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RT @FirstFalklands: April 26th 1982: #OTD in the #Falklands war, Captain Alfredo Astiz surrenders the garrison at Leith to British forces. True to form, he invites the British to land by helicopter, having first mined the landing pad. Suspicious, the British land elsewhere and Astiz surrenders. https://t.co/3QSiTx7aco Capt_Navy
RT @FirstFalklands: May 10th: #OTD in the #Falklands war, a 100 mile Exclusion Zone is declared around Ascension, as Soviet aircraft and submarines have been in the area. This is an actual photo of Ascension taken from a Soviet sub at the time. They got close, and were passing Intel to Argentina. https://t.co/QG5yH6OW9C Capt_Navy
RT @OnthisdayRN: #OnThisDay 1982 Rear Admiral Sandy Woodward, who was in @MODGibraltar in HMS ANTRIM, was given his orders under Operation CORPORATE. At 2130 he was told that Argentina had invaded #Falklands The next day he sailed South In HMS GLAMORGAN with 10 ships to meet up as a task force. https://t.co/hH2abTUupZ Capt_Navy