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Battle of Darwin and Goose Green (view source)
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Meanwhile on 27 May 3 PARA set off on foot by a Northern route to capture Teal Inlet which it did on 29 May taking some prisoners. On 11 June 2 PARA moved north to rejoin 3 Commando Brigade for the final [[Battle of Stanley]]. An early but vital objective was Mount Longdon and this was attacked by 3 PARA during the night 11/12 June. The enemy was well dug in and prepared and it was only after twelven hours of bloody fighting that 3 PARA secured the objective. They then held it for 48 hours under intense and accurate artillery fire.
Meanwhile on 27 May 3 PARA set off on foot by a Northern route to capture Teal Inlet which it did on 29 May taking some prisoners. On 11 June 2 PARA moved north to rejoin 3 Commando Brigade for the final [[Battle of Stanley]]. An early but vital objective was Mount Longdon and this was attacked by 3 PARA during the night 11/12 June. The enemy was well dug in and prepared and it was only after twelven hours of bloody fighting that 3 PARA secured the objective. They then held it for 48 hours under intense and accurate artillery fire.
==Aftermath==
Forty two members of The Parachute Regiment and attached personnel were killed in the Falklands War, with a further 140 personnel from the two Battalions wounded in action. Two Victoria Croses were posthumously awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel 'H' Jones, 2 PARA, and Sergeant Ian McKay of 3 PARA. In total, some 71 gallantry awards for actions in the Falklands were made to parachute members and attached personnel.