 Para. First to land, first to fight, most difficult battle, only unit to fight TWO battles AND, first into Port Stanley... Well done the lads.
HGR v. SBG I worked with one of the pilots in the 1990’s. He has a fantastic collection of photos from his time there, Fleet Air Arm.
As the late M Venizelos of France said
"England always wins one battle.....the last"
America: am i a joke to you?
@@sdmv5926 1812: Yes!
@@sdmv5926 If not because of Napoleon All American will be Brithish again lol.
Is that an AKA for Napoleon. Cause that’s his quote.
@@GGT950 no mate it wasn't Napoleon
Not bad for the Argentinian air power capabilities, I was surprised how strong their air force was
yes their pilots were extremely courageous
More a fact that Britain couldn't fetch much air power to the south Atlantic being 8000 miles away giving the Argie airforce alot of room to do damage but at a high cost which people don't realise a 3rd of there airforce lost .
@@loyalist5736 Thanks to France, and their code to disarm missiles that argies had.
@@anotherfaceb2045 That's just daft how could the UK disarm a missile with a code lol . Please tell us ?
@@loyalist5736 "With her four nuclear submarines in the south Atlantic, she's threatening to unleash an atomic weapon against Argentina if I don't provide her with the secret codes that will make the missiles we sold the Argentinians deaf and blind." He reminded Mr Magoudi that on May 4 an Exocet missile had struck HMS Sheffield. "To make matters worse, it was fired from a Super-Etendard jet," he said. "All the materiel was French!"
Classic....the economy is going to hell "hey, look what's that over there?"
It's the Tory way ;)
I don't like Thatcher, but I'll admit, good on her letting us defend the Falklands. It was the military that got the job done, all they needed was permission
@@SomeGuy-lw2po
'It's a good day to bury bad news'. Yes that was the conservatives..oh no..wait...
Labour would have given the islands and it's inhabitants to the enemy in a heartbeat.
@stephen morris yes but essentially, as in she didn't come up with the battle plans, or anything
@@strangelee4400 let's be honest, the amount of times there has been stuff happening around the world making headlines news, and then quietly you here about a load of cuts to a service.
I'm not saying the labour leader of time (I won't lie without googling I can't remember who that was) would have done a better job. I suppose you gauged me correctly though, I'm more of a labour supporter than Tory, I think we can all agree Thatcher done a better job with the Falklands than Corbyn would ;).
Im not sure how Corbyn would react, he's a very peaceful person and doesn't want war at all. However, Argentina didn't even knock at our Falkland door, they just broke in, that required physical action to kick them out.
@stephen morris yep I agree with that
I remember learning about The Falkland Wars on The Krusty The Clown show.
"It's the war equivalent of holding a midget at arm's length". Brilliant.
ruclips.net/video/QLGCp6jtegI/видео.html (jump around 4'30'')
@Col. Commissar Ibram Gaunt I see you are a man of culture. I was talking about your username.
I thought I was the only one who noticed it wasn't a re-run
Of course, Krusty helped the Argentinians plan it, couldnt you tell? XD
The Brittish claim to the Falklands predates the very existance of the Nation of Argentina.
this is true
Not true, Falklands were uninhabited before British arrival
@@danoman8289 this is true
@Daniel Binder this is false
But the war. Oh, yes, of course, the Mayans, . . .why didn't I think of that . . .
love how you put in the infamous howl of the Vulcan for the black buck segment
So this is why Top Gear was kicked out of argentina on their 2014 special Episode.
Thanks Kings and Generals.
In southernmost Argentina there are still road signs that say "Las Malvinas son argentinas!". And they are still bitter about the sinking of ARA Belgrano. It's almost like they forgot Argentina was the aggressor in that stupid war.
PSPbrtag, absolutely! A complete waste of life, on both sides, Arginine should be ashamed about it not proud.
Yup. It's always funny watching the Top Gear lads triggering snowflakes around the world.
@@PSPbrtag The funny one is when you see 20 year old "veterans" protesting over the war
@@PSPbrtag ''salty about losing 300 human lives in a zone declared out of conflict''
no fucking shit
As to the questions pertaining Argentine claims to the island, is not about proximity. Argentina claims to be the successor state to the Rio de la Plata vicerroyalty, which had a claim on the islands and an Argentine governor before 1833. Although Argentina recognized itself as a nation, it wasn't until 1860, after a warring states period, that the nation was finally consolidated under a single government and expansion began towards Patagonia, Chaco and Paraguay. A good relationship with the British, which invested heavily in Argentina's infrastructure kept the matter in the drawer for a long time, until anti-imperialist nationalist sentiments begun in the 40s. Argentina took a vested interest in decolonization, specially within the UN. The National Reorganization Process, the current dictatorship in 1982, was fueled by fear to Marxist-Leninist guerrillas which terrorized the country in the 70s and a nationalistic and religious rethoric. The war was thought more as a distraction by the Navy and the Army, with the Air Force being kept ignorant of the plan, due the Navy's rivalry with them. Ironically, the Air Force was the most committed during the war, with the Navy refusing to commit ships after ARA Belgrano's sinking, and the Army refusing to commit professional troops from Patagonia, which were well trained and used to the cold climate, fearing a Chilean invasion. Most troops the islands were conscripts, some of them as young as 16, from Argentina's northern, subtropical provinces.
