In pictures: Falklands War exhibition at Imperial War Museum
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A new photographic display at IWM North in Manchester commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War. The conflict began on 2 April 1982 when Argentinian forces overwhelmed the Royal Marine garrison in Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands.
Britain responded to the invasion by sending a Task Force 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic - beginning a seven-week campaign on land, sea and air to recapture the islands. This photograph shows a casualty from HMS Sheffield being rushed to the sick bay on board HMS Hermes.
More than 250 British servicemen, 655 Argentinian servicemen and three islanders died in the hostilities. This Argentine soldier was one of the many who surrendered at the Battle of Goose Green before being held inside a sheep shearing shed used to hold Argentine PoWs.
Fleet Air Arm pilot Lt Cdr Nigel ‘Sharkey’ Ward is pictured moments after shooting down an Argentinian aircraft, one of three he brought down. He was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions. The exhibition - Falklands, 1982 - is at IWM North until July 2014.
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