some wars are fought over religion some
wars are fought over resources but in
1982 one particular war transpired over
a remote group of islands in the South
Atlantic welcome to watchmojo.com and
today x’ installment will be giving you
five fascinating facts about a famous
historic event the Falklands War
otherwise known as the sovereignty
conflict between the United Kingdom and
Argentina number five the Argentine
junta didn’t expect a war to begin six
years after President Isabel Martinez de
perón was removed from power the
military unit of Argentina pinpointed a
unique opportunity when a group of scrap
metal workers raised an Argentine flag
on the British occupied South Georgia
island general Leopoldo gaultieri and
Admiral Jorge Anaya orchestrated a plot
to invade and claim the Falkland Islands
and why not right after all the military
leaders didn’t seem convinced that the
UK would even respond and the
dictatorship needed to demonstrate their
tactical prowess in order to influence
the Argentine public during the
country’s economic crisis so it did
actually seem like a boss move to the UN
– but they were wrong not only did the
United Kingdom take issue with the
invasion but they were ready for war
number four the slow transmission of
images led to questionable reporting in
the preceding weeks before the official
invasion the UK had already commenced
operation corporate given the drama at
South Georgia island but the visuals of
the war unfolding didn’t immediately
reach the masses like they would today
just think about it no Twitter no
Facebook it took some time for media to
travel back then and slanted propaganda
was definitely a real issue
sure Vietnam taught the Americans how
not to promote a false narrative but
even so the Argentine publication hint
they went right ahead with a headline
estamos can handle which means we’re
winning and then there was the UK press
also behind in spreading real-time
events given the slow upload time from
the technology with TV coverage being
delayed by as much as three weeks the
British media were also willing to
provide a heightened sense of drama by
publishing questionable headlines of
their own notably the sun’s headline
stick it up your hooter number three
it’s the largest air naval combat
operation since World War two the
conflict wasn’t a matter of crossing
borders to establish power it was a
matter of crossing 8,000 miles of the
South Atlantic at least for the UK
that’s why military scholars find this
war so
fascinating as the aerial and maritime
operations revealed invaluable data on
tactical operations in a pivotal moment
Argentina’s ARA General Belgrano was
sunk one month after the initial
occupation with 323 Nationals losing
their lives this one event alone
accounted for approximately half of the
country’s total amount of casualties
with the Brits ultimately losing 255 of
their own there were three Falkland
natives who also perished number two
Argentina lost the war on their own turf
or so they thought after the ARA General
Belgrano went down almost the entire
Argentine naval fleet returned to the
Malvinas otherwise known as the Falkland
Islands yet in a major twist the unit
unleashed a heavy blow to the Royal Navy
by sinking the HMS Sheffield only a
couple days later the war would soon be
decided on land with the epic battle for
Stanley representing the defining moment
after crossing the Sussex Mountains the
British forces made an aggressive
attempt to end the dispute once and for
all or at least the war itself as they
went all-in by launching three separate
attacks over the course of two days once
the UK took hold of Port Stanley
Argentina officially surrendered number
one it had major political ramifications
for both UK and Argentina three days
that’s how long it took for the military
dictatorship to fall apart the failed
war for Argentina also meant that the
president Leopoldo Galtieri was swiftly
removed from power looking back the UK’s
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
unsurprisingly benefited from the war
but what did it mean for Argentina
well it meant democracy and given the
international dirty war of the military
dictatorship that had previously
terrorized Argentine society the
experience became a source of creativity
for the country’s artists in fact rock
music emerged in Argentina by way of the
Falklands War along with a lasting sense
of freedom
so does Falklands War make a little more
sense to you now if not you can always
watch this video again and again and
again and again for more three-day-long
top 10s and three weeks behind top fives
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
fine always hopes for an early
conclusion once learned throughout this
whole Falklands campaign but things tend
to take longer than you expect
you
wars are fought over resources but in
1982 one particular war transpired over
a remote group of islands in the South
Atlantic welcome to watchmojo.com and
today x’ installment will be giving you
five fascinating facts about a famous
historic event the Falklands War
otherwise known as the sovereignty
conflict between the United Kingdom and
Argentina number five the Argentine
junta didn’t expect a war to begin six
years after President Isabel Martinez de
perón was removed from power the
military unit of Argentina pinpointed a
unique opportunity when a group of scrap
metal workers raised an Argentine flag
on the British occupied South Georgia
island general Leopoldo gaultieri and
Admiral Jorge Anaya orchestrated a plot
to invade and claim the Falkland Islands
and why not right after all the military
leaders didn’t seem convinced that the
UK would even respond and the
dictatorship needed to demonstrate their
tactical prowess in order to influence
the Argentine public during the
country’s economic crisis so it did
actually seem like a boss move to the UN
– but they were wrong not only did the
United Kingdom take issue with the
invasion but they were ready for war
number four the slow transmission of
images led to questionable reporting in
the preceding weeks before the official
invasion the UK had already commenced
operation corporate given the drama at
South Georgia island but the visuals of
the war unfolding didn’t immediately
reach the masses like they would today
just think about it no Twitter no
Facebook it took some time for media to
travel back then and slanted propaganda
was definitely a real issue
sure Vietnam taught the Americans how
not to promote a false narrative but
even so the Argentine publication hint
they went right ahead with a headline
estamos can handle which means we’re
winning and then there was the UK press
also behind in spreading real-time
events given the slow upload time from
the technology with TV coverage being
delayed by as much as three weeks the
British media were also willing to
provide a heightened sense of drama by
publishing questionable headlines of
their own notably the sun’s headline
stick it up your hooter number three
it’s the largest air naval combat
operation since World War two the
conflict wasn’t a matter of crossing
borders to establish power it was a
matter of crossing 8,000 miles of the
South Atlantic at least for the UK
that’s why military scholars find this
war so
fascinating as the aerial and maritime
operations revealed invaluable data on
tactical operations in a pivotal moment
Argentina’s ARA General Belgrano was
sunk one month after the initial
occupation with 323 Nationals losing
their lives this one event alone
accounted for approximately half of the
country’s total amount of casualties
with the Brits ultimately losing 255 of
their own there were three Falkland
natives who also perished number two
Argentina lost the war on their own turf
or so they thought after the ARA General
Belgrano went down almost the entire
Argentine naval fleet returned to the
Malvinas otherwise known as the Falkland
Islands yet in a major twist the unit
unleashed a heavy blow to the Royal Navy
by sinking the HMS Sheffield only a
couple days later the war would soon be
decided on land with the epic battle for
Stanley representing the defining moment
after crossing the Sussex Mountains the
British forces made an aggressive
attempt to end the dispute once and for
all or at least the war itself as they
went all-in by launching three separate
attacks over the course of two days once
the UK took hold of Port Stanley
Argentina officially surrendered number
one it had major political ramifications
for both UK and Argentina three days
that’s how long it took for the military
dictatorship to fall apart the failed
war for Argentina also meant that the
president Leopoldo Galtieri was swiftly
removed from power looking back the UK’s
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
unsurprisingly benefited from the war
but what did it mean for Argentina
well it meant democracy and given the
international dirty war of the military
dictatorship that had previously
terrorized Argentine society the
experience became a source of creativity
for the country’s artists in fact rock
music emerged in Argentina by way of the
Falklands War along with a lasting sense
of freedom
so does Falklands War make a little more
sense to you now if not you can always
watch this video again and again and
again and again for more three-day-long
top 10s and three weeks behind top fives
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
fine always hopes for an early
conclusion once learned throughout this
whole Falklands campaign but things tend
to take longer than you expect
you
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