It was a stupid war, in which the greatest threat to the Argentines were the Argentines ourselves.
@@Alejandro-te2nt Whatever, I was referring to the guerrillas during Perón and Isabel's democratic government, but I just wanted to make a summary.
You forgot to add that the incompetent Argentine generals rather to garrison the shitty mountain instead of guarding the beaches,this allowed the SAS to infiltrate and destroy a lot of planes which were the only reason the British navy couldn't get too close,but oh well...this happens when a government with poor approval rate has no more options left but war to have a better support,in this case the Argentine government back then was sadly this case,a waste of lives for both sides.
Its still a poor claim. Britain has claimed them since their discovery by the British and have been the only ones to have actually done anything to solidify its claim until the Falklands war
@Sjwaria Law land claims are settled by war and diplomacy, not where a plateau is. Britain won the war so they have the rightful claim to the isles
@@mexicoball2529 They had to do that because Chile mobilized their forces towards the border, threatening with an invasion on the continental territory.
My dad was in small war, royal Artillery. While moving up to deploy Artillery pieces he was shot by a sniper in the arm. He hadn't even noticed until one of his friends pointed out he was heavily bleeding, what a legend aha
That sniper propably was confused and frustrated
Respect!
Good story bro. "Sniper bullet hit but he doesnt even notice", seems about correct (or not). When bulllet hit, it would be same force as a smaller vehicle to a human body so yeah i dont think your father told this story this way. Maybe he was hit by shrapnel and you made the story a bit better?
Maybe it was a brazilian sniper, brazil sended lots of them during the war.
My grandfather was shot in the leg during the Second World War and he said he didn't even notice either. He'd been running across the field and tripped at one point, only to get up and keep going. It was only when he felt his shoe was really wet that he realised he was bleeding and had been shot. So I believe that your father didn't realise initially. Adrenaline and shock have incredible effects. I bet later on that arm hurt so bad though!
This is awesome. Thanks for creating this video!
Your voice is so extraordinary that I don't even miss the sponsor part...
Thanks! :-)
You forgot to mention that the falklands war was actually won by a T.rex that ate everyone.
Very excellent video, you have so many excellent series going on!
no a wild squid licked the island and it was covered in acid GET UR FACTS RIGHT KIDDO!
Milo Solomon nah man, no squirrel could produce that much power. We know it was a t.rex as the turds were massive, soldiers fell in them.
wait squirrelss are squids ahhhhhhhh but then squids poop silly string :O
@Aleskeevich Carta he's joking clam down
Kudos for detailed timeline n detail maps video of the Falkland war. Looking forward to your next video.
I really enjoy the channel, thank you very much! Love the historical accuracy, the voice-over is awesome and can make any story interesting. Love the animation and the background music too. Can you please tell me what is the name of the soundtrack used?
I love seeing how each passing month, the animations get better and better. The folks who run this channel really do care about the quality of their craft. Well done & keep it up
Thank you! We appreciate the feedback!
as an argentine this was very objective, informative and professional. special thanx on the video. regards
Thank you for watching!
Olvidaron contarte como ellos desalojaron a la guarnición argentina en 1853
I'm English and I agree this is very objective and not biased in anyway. Both sides had victories and losses.
No fue objetivo, sobretodo en la primera parte y no te cuentan nada de todo el esfuerzo belico argentino, que revolucionamos toda la defensa aereonaval del mundo con los ataques de nuestros A4 de los años 50, contra fragatas ultimo modelo y harriers atras. Tampoco cuentan como les partimos el culo a sus comandos en Top Malo House, unica batalla entre comandos donde el 601 les dio duro. Saludos
@@alexandrusfreiheit7994 si man, les rompimos el ort...habrán omitido alguna cosa, pero se perdió el conflicto
Imagine if Argentina started the invasion on april 1
So that when they lost they could just say it was an april fools prank
@@eduardogutierrez4698 yeah, I always though that
@@eduardogutierrez4698 tbh, i think even argentinean will voted for british after they lived there for awhile.
@@eduardogutierrez4698 except what if the british just said no and the islanderd closed the border also wouldnt the immigrants due to the governemt of argentinia being kinda bad like the uk more
@@Bruh-hq1hx Most probably 🙂
@@eduardogutierrez4698 When was a mass migration ever peaceful ?
