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Battle of Darwin and Goose Green (view source)
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Following [[Operation Rosario (Falklands/Malvinas War)]], the Argentinian occupation of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands in early April 1982, the 2nd and 3rd British Parachute Battalions (2 and 3 PARA) of the British 1st Parachute Regiment were deployed as part of Brigadier Julian Thompson's 3 Commando Brigade to retake the islands in [[Operation Corporate]].
Following [[Operation Rosario (Falklands/Malvinas War)]], the Argentinian occupation of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands in early April 1982, the 2nd and 3rd British Parachute Battalions (2 and 3 PARA) of the British 1st Parachute Regiment were deployed as part of Brigadier Julian Thompson's 3 Commando Brigade to retake the islands in [[Operation Corporate]].
2 PARA attacked the Argentinian garrison at Goose Green in a protracted battle that starts on the night of May 27/28 and continues throughout the daylight hours. The Argentineans eventually surrendered to 2 PARA.
==Task Force 'Mercedes'==
==Task Force 'Mercedes'==