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@WarDiaryF82 @geraldofoes
The Return of the Troops

The ARA Almirante Irizar

On June 15, 1982, the ARA Hospital Ship "Almirante Irizar" had completed the helicopter landing of the 420 wounded received since the beginning of June in Malvinas directly at
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the heliport of the Comodoro Rivadavia Military Hospital. Once this task was completed, the "Irizar" immediately began to return to Puerto Argentino to be available to receive and transfer to Continental Argentina and, from the moment it was decided, to the Argentine combatants
imprisoned by the British.
In the last hours of this last crossing to the island and when entering the bay of Puerto Groussac, the one before that of Puerto Argentino, the "Irizar" found, anchored on the left bank of the bay, the British Light Cruiser HMS " Glamorgan ”,
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The Last Mission - Bombs for Moore

On July 13, the British troops had taken the main heights that surround Puerto Argentino and, from there, the Argentine troops had tremendous fighting, resisting with all available resources.
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It was necessary to hit the British command posts to delay the advance towards the capital.

Argentine electronic intelligence had detected the concentration of troops near Monte Dos Hermanas where the command posts of General Jeremy Moore with his staff were located.
Two A4-B Skyhawk 'squadrons from Squad I were enlisted for a ground attack.

The first squad (indicative Nene) was made up of:
* Captain Antonio Zelaya (C-230)
* Lieutenant Omar Gelardi (C-227)
* Lieutenant Luis Cervera (C-212)
* Ensign Guillermo Dellepiane (C-221)
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Mateo Sbert, el Comando

Mateo Sbert estaba decidido a vivir una larga vida rodeado de hijos y nietos. Sin embargo, las cartas se mezclaron y de repente, se encontro con la muerte, en el medio de un paisaje hostil.
Llego a San Carlos el 21 de Mayo....
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y su tarea junto a su grupo era, en teoria, la de infiltrarse por las brechas para anular su retaguardia. Pero luego su jefe les impuso una realidad mas compleja.
Los británicos ya habian logrado afirmar su cabeza de playa e iniciando desplazamientos ofensivos.
A las 6 de la mañana del 29 de mayo, los nueve hombres de la primera seccion de la compañía 602 se presentaron al jefe, el Mayor Aldo Rico. Ultimas recomendaciones, unas palmadas de animo y no mas.
Helicóptero y a partir.
A las 10 de la mañana, el grupo desembarco en Monte Kent
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