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Battles of Mount Longdon and Wireless Ridge (view source)
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==Wireless Ridge==
==Wireless Ridge==
Briefly under command of Brigadier Tony Wilon's 5 Infantry Brigade, elements of 2 PARA conducted a helicopter insertion deep behind enemy lines on 2 June. They secured the objectives of Bluff Cove and Fitzroy, with a view to opening a southern flank of operations. On the night of 13/14 June 2 PARA passed behind 3 PARA and, supported by 3 PARA mortars, attacked Wireless Ridge. This stronghold again was secure by first light and shortly afterwards Argentinian resistance collapsed. Both British battalions followed up and were the first troops to enter Port Stanley.
Briefly under command of Brigadier Tony Wilon's 5 Infantry Brigade, elements of 2 PARA conducted a helicopter insertion deep behind forward [[Argentinian Army]] Special Forces patrols and [[Argentinian Air Force]]'s Observation Posts (OPs) on 2 June. They liberated the settlements of Bluff Cove and Fitzroy, opening a southern flank of operations. On the night of 13/14 June 2 PARA deployed 3 PARA and, supported by British lights and [[Royal Navy warships]], attacked Wireless Ridge. This stronghold again was secure by first light and shortly afterwards Argentinian resistance collapsed. Both British battalions followed up and were the first troops to enter Port Stanley.
==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==