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Battle of Darwin and Goose Green (view source)
Revision as of 16:49, May 26, 2021
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On April 4th, the first Argentinian unit arrived at Goose Green.
On April 4th, the first Argentinian unit arrived at Goose Green.
It was 27-year-old Senior Lieutenant Carlos Daniel Esteban's C Company of the 25th Infantry Regiment (''Regimiento de Infantería 25'' or RI 25). Later, the Argentinian Army High Command (''Estado Mayor General del Ejército'' or EMGE) decided to reinforce the RI 25's C Company in the area and sent in 47-year-old Lieutenant-Colonel Ítalo Ángel Piaggi's 12th (Jungle) Infantry Regiment (Regimiento de Infanteria 12 'Juan Antonio Alvarez de Arenales' or RI 12) along with other supporting units.
It was 27-year-old Senior Lieutenant Carlos Daniel Esteban's C Company of the 25th (Ranger-type) Infantry Regiment (''Regimiento de Infantería 'Especial' 25'' or RI 25) under 49-year-old Lieutenant-Colonel Mohamed Alí Seineldín. Later, the Argentinian Army High Command (''Estado Mayor General del Ejército'' or EMGE) decided to reinforce the RI 25's C Company in the area and sent in 47-year-old Lieutenant-Colonel Ítalo Ángel Piaggi's 12th (Jungle) Infantry Regiment (Regimiento de Infanteria 12 'Juan Antonio Alvarez de Arenales' or RI 12) along with other supporting units.
They arrived in helicopters between April 30th and May 21st. Then the troops responsible for the defences of Darwin-Goose Green were placed under joint command
They arrived in helicopters between April 30th and May 21st. Then the troops responsible for the defences of Darwin-Goose Green were placed under joint command
and named Task Force 'Mercedes'. The main unit was the 12th Regiment, whose home base in Argentina was at Mercedes in Corrientes Province, hence the name of the task force. However, this regiment was incomplete; its B Company (named Combat Team 'Solari') remained on Mount Kent, from which it was sent by helicopters to Goose Green too late to have any real effect in the battle. Combat Team 'Güemes', which consisted of one rifle platoon of C Company from RI 25 and a heavy weapons platoon of A Company from RI 12 was helicoptered north of Goose Green to San Carlos on May 15th.
and named Task Force 'Mercedes'. The main unit was the 12th Regiment, whose home base in Argentina was at Mercedes in Corrientes Province, hence the name of the task force. However, this regiment was incomplete; its B Company (named Combat Team 'Solari') remained on Mount Kent, from which it was sent by helicopters to Goose Green too late to have any real effect in the battle. Combat Team 'Güemes', which consisted of one rifle platoon of C Company from the 25th 'Special' Regiment and a heavy weapons platoon of A Company from RI 12 was helicoptered north of Goose Green to San Carlos on May 15th.
Private Esteban Roberto Avalos fought in the Falklands as a sniper in RI 12's B Company. In all, some fifty hand-picked 12th Regiment conscripts and NCOs had received ranger training from visiting ''Halcón 8'' (Falcon 8) army commandos in 1981, and then returned to their respective companies:
<blockquote>In my particular case, I ended up being a sharpshooter for which I had been preparing since the time we were out in the field, where I had the opportunity to shoot with a [[FN FAL|FAL]]. During the 45 days we spent there, we had to practice shooting three or four times a week, and those moments were taken advantage of to learn the shooting positions and familiarize ourselves with the weapon. The dealings with the superiors, in general, were excellent, although if somebody screwed up, we all paid the price. The most common punishments were taking us to the showers at night, forcing us to do push-ups or demand from us heaps of frog leaps and crawling. If someone took the wrong step, for example, it was reasonable to be pulled out of training, and they would make you 'dance' a little with push-ups on the thistles or the mud. Now, going back to the subject of instruction, I would say that it was generally satisfactory, at least as far as our group was concerned, since we had basic training in the use of explosives and we were even given some classes in self-defense."<ref>[http://laperlaaustral.com.ar/guerra-malvinas/esteban-roberto-avalos-clase-1962/ Esteban Roberto Avalos, clase 1962]</ref>
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==San Carlos==
==San Carlos==