This video really helped my understanding of this war
This is brilliant. Thank you for this my friend. It was great to watch and see the war step by step
Thanks for watching!
after this videos i still have hope that one day you guys will cover iraq - iran war in future
Muhammad Talib are you from Sydney? Because you have the same name as someone i went to school with
@@Kinghassz well bro am from iraq :)
You live in Iraq?
Thank you for the video, very informative!!!
Wow what a great video. This is what RUclips was supposed for. May I comment you Sir and crew!
ARA General Belgrano, formerly USS Phoenix, escaped the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Couldn't escapee british submarine though
The torpedo used to sink her was a mk14, ww2 issue
wait, wasnt the Belgrano an old german vessel? O-o
@@greywolf7206 nah it wasn't as the main comment said she was formally uss phoenix, the only german cruiser that servived ww2 was KMS Prince Eugene which was sunk at biki atol post world war 2
@@lolz36235 hmm Nice, thanks
Thank you!! I'm from Argentina and love your videos. Really, you do amazing work. I was wondering if you planned to cover a bit more regarding South America and the answer was given today. Awesome!
Although it was known that Britain had some U.S. help, including use of the American air base on Ascension Island, the extent of U.S. military aid during the Falklands war has been a secret. Lehman is the first senior U.S. official to state that the Pentagon's supplies were so great as to have been decisive.
The BBC said American sources revealed that U.S. aid to Britain during the war included 200 Sidewinder anti-aircraft missiles, eight Stinger anti-aircraft systems, Vulcan air defense systems, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, mortar shells, satellite intelligence, communications facilities and the use of the American air base on Ascension Island.
'In my judgment, the outcome would have been very different if it weren't for the support and the flow of intelligence, of logistics, of technical support, of communications and of things like Sidewinders from the United States to the Royal Navy,' Lehman said in the interview.
@@mattg56 so you dont believe secretary John Lehman and bbc? lol
Thank you for amazing video!
5:30 a point of clarification - the Exclusion Zone didn't apply just to Argentinian ships; it was an area that Britain had declared _any_ ships or aircraft, of any nation, were liable to be sunk without warning. It was more about keeping third-party civilian traffic away from the war zone. Misunderstanding this fact is what led to all the controversy about the sinking of the _Belgrano,_ since it was outside the zone. Fact is that the _Belgrano_ would've been a legitimate target wherever she was, and her sinking probably saved a lot of lives on both sides by scaring Argentina into withdrawing their navy, avoiding a full-scale naval battle.
@werrf1 It was also stated that the Belgrano was maneuvering and that is why they veered out of the exclusion zone.
@@DeadlyDan that's right. It would move into the exclusion zone, launch dummy attacks then maneavour out of the exclusion zone. No way were they going to get off on a technicality
Correct AND, Maggie had also said ANY ship posing a threat to the Task Force could be sunk whether in or out of the TEZ.
El Belgrano, aparte de estar fuera de la zona de exclusión, fijada 72 hs antes por los británicos, en esos momentos no representaba peligro alguno, estaba navegando rumbo al continente y estaba mas cerca de la Isla d los Estados que de Malvinas. Hasta el submarino que lo hundió pidió mas de tres veces órdenes para atacarlo ya que no se animaba y tenía dudas de hacerlo. La realidad es otra, en esos momentos estaba muy adelantada una propuesta de paz del ex residente peruano B. Terry y la Primera Ministra no quería que la guerra termine, necesitaba un triunfo de sus fuerzas armadas para afianzarse en el poder. Salvó muchas vidas? Solo se que mató a 313 argentinos, de una sola ves (la mitad de los caídos en toda la guerra) en los que están incluidos unos pocos compañeros míos.
Nah; ARA Belgrano was heading mainland because the Junta decided to accept Belaunde Terry proposition to cease all hostilities. Ms Lady Thatcher and her war cabinet decided to corner the Junta by sinking all diplomatic resolution along with the ARA Belgrano. Then; the game was over beforehand and the trap made by the Pentagon and the GB was succesful. Instead of including Argentina and negotiating a navy base and a quote of the future antartic; they decided to crush Argentina. Many lessons were learned from that conflict. They ruined and poisoned GB-Argentina relations for good. I regret valued brave soldiers dying from both sides for nothing. All England can do now is to deploy lots of soldiers and depredate marine resources. Just a greedy episode.
absolutely love the grahics and use of map. superb editing and clarity. amazing job
Thank you!
Modern history fans. I am here!
Good luck with the new channel guys,love your work!
Should have mentioned the Chilean support in intel to Britain.
