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Battle of Darwin and Goose Green (view source)
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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.
3 Commando Brigade went ashore at San Carlos on the night of 21/22 May. 2 PARA established itself on Sussex Mountain protecting the South of the Bridgehead without opposition. 3 PARA landed in the near Port San Carlos driving off a group of 40 enemy.
3 Commando Brigade went ashore at San Carlos on the night of 21/22 May. 2 PARA established itself on Sussex Mountain protecting the South of the Bridgehead without opposition. 3 PARA landed in the near Port San Carlos driving off a group of 40 enemy.