1982 Memorial

I am going to have to get a better camera...

In the foreground is the memorial to the 1982 conflict.

In the distance you can just make out the twin peaks of the "Two Sisters" and above the trees the high peak of Mount Tumbledown. These were heavily defended by the Argentinean and had to be taken in order for Stanley to be re-captured.

There was very little fighting in Stanley itself, both sides did not want to take undue risks with the civilian populations. Three local people were killed in the conflict, when a stray British shell hit a house along the street seen in the picture.

Stanley airport is about 1 mile outside Stanley and saw a lot of action. The fact that the British were able to bomb it so early in the campaign played a major part in the eventual victory.