Falklands War - The British retook the South Sandwich Islands
Time: Sunday Jun 20, 1982
Place: South Georgia Island
Details: On 20 June, the British retook the South Sandwich Islands, which involved accepting the surrender of the Southern Thule Garrison at the Corbeta Uruguay base, and declared hostilities over. Argentina had established Corbeta Uruguay in 1976, but prior to 1982 the United Kingdom had contested the existence of the Argentine base only through diplomatic channels.
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