Falklands war - South Sandwich retaken

Title

Falklands war - South Sandwich retaken

Genre

News report

TX Date

21 Jun 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:01:56

Description

Report on the retaking of Falklands dependency, South Sandwich, by British troops. (Argentina maintained an illegal naval station, Corbeta Uruguay, on Thule Island in the South Sandwich Islands from 1976 until 1982 when it was closed by the Royal Navy). Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Great Britain; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Wars (events); South Sandwich

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