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As a general point the conflict was fought according to the normal rules and usages of war and there were very few instances of 'war crimes' by either side. My research into this focused on the activities of one battalion of the British Army (3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment '3 Para') which had been the subject of an investigation by Scotland Yard, but in writing my book I examined a number of other purported examples of criminal behaviour by both sides. The Scotland Yard investigation was originally prompted by the publication in 1991 of a book by Vincent Bramley, a former Corporal with 3 Para, called 'Excursion to Hell'. In this book, Bramley described witnessing the shooting of an Argentine POW after the battle of Mount Longdon on 12 June 1982 and journalists who followed up this story also heard rumours of other similar events. Admitedly Adrian Weale's response was a tad more intellectual but I didn't feel that "Englander" merited more than a flippant answer. Since we're talking about alleged British warcrimes in the Falklands here, I could start a complimentary thread about proven British war crimes and atrocities in Ireland. Major Argue's company ceased firing and devoted all their efforts to a withdrawal from 'Fly Half' due to terrible situation. Peter Harclerode, a noted British historian of the Parachute Regiment, went on record, saying that: a b "Not long after, they heard that Lance-Corporal Hare of 2 Troop had been seriously wounded while on patrol with 3 Para." The Paratroopers, Ashley Brown, Jonathan Reed, p. 124, National Historical Society, 1990 politically motivated…”: I could give you several sources (including british) saying that it was politically motivated but, as I said in my previous post, I don’t think I’m going to change your mind.

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In 2016, Victor José Bruno (former 7th Regiment private) spoke in defense of Subteniente Baldini, claiming that the officer would happily share his cigarettes with the smokers in his platoon and that Baldini, although suffering from the onset of a serious case of trench foot, refused to be evacuated. [26] It’s not the Ruperts and their rules/tactics and strategic skill/At the end of the day wars are won/by men who’ll fight and kill. Baldini was reported to have handed cups of hot chocolate milk to his sodden conscripts in late May 1982. [25]Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present, Volume 1, David Marley, p.1076, ABC-CLIO, 28 February 2008 Most of us had adjusted to what we'd been landed in, we'd adjusted to the war. But some boys [identified in the book "Two Sides of Hell/Los Dos Lados Del Infierno"] were still very depressed and, in many cases, were getting worse all the time. Of course, we were very fed up with wearing the same clothes for so many days, going without a shower, being so cold, eating badly. It was too many things together, quite apart from our natural fear of the war, the shelling and all that. But I think some of us were adapting better than others. There were kids who were very worried, and I tried to buoy them up a bit. 'Don't worry,' I told them. 'Nothing will happen, we're safe here. 'Don't you see they could never get right up here? There's one thousand of us; if they try to climb, we'll see them, we'll shoot the shit out of them." [44] or even some undertaking by the British government…”: I think there isn’t one, and I think you too know that there isn’t one. Eran casi las siete y media cuando llegaron al pie del Longdon, recién ahí pudieron reunirse todos. La sección de Castañeda fue la última en dejar el monte; aunque el día 12 siguieron bajando soldados argentinos aislados, que se habían escondido. Rápidamente el teniente se trasladó al puesto comando del jefe de Regimiento. Y en el lugar se topó, no sin asombro, con el mayor Carrizo. –¿Novedades, teniente Castañeda? –¡Tres muertos, tres desaparecidos y veintiún heridos, mi mayor!" Del capítulo "El contraataque de Castañeda", Malvinas a Sangre y Fuego. Nicolás Kasanzew, Editorial Argentinidad, 2016