@james mcbride prussian tradition for infantry and british tradition for the navy. in 1978 argentina attempted a land incursion that never took place, they set sail to Chile but at some point they made a U turn, later on during the Falklands war Galtieri said that Chile was next, thus the chilean support.
@lvan Big Nob ''thank you britain for help in the independence''
*forgets argentina literally sent its army over to chile and captured santiago to declare chilean and later peruvian independence*
@@soyderiverdeliverybeaver8941 It wasnt argentina, It was San Martin and the Chilean emigrees without help from the government, then he lost his army at Cancha Rayada and from then only the army was pretty much all Chilean, but they dodnt tell you that in your crooked version of history, dont they? Lol!!!
And the NATO..too
@@trauko1388 it was mostly argentines! San martin had to leave the northern front lightly defended, take armament with him and prepare them to cross the andes.
A brainwashed nationalist, thats what you are.
Imagine spending months planning an invasion, being so close to your own territory, having the element of surprise, holding the high ground, ports and airports, having time to set your defenses and still getting your arse handed to you 😂
I mean seriously, I’m a 34 yo Argentinian and there’s so much misinformation about this war I grow up learning to read books from “both sides” to be able to have a glimpse of what really happened. Is because of this that young generation who literally don’t know shit about what happened tend to hate the UK when the few still living Argentinian soldiers that fought on that war expressed huge respect for UK and the soldier they fought against.
Afganistan and Argentina is different bro😅
Yes, of course, imagine go to war against UK, your allies USA and Chile, and put on the battlefield an army of conscripts. Imagine to get such heavy losses against such an enemy...
The Empire Strikes Back!
arschloch..the empire is dead!!!
Vaishampayan Sharma
It’s not tho, we have the commonwealth and territories everywhere
@@trxl3515 were you born yesterday???
Vaishampayan Sharma what exactly are Australia New Zealand and Canada then?
@@alundavies8402 In my knowledge, they are independent nations now..not British territories anymore.
I truly can't guess What in your knowledge they are?
6:30 IIRC this was the ship where the crews sang "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" when it was sunk.
@@spudspanzersofhistory8510
"Life's a laugh ande death's a joke, it's true!"
@kevin3224
The channel SheffieldD80 has a video (its first) that records the surviving crews singing that song in their reunion (at least according to the video's description).
Great info as always
I'm worried with the future. It is ridiculous the quality of this video, unbeliavable! Congratulations, simply amazing!
The Argentine-military government refused to send the professional units, since they were very busy purging left-wing local parties, and instead opted to send the young and forced-conscripted units, forcing them to a war where their captains used ancient draconian methods of discipline
There were individual battles, where the British fought the best Argentina had; they still defeated them.
The argies sent marines and special forces
Nope, the army was really divided, the navy didnt want to participate and the land troops feared an invasion from chile so they stay in land, thats why. There werent left wing armies, which would have been the only case in which that is a priority.
@@danielwoodruffe2938 like what battle?
@@vvventure Thanks for your query, I'll try and elaborate.
25/04/82: 150 marines, captured during the liberation of South Georgia.
11&12/06/82: 601 Commando Company and 601 Special Forces Sqn - defeated at Mount Longdon.
13&14/06/82: 5th Marines - defeated at Mount Tumbledown. Apologies, if I've left other units out.
Loving this channel, one of my favourites.
Fine graphics and compact analysis and review.
Some documentary! Thank you!
April is coming. You know what to do.
The emu war
I second this
Football war or karansebes would be great too
Don't forget the Cod Wars(3x and the British's RN lost to a bunch of Iceland's Coast Guard)... follow by Turbot War.
Fighting over a fish...
Perfect choice for April 1st!
Although the Aussie is outnumbered by the monstrous emu they still fight, what a brave men
i never knew the argies managed to hit so many british ships. wow
Me neither, and i'm argie lmao
The only good soldiers of Argentina were in the air force.
_i never knew the argies managed to hit so many british ships wow_
"They lost the war, but they had the best success in the air. They were bright young boys, willing to learn and quick to grasp the essentials of air combat."
Generalleutnant Adolf Galland, after being asked about the war.
argie here, i also tought thst we had only sunk 1
Those French Exocet missiles packed a serious punch although I believe France deactivated the warheads after the sinking of HMS Sheffield bacause of Britain's request
If they had successfully taken the Falklands, Argentina planned to then invade Chile and take a bunch islands around the Beagle Channel around the southern tip if South America.
Getting crushed in the Falklands war completely scuppered those plans, though.
Invade Chile with what? Before the conflict with the British, the same Argentine commanders decided that they were not going to be able to beat Chile. So they chose to attack the British, in the hope that they were not going to fight back.
@@nicolaslopez2662 I think the plan was to use victory in the Falklands as propaganda to swell the ranks of the military and to appropriate more resources for the military.
