The HMS Sheffield was sunk by an Exocet missile strike in this war just two days after hundreds of sailors drowned when the ARA General Belgrano sank.
After the surrender of this war's losers, a soldier who affixed a flag onto his full rucksack was captured in a photo titled The Yomper. During this war, a narrow fjord became known as "Bomb Alley" during the Battle of San Carlos, which paved the way for an amphibious landing at Goose Green. The HMS Sheffield was sunk by an Exocet missile strike in this war just two days after hundreds of sailors drowned when the ARA General Belgrano sank. Leopoldo Galtieri was removed from power after this war, which bolstered the "Iron Lady" reputation of Margaret Thatcher. For 10 points, name this 1980s war between Britain and Argentina over some South Atlantic islands.
After the surrender of this war's losers, a soldier who affixed a flag onto his full rucksack was captured in a photo titled The Yomper.
Falklands War