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Packed Lunch posted:If I recall correctly, the kickoff of the conflict was over some dude bringing in work crews without visas/passports to disassemble an abandoned whaling station. (his contract for the dismantlement had expired, but he went ahead anyway.) The SAS tried to liberate South Georgia by landing covertly on a glacier, but that didn't go well. The Navy disabled an old Argie sub (using helicopters!), then carried out a bombardment demonstration on the hills beside the whaling station, and the Argie marines surrendered after 15 minutes. The signal sent to notify London of the liberation was the best part: "Be pleased to inform Her Majesty that the White Ensign flies alongside the Union Jack in South Georgia. God save the Queen." 
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