The Falklands War - an Argentine account
Witness History
BBC
4.4 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2022
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
In our second programme on the Falklands War, Witness History hears from an Argentine soldier who fought in the conflict. Miguel Savage recalls the atrocious weather conditions faced by Argentine conscripts, as well as their mistreatment by officers. And he remembers a terrifying final attack by British troops shortly before the Argentine surrender. Presented by Simon Watts; original interview conducted in 2012 by Tim Sturtridge.
PHOTO: Argentine troops in the Falklands shortly after the invasion (Getty Image)
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| 0:30.9 | Hello. Hello and thank you for downloading the Witness History Podcast from the BBC World Service |
| 0:39.9 | with me Simon Watts. |
| 0:42.1 | And in the second of our programs to mark 40 years since the Falklands War, |
| 0:46.9 | we're hearing from a former Argentine soldier. |
| 0:50.0 | It's April 1982 and in Buenos Aires, |
| 0:57.0 | Argentines are out on the streets celebrating the country's invasion of the Falkland Islands. |
| 1:02.0 | Or as they're known in Argentina, the... country's invasion of the Falkland Islands, |
| 1:02.8 | or as they're known in Argentina, the Malbinas. |
| 1:06.0 | In a triumphant speech, |
| 1:11.0 | the leader of the junta, General Galtieri, addresses the British. |
| 1:15.0 | If they want to come, let them, he says, we're prepared to do battle. But 2,000 |
| 1:26.2 | kilometers away on the Malvernas 19 year old conscript Miguel Savage didn't |
| 1:31.8 | feel ready for battle. |
| 1:33.0 | It was a lunus landscape, it was like Mars, |
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