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Following the Argentine occupation of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, the 2nd and 3rd 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 the Argentine occupation of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, the 2nd and 3rd 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.  

On 26 May, 2 PARA was ordered to move south and engage the Argentinian 12th Infantry Regiment and Airbase on the Darwin/Goose Green Peninsula.   

On 26 May, 2 PARA was ordered to move south and engage the Argentinian 12th Infantry Regiment and Airbase on the Darwin/Goose Green Peninsula.   

The attack began under the cover of darkness of 28 May with heavy naval and artillery support. By daylight, however, it was held up by strong enemy defensive positions on Darwin Hill and Boca Hill and the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones, was killed trying to take out a machine gun post.  

The attack began under the cover of darkness of 28 May with heavy naval and artillery support. By daylight, however, it was held up by strong enemy defensive positions on Darwin Hill and Boca Hill and the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones, was killed trying to take out a machine gun post.