It wasn't a _great_ plan, but dictatorships often attempt hair-brained schemes with long odds of working out.
@@samiamrg7 I understand your point of view. I agree on the propaganda thing. I do not agree with the resources. The Argentine Army of 1982, powerful as it was, had been strengthened with purchases paid for with IMF loans. After the attack on the Islands, Argentina became a nation of outcasts. Nobody was lending him a penny. An eventual victory over the United Kingdom (something totally fanciful) would not have provided any natural resources.
Thanks for answering.
Pensas seriamente que un pais luego de una guerra contra Gran Bretaña sus aliados EEUU, la OTAN y Chile, en caso de ganarla, aún le queden fuerzas, material, logistica para hacer otra guerra, esta ves contra un pais vecino y aparte defender Malvinas en el otro extremo de un contraataque de la OTAN. Pensas que un pais ,a pesar del resultado, sale ileso de una guerra como para intentar otra. Imposible, hasta los servicios chilenos siempre lo sabían. Fue la excusa de la Junta Militar de Chile para no quedar pegados ante la opinión pública mundial.
@@oscarbosio9881 Y por qué cantaban "Primero los ingleses y luego los chilenos" entonces?
My dad is a Gurkha, a British military force. He is a Falkland war veteran. I like to listen to his war story.
respet mate
Thankyou to your father for coming from Nepal to fight for us. Gurkhas are heroes for most British people even if the government doesn't seem to think so.
Lovely intro! You are setting new standards here.
Can't wait to see this part of history on "The Crown"! btw Im loving these modern history videos, keep it up lads!
Great commentary. Thanks!
Excellent video, thank u
I had the opportunity to have a history teacher who had been a young conscript (Argentina's side). At the last weeks of the war he was starving, had no supplies and was taken prisoner and went back to Argentina in a British ship. He was treated far better by the British than by his own superiors. When he arrived to his country he was held in a barrack and told to not say a word about how incompetent the military had been during the war. He had to wait for days to see his family again.
In 1982, my family and I were returning from a 5 year military posting in Germany. Instead of flying home, we were going on the QE2 for a 2 week trip back to Canada. Unfortunately, the Falkland war happened and the ship was requisitioned by the British to carry troops.
@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 When a country is at war (not just a minor border dispute or local insurgency, but a full-blown war) it's considered standard practice to requisition civilian ships for military transport use. That's how it's been for centuries.
It's not 'british egoism'. It's good strategy.
@@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 you're a little bitch.
It was a British ship???
@@ianwoods2152 yes, that's why it was called the Queen Elizabeth, after Queen Elizabeth.
1969-2008, now it's been sold and in Dubai, shame really.
The invasion of the Falklands, brought to you by Raid: Shadow Legends.
Somehow I accidentally ended up in a Molvinas military history facebook group... although I dont understand of the language, now I understand the conflict behind the history a lot better!! Thank you
One of the best episode yet and absolutely loving these modern conflicts, especially with these new & improved graphics!
Perhaps the 1950 Korean war could be short listed for the near future?!
Thanks Kings & Generals and keep up the great work!
Thank you very much! Yes, we are planning it!
"Inflicting losses upon the British army will cause them to lose hope". Uh what? I guess Galtierri and his Generals and Admirals didnt know the British very well. Great Video gents!! Are you going to do a follow up about the Top Gear incident at Tierra Del Fuego?
they knew the british army was made of mercenaries that fight for money. Thats enought.
@@Tulaenelorto
by that logic the current Argentine army are also mercenaries too? Since they're a professional force made up of people who signed up willingly.
your logic is dumb and your brain is rotten and you have LOW IQ!!!!
@@Tulaenelorto They believed you mean't
Fantastic graphics .... I followed this war when I was at University. Your channel really presents it clearly and concisely. Thank you
Amazing! thanks!
Nice video sir. Your best one yet
Thanks!
More modern wars like this please! the animation style is amazing
Thanks! Working on more!
informative and to the point documentary.
Thanks a lot for this dovumentary, it will be good for my students.
Wow, the quality is impressive.
I always found the Falklands war interesting, I watched a long special on it on timeline and amazing airstrikes were captured on video
Even when the odds are against the British they prevail somehow, I mean Britain literally walked around the island taking out their enemy, the troops must've been severely exhausted but they fought fiercely.
Los combates fueron durísimos para ambos bandos. Basta ver las memorias de ex combatientes Argentinos y Británicos y las secuelas post Malvinas, con muchísimos casos de depresiones, enfermedades diversas, cambios de conductas y lo peor de todo, al alta tasa de suicidios en exsoldados y oficiales de los dos paises.
