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Day by Day
June
 
15th June 1982

Juliet Company, 42 Cdo (latterly Naval Party 8901) raised the Governor's flag, It had been down for seventy-four days. -> more

14th June 1982

Naval transport helicopters flew Alfa and Charlie Companies of 40 Cdo forward to Sapper Hill. The first troop were dropped too close to the enemy and two Marines were wounded. As the troops were set down, they were ordered to cease fire. The Argentine Army was negotiating a cease-fire.

One of the 820 Sqn Sea Kings took General Moore from the Fearless to Port Stanley where at midnight Greenwich Mean Time, General Menedez and General Moore signed the formal instrument of surrender. -> more

13th June 1982

HMS Active and Arrow harassed positions on Sapper Hill and Moody Brook and returned to the Battle Group after sunrise. -> more

12th June 1982

HMS Glamorgan and Yarmouth withdrew, leaving Avenger on the gunline to continue support for 3 Para. About seventeen miles south-west of Port Stanley, Glamorgan detected an approaching radar contact - an Exocet fired from a truck on a road behind Port Harriet. -> more

11th June 1982

The day was spent preparing for the assault on the first line of the Argentine defences. -> more

10th June 1982

Yarmouth's bombardment pounded Two Sisters, Mounts Harriet and William, Sapper Hill and Moody Brook. -> more

09th June 1982

HMS Yarmouth bombarded the Moody Brook area and went to the aid of the Monsunnen as she withdrew from the area. -> more

08th June 1982

HMS Plymouth attacked and damaged.

RFAs Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram bombed at Fitzroy. -> more

07th June 1982

UN Secretary General announces peace plan.

Fearless and her frigates reached her rendezvous before midnight. The Bluff Cove LCUs had not sailed, Fearless was unaware of this and waited until the last possible moment before sailing for San Carlos. -> more

06th June 1982

First visit to Montevideo by a hospital ambulance ship. HMS Hydra lands 51 casualties to be flown back to the UK on board RAF VC10s. -> more

05th June 1982

The first CAP of the day was flown off HMS Hermes before dawn and landed at the Port San Carlos strip (which had been christened HMS Sheathbill). -> more

04th June 1982

An inbound convoy anchored in San Carlos Water after dawn.

Sir Galahad began her entry into the Salvador narrows in daylight. There was little risk of air attack as low cloud and mist continued to shroud the ships. -> more

03rd June 1982

Cardiff and Active rejoined the Carrier Battle Group in the early morning.

Visibility was once again poor and the planned use of Sea Harriers to use baiting tactics in support of another Vulcan anti-radar attack had to be abandoned, leaving the big bomber to attract all the defences' attention. -> more

02nd June 1982

Exeter, Active and Ambuscade withdrew from their positions to be back on the Battle Group's screen before dawn.

HMS Avenger covered inbound and outbound convoys before returning to the Battle Group. -> more

01st June 1982

During the night of 31st May/1st June HMS Alacrity bombarded positions to the west of Port Stanley, between Moody Brook and Two Sisters ridge.

Marines were holding secure positions on Mount Kent and Mount Challenger. -> more

 
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15th June 1982
15th
 June

Juliet Company, 42 Cdo (latterly Naval Party 8901) raised the Governor's flag, It had been down for seventy-four days.

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2nd April 1982
2nd
 April

Operation 'Rosario' - The Invasion of the Falklands.

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