Battle for the South Atlantic*
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Date: 25th April 1982*
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Battle Location: Grytviken - South Georgia - Falkland Islands*
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Battle Type: British Assault - Argentine Defend*
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Description: British Assault to recapture South Georgia*
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Operation Paraquet was the code name for the British military operation to recapture the Island of 
South Georgia from Argentine military control in April 1982 at the start of the Falklands War. 
The operation was ordered by Admiral Fieldhouse on 12 April 1982. It was to involve Mountain Troop 
from D Squadron SAS in Ascension, 150 Royal Marines on the tanker Tidespring, 2SBS on Plymouth 
and 6SBS in the submarine Conqueror. Conqueror  was first on the scene and carried out a survey of key 
areas of the South Georgia coast.*
The operation was originally supposed to involve both SAS and SBS 
forces being infiltrated onto South Georgia by helicopters from the Tidespring and Antrim, but the plan had 
to be changed when the two Wessex helicopters transporting the SAS troops to an ambitious location 
on the northeast coast crashed in atrocious weather on Fortuna Glacier; the troops and aircrew were 
rescued by Antrim's Wessex helicopter, the last remaining to the expedition.*
On 9 April the submarine ARA Santa Fe  left port in Argentina with a detachment of marines on board 
to reinforce the South Georgia garrison, and arrived safely in Grytviken on 24 April. However, on 25 April 
the Santa Fe was intercepted while sailing away and disabled by depth charges from Antrim's Wessex 
helicopter and subsequent attacks by task force Wasp and Lynx helicopters, which fired at least six AS-12 
missiles on the submarine. The Santa Fe was forced to limp back to Grytviken. There followed an 
immediate assault by an improvised group of Special Forces and Royal Marines, with two Royal Navy 
vessels (Antrim and Plymouth) conducting a naval bombardment demonstration on the low hills opposite Grytviken. 
The garrison at Grytviken and the crew of the disabled Santa Fe surrendered to M Company, 42 Commando, 
Royal Marines, after fifteen minutes at 17.15 GMT, although the garrison at Leith, under the command of Lieut.
 Commander Alfredo Astiz, surrendered the following day
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Sources: Wikipedia - 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands*
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Designer: Wigam - aka Marcus DOMINEY
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