The British sent seasoned professional soldiers. 255 were killed 775 were wounded. The Argentinian dictator conscripted from an unwilling population and most were not trained soldiers. 649 were killed and 1657 were wounded. 11,400 Argentinian conscripts were captured as prisoners of war. But that's what happens when a "military" dictator who's only experience in fighting is a coup d'etat, actually thinks he can win a real war.
@@delloda Hay que separar las cosas. Una son los que llevaron a ambos paises a la guerra y otra los que combatieron en la misma y su desempeño. Le recuerdo que en Argentina a las Juntas Militares se las juzgó y condenó , a diferencia de otros países donde no se lo hizo y aún los siguen idolatrando. Es verdad que al Dictador argentino le convenía un conflicto, era muy impopular en este país, nadie los quería mas en el poder, , al igual que a la Primera Ministra británica para levantar su alicaída popularidad, una muestra fue la orden de hundir al Belgrano fuera de la zona de exclusión para abortar el proyecto de paz del ex Presidente de Perú B. Terry. Hablar de buenos y malos es una hipocresía total, ya que la Primera Ministra británica tuvo de aliado al ex Dictador chileno Pinochet y no dudó a defenderlo cunado fue detenido en Londres por crímines de lesa humanidad. En cuanto a las bajas también le recuerdo que en combates directos Argentina reportó 315 bajas contra 255 británicas, el resto , lo vuelvo a repetir, fueron las victimas del Belgrano (323) de una sola vez y sin poder defenderse, y 11 fueron en el continente, o sea 70 bajas mas que las británicas. de hecho para los británicos las bajas fueron numerosas ya que se dieron en seis semanas. . No veo mucha diferencia entre un pais no acostumbrado a hacer guerras contra otro que está involucrado en todos los conflictos internacionales, de un pais con soldados no profesionales contra soldados profesionales, de un pais que luchó solo contra uno que tenía de aliados a EEUU, la OTAN y un pais vecino que decía ser neutral. En cuanto al desempeño de las fuerzas argentinas, para no ser parcial basta leer los testimonios de Julian Thompson, quien estuvo al mando de la 3ra Brigada de Comandos de la Infantería de Marina, en su libro "no picnic", o del Almirante Sandy Woodward , Comandante de la Flota Británica quien plasmó sus memorias en el libro "los cien días". De estos y decenas de relatos mas se deduce que a pesar del poderío britanico y sus alianzas , de los errores de la Junta Militar Argentina, no fue un paseo, todo lo contrario y una advertencia para los intereses coloniales de Gran Bretaña y la OTAN en el Atlántico Sur. los mismos Generales británicos relatan que lo único que les interesaba a sus tropas era el subsidio extra que cobrarían por pelear en esa latitud, en cambio para los argentinos, mas allá de las Dictaduras, era una causa nacional, y la mayoría de los ex combatientes la consideran una causa justa. Por eso separo bien las cosas.
@@oscarbosio9881 What BS! You complain that your warship got destroy outside the exclusion zone when it was constantly darting in and out of the zone and suggest they were victims? Remember it was a WARSHIP and its "victims" were soldier of war getting ready for attacks on another countries land. Argentina invaded a British owned island and started a war and you complain a ship destroyed in an exclusion zone. Argentinian cities should have been bombed hard for this supporting fascism.
Save your "whataboutisms" for yourself. The failing right-wing Argentinian fascist military dictator couldn't even capture a tiny island next door from the decrepit British empire residing on the other side of the globe. What a failure and any Argentinians who fought for this lost cause deserve what they got. You should thank the British for waking up the Argentinian population to oust that fascist dictator to allow democracy which was only possible because you lost this war. You can speak openly like you are in Argentina because of Britain.
