Falklands War: The Forgotten Battle

TV Special
2022
47m

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Falklands War: The Forgotten Battle (2022)

The story of Naval Party 8901, the token British peace-keeping force which was already stationed on the Falkland Islands when the Argentinian forces invaded on 2 April 1982 and who fought th... Read allThe story of Naval Party 8901, the token British peace-keeping force which was already stationed on the Falkland Islands when the Argentinian forces invaded on 2 April 1982 and who fought the first battle of the Falklands War.The story of Naval Party 8901, the token British peace-keeping force which was already stationed on the Falkland Islands when the Argentinian forces invaded on 2 April 1982 and who fought the first battle of the Falklands War.

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- Craig McAlpine
- Richard Pearson
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- Richard Pearson
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- Richard Pearson
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- Richard Pearson
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8Mark Price

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Didn't notice the negative newspaper headlines at the time as service personnel we were focussed on events unfolding. Watch this yourself to form you own opinions on who is talking, the details given or left out. Mike Norman & his troops come across very well & are credible - less so are John Nott, Sandy Woodward and a historian. Curious choice having Ben Fogle fronting the programme.

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[talking about Rex Hunt, the Governor of the Falkland Islands]
Major Mike Norman: Rex decided to try and arrange a truce. There was no suggestion of surrendering.
Ben Fogle - Presenter: During the uneasy cease-fire that followed, Argentine naval commander, Carlos Busser, arrived at Government House.
Major Mike Norman: Before Busser could say a word, Rex Hunt said "This is British property. You are not welcome, and what I want you to do is to go away now and take all your men with you." Busser smiled and said "I've got 800 men ashore. I have another 2000 waiting to come ashore. But your men, they have fought well and I do not want to kill them." And Rex paused and said "In that case, you give me no option. I will tell my Marines to lay down their arms."
Graham Evans: We never surrendered. We were told, ordered, to lay our arms down.
Ray Bloye: That wasn't great. That was probably one of the worst times. We didn't really wanna stop fighting.
Gary Williams: If the decision would've been made that we would've carried on fighting, it would've been down to the last man.