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My sideswipe at you was absolutely unjustified, I apologise for it and I withdraw the implication. BTW, I wasn't thinking of Northern Ireland but of more historical grievances. Seriously though, the issue of misbehaviour in Ireland down the ages is an interesting one. While I do not condone some of the things the English got up to - most English people don't either! - the Irish can hardly claim an unsullied reputation in that general department. Major Carrizo-Salvadores manoeuvred Castañeda's reinforced platoon to close with 4 and 5 Platoons; meanwhile, under the direction of Corporal Jorge Daniel Arribas, part of Castañeda's platoon converged on the British aid post. Colour Sergeant Brian Faulkner, seeing that more than 20 wounded Paras on the western slopes of the mountain were about to fall into the hands of Corporal Arribas, deployed anyone fit enough to defend the position. Such were his deeds, his sacrifice/a Victoria Cross, no less/would suffice to recognise/his valour and selflessness.The best account of paratroopers in the Falklands comes in one of the most jolting war memoirs ever written, Vincent Bramley's Excursion To Hell (Pan Books, 1992). Bramley, a platoon leader in McLaughlin's battalion, didn't doubt his comrade's fighting qualities. It was the Liverpool man's ferocity, he says, which turned the tide of battle on Mount Longdon. Wounded so badly that his spine and lungs were exposed, McLaughlin was fighting on when a direct hit from a mortar finished him off. The VC recommendation seemed no more than his due to virtually all who had been alongside him. But not quite all. Citation He was patrolling with Corporal Pete Hadden when another group of men emerged from the gloom. A no-go corridor had been agreed to avoid blue-on-blue incidents, but Terry had led Hadden's group across it. Recognising the approaching patrol, Sergeant John Pettinger told his team to hold its fire. But Terry was not so cautious and fired several rifle rounds at the 'enemy'.Invasion 1982: The Falkland Islanders' Story, Graham Bound, p. 189, Casemate Publishers, 2007 Batallón 5: El Batallón de Infantería de Marina No. 5 en la Guerra de las Malvinas, Emilio Villarino, p.93, Aller Atucha, 1992 I was on the point of withdrawing my Paras from Mount Longdon. We couldn't believe that these teenagers disguised as soldiers were causing us to suffer many casualties." [55]

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We have testimony from 23 people about a soldier who was shot to death by a corporal, four other former combatants who starved to death, and at least 15 cases of conscripts who were staked out on the ground", Pablo Vassel, president of the Human Rights Department of the province of Corrientes, told Inter Press Service News Agency. [28] The conscript that was allegedly "shot to death", has been identified as Marine Private Rito Portillo, who according to the military surgeon that attended him (Major Andino Luis Francisco), was shot in error on the night of 4–5 May when returning to his tent from nearby latrines. [29] There are serious claims that false testimonies were used as evidence in accusing the Argentine officers and NCOs and Vassel had to step down from his post in 2010. [30]Monte Longdon:La batalla en la que los francotiradores argentinos desafiaron el sueño imperialista de la «pérfida» Inglaterra The Argentine forces consisted of B Company, 7th Infantry Regiment (RI 7), part of 10th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, as well as detachments from other units. The local Argentine commander was 34-year-old Major Carlos Carrizo Salvadores, the second-in-command of RI 7. [10] The 7th Infantry Regiment, reinforced by two Marine Infantry platoons, held Mount Longdon, Wireless Ridge (to the northwest of the Capital), Port Stanley, and Cortley Ridge (to the east). Marine Teniente de Navío (naval rank equivalent to army captain) Sergio Andrés Dachary had arrived at Mount Longdon in the week preceding the battle and was on hand to direct the Marine-manned heavy machine-guns protecting the Infantry stationed there. [11] Argentina's Falklands War Veterans. 'Cannon Fodder in a War We Couldn't Win'. By Jens Glüsing. Der Spiegel, 4 March 2007

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a b "Malvinas en Primera Persona" - Mis Entrevistas - PARTE 1, Tte Cnl (R) Hugo Quiroga (17-03-2021) Because stashed in Scouse’s webbing/with his ammo and compo swill/was a cache of bloody Argy ears/he’d sliced-off from his kills. De los 46 hombres de mi sección, tuvimos seis fallecidos en combate y 21 heridos; ninguno de ellos, que eran soldados del Servicio Militar Obligatorio, se retiró del campo de batalla y todos dieron lo mejor de sí “Malvinas: 40 años”, la emotiva presentación del libro que rescata las historias de 22 protagonistas de la guerra a b c d e "Malvinas: 57 días a sopa". Archived from the original on 19 January 2014 . Retrieved 18 January 2014. Iltis wrote:We seem to be talking about "heat of battle" conduct here rather than "war crimes" as such, I'd suggest its very easy to sit in our comfortable chairs assessing actions 20 years ago, unless we have been in the situation it is impossible to judge men who acted as these did.

Programa 32 - 9 de Agosto 2018 (Malvinas Su Historia". Archived from the original on 20 August 2018 . Retrieved 19 August 2018. Private Fabián Passaro of B Company served on Mount Longdon with Baldini's 1st Platoon and remembers life at the time: Comandos en acción: el Ejército en Malvinas, Isidoro Ruiz Moreno, p.328, Emecé Editores, 01/01/1986 The British force consisted of the Third Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), under Lieutenant Colonel Hew Pike. Artillery support came from six 105mm L118 light guns of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery, and the 4.5-in gun of the Type 21 frigate, HMS Avenger. Second Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) were held in reserve.