@@delloda Dejá tu soberbia de lado que no sabes nada. La zona de exclusion estaba para eso, el buque navegaba fuera de la misma y rumbo al Continente, estaba en actitud pasiva y no representaba peligro alguno. Tratá de informarte un poco de como se hundió ese buque y porque se lo hizo. Deberías saber que la intención no era hundirlo, se lo estaba controlando solamente, pero al estar muy avanzadas las conversaciones de paz para terminar con el conflicto la misma ex Primera Ministra lo mandó hundir para abortar todo intento de terminar con el conflicto y a su vez aprovechar para disimular el hundimiento del Sheffield dias antes y que lo tenían oculto. Repito, si lo querían dejar fuera de combate no era necesario hundirlo y provocar semejante masacre de mas de 320 marineros argentinos, pero bueno seguí haciendo revisionismo de como cuentan la historia los piratas. Otro error, Argentina no invadió ninguna isla, recuperó un territorio usurpado, invadido por la fuerza por Gran Bretaña en 1833, nunca se invade algo que es tuyo, y la guerra comenzó cuando los británicos llegaron para recuperar su colonia a mas de 13.000 km de su país. Antes la recuperación se hizo sin derramar una sola gota de sangre ni provocar ningún destrozo. El fallido militar de derecha argentino no era menos que el dictador de derecha, y mas sanguinario aún, de Chile del cual la Primera Ministra era aliada, la misma que dijo que no negociaba con Dictadores y defendía la Democracia, inclusive salió a defenderlo cuando fue detenido por crímenes de lesa humanidad en Londres, una hipocresía total, régimenes que eran apoyados por todos los paises de Occidente ya que según ellos controlaban la propagación del comunismo en esta parte del Continente. Aparte te recuerdo que en Argentina a los Dictadores de los juzgó y condenó, en otros lados no y siguieron en el Gobierno por muchos años mas y sin embargo los defensores de los Derechos Humanos, de la democracia siguieron teniendo relaciones diplomáticas. Es verdad , Argentina no pudo recuperar Malvinas, pero omitis decir que los piratas contaron con el apoyo de EEUU, la OTAN ( organismo que tiene una enorme base militar en las afueras de Puerto Argentino) y de un país vecino que decía ser neutral y terminó haciendo todo lo contrario, y que las bajas en combates directos fueron casi similares, un poco mas de 300 del lado argentino y unos 270 del británico ( eso dicen ellos, la verdad recién se sabrá en el 2072), el resto de las bajas argentinas se dieron en el cobarde ataque al Belgrano (313) aunque para vos fue un heroico hecho de guerra. Los británicos nunca van solos a una guerra,cuando lo intentaron en 1806 y 1807 para invadir y conquistar el Rio de La Plata y Buenos Aires fracasaron y fueron derrotados totalmente. A los británicos no les tenemos que agradecer nada, el régimen militar argentino tenía sus días contados, con guerra o sin guerra, días antes de Malvinas ya se habían manifestado miles de personas en todo el pais contra ellos y fueron repelidos violentamente, toso el pueblo estaba contra ellos, algo que hacía rato venía sucediendo. Investigá un poco, no cuesta mucho hacerlo antes que repetir lo que dicen todos. Acá siempre se habló libremente, y cuando no lo permitieron nos resistimos, no necesitamos nunca la ayuda de nadie para solucionar nuestros problemas y lo viví de cerca, hice el servicio militar durante Malvinas ( no fui a las islas ) y estudié en la Universidad durante un tiempo de Dictadura, se mucho de lucha y resistencia y es una falta de respeto y de conocimiento que digas que le debemos la Democracia a Gran Bretaña. para terminar te vuelvo a refrescar la memoria, para las Naciones Unidas y demás organismos internacionales, hoy Malvinas sigue siendo una colonia, un territorio en disputa, algo que es apoyado por mas de 130 paises miembros.
I was a teen in Canada and I was obsessed with this war. I watched all news about it and cared greatly for my cousins UK.
Great video and documentary, I look forward to a documentary about the war of the pacific. 🙏🏻
Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
There will be a lot of hate coments :/
@Bernardo Gontijo de Andrade Shouldn't have tried to invade us in 1978, you dug your own grave.
@Bernardo Gontijo de Andrade dont say stupid things then, we are allies and brothers, my dear brazilian shitposter :D
Greetings from Chile, stay making the argies mad, thats our thing.
Pacific War is the war that USA and Japan fought (WW2). The war that was Chile vs Peru and Bolivia is the War of the Pacific.
@@2x2leax thanks for the correction
Amazing video as ever. You are, and still, the best History Channel of RUclips. Please, still doing videos about America and Modern Warfare 😎
I met a homeless man in London who was in the Paras in the early 80’s (he showed me his tattoos to prove it) says he was sent to the falklands, I chose to believe him. I was 18 years old and poor but I gave him the last 20 pound note I had. God bless 🇬🇧
tap he’d get half a ticket for that; I assure you he didn’t buy cocaine with it
Your videos are amazing
If anything, this video convinced me to checkout the Cold War channel!
The animations are next tier!
Looking forward to covering more contemporary conflicts!
Thank you! :-)
"And 62 merchant ships, including 2 aircraft carriers."
AudieHolland: Yes, I spotted that too. Maybe they were carrying "merchant warplanes" :-)
I thought there were only two merchant ship losses, the Atlantic Conveyor and the Sir Galahad.
I spotted that too - did you also spot the mistake towards the end of the video when the narrator said that on the 11th JULY (should be JUNE), Mount Longdon, and two other hills were taken.
@@benwilson6145 That's right. Some others suffered damage though, the worst of which was the RFA Sir Tristram which was bombed along with RFA Sir Galahad on 8th June. Sir Tristram was towed into Port Stanley where she stayed for several weeks before being loaded onto a salvage ship for return to the UK. Extensive repairs were carried out to make her seaworthy again.
