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Argentine soldiers waiting to surrender at Port Stanley
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Argentine soldiers waiting to surrender at Port Stanley
Photograph showing Argentine soldiers waiting to surrender their weapons at Port Stanley after the capitulation, 1982.Associated with South Atlantic (Falklands War) (1982). Date: 1982
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1982 Argentine Associated Atlantic Capitulation Falklands Photograph Stanley Surrender Waiting Weaponry Weapons
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This poignant photograph captures the moment of surrender by Argentine soldiers at Port Stanley during the Falklands War in 1982. The image shows a group of weary Argentine soldiers, their faces etched with the fatigue and resignation of defeat, as they wait to hand over their weapons to British forces. The scene is set against the backdrop of the harbor at Port Stanley, with the Union Jack flying proudly from a nearby building, symbolizing the impending British victory. The Falklands War, also known as the South Atlantic Conflict, was a brief but intense military engagement between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. The conflict began on April 2, 1982, when Argentina invaded the islands, which were then under British control. The war ended on June 14, 1982, with Argentina's surrender, following a successful British military campaign to retake the islands. This photograph is a poignant reminder of the human cost of war and the ultimate triumph of diplomacy and military might.
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