In his defense, some of the first ones were
Nice and informative video
Like ! BTW , what software can I use to create such a beautiful war flash video
Finally going to learn why Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond we’re chased from Argentina.
I am from Argentina and that was not the reason that they got kicked from Argentina. All englishmen are welcome with a warm hug here. But what JM and RH did here was disrespectful for both England and Argentina. They drove over Patagonia (the most close part of Argentina to the islands) with the numbers of the deaths of both countries In their Vehicle registration plate. That was provocative and really disrespectful for both countries.
I am asking you, what If I go to England and do something similar? Even If we lost the stupid war made by a military adjunta that worked for the US goverment. What If I go disrespectful for the deaths of Iraqui wars or something like that, over the towns where many families of the dead live? What would that make you feel?
@@v44n7 If you did the same here we would just laugh it off instead of making it out to be practically an act of war!
@@tsu8003 fuck off, you would be mad and also It was not an act of war, It was a kick in the ass to fucking disrespectful people. grow up
@@v44n7 if you did it here, not many people would give a shit, and there certainly wouldn't be people hurling stones at passing cars.
@@JebDMan I dont believe it
Great video, I had the pleasure of having a talk with Admiral Carlos Büsser, mastermind of Operation Rosario (Rosary Beads), he told me that they put a catholic name to the operation because weather was so awful that it was a miracle that it got better to accomplish the operation.
5:45 I sure love that "minimal damage attack" ... that explosion effect it made it seem like they blew the entire base despite the fact that you said it didn't damage the runways 😂
Your video looks so good
Fun fact: the name Malvinas comes from the french Malouines, that is the name of the inhabitants of the city of Saint Malo in Britanny. They were the first to settle the islands in 1764.
Then they sold the Islands to Spain and placed them under the rule of Buenos Aires. After attaining independence, Argentina took over until Britain invaded the islands in 1833 and replaced the criollo population with British settlers.
The Falkland islands were discovered by the Spaniards, which first set foot in the islands. There was no gold or silver, and so they left. That's why the French suckers took them. Whatever, let them have it. And they should have had them for all time: look the trouble they've given to Argentina. .
@@francoandres3850 Actually the British set up a colony not long after the French without knowing they were there.
Britain was the second country after Netherlands to find the island but the first to lay claim.
Due to war the French left and gave their colony of port Stanley to the Spanish.
Spain fell apart due to napoleonic wars and Argentina became independent and claimed the island hundreds of years after Britain.
@@francoandres3850 Spain placed their ownership there anyway. Spain couldn't place any rule in the UK claim to the islands as signed in 1771.
I find it weird that they claim it eternally while they didn't even have a name of their own for the islands, needing to borrow it from the French. They still call the South Georgia and South Sandwich they way the British named them. They claim the population is transplanted, yet give citizenship to the natives. Both country signed the Arana-Southern peace treaty in 1850 for all their bullshit and while the Falklands weren't mentionned (apparently not important enough back then), Argentina failed to make a single protest in the next 34 years until 1884. There's a healthy dose of manufactured nationalism brought by Peron and his friends in the Falklands dispute. I mean, they even named Football Stadiums, an Airport and opened a giant museum in the last 30 years. They only added the islands to their constitution in 1994.
I believe in Falklands war it was first time in history when there was used refuelling in a middle of a flight by British i always find that quite fascinating
Yeah that was for the bombing raid on the runway mentioned at the start.
The Argentinean air force did it as well, it was necesary to fly to the islands and have fuel to fight and fly back
The Vietnam conflict was the first tanker war
It was also used in the Belize incident, which didn't actually escalate into war.
@@FranzFridl but only on the a-4 and Super Étendards, mirage lll and IAI Daggers were not equipped for aerial refuelling
Thanks for providing subtitles in different languages
Argentina: So, I should start a war against an overwhelming power to keep my dictatorship alive?
Solano Lopez, of Paraguay: Yes... Do it...
wtf, the british invaded Argentinian territory, what do you mean?
@@gastonyoutube7279 the Falklands were never argentinas, we were there before that country even existed
@@dano891 before Argentina existed? where do you get this stuff? so I can easily guess what you think of Israel then...
@@gastonyoutube7279 Argentina gained independence from 'Spain' in 1810.
Britain first colinized and scarcely settled in 1765 and yes it did end up back in Spanish hands but it was never handed to Argentina, nor does Argentina have any legitimate claim to the islands without Spain's say so at the time of the transition of independence, therefore the was no invasion of argentinian territory and if there was an agreement for Argentina to take control I'm sure Spain would have recognized this and said something or intervened but they did not.
Britain have had complete rule over the islands since 1833 and forever will do 🇬🇧
@@dano891 The malvinas were spanish.. from the spanish empire, until the british pirates arrived