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Invasion of South Georgia

Argentina · Warfare / Falklands War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1981–1982Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1981

Constantino Davidoff20 December 1981

Warfare / Falklands War

An unauthorised landing on South Georgia by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff

Leopoldo Galtieri20 December 1981

Warfare / Falklands War

An unauthorised landing on South Georgia by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff

1982

Leopoldo Galtieri9 January 1982

South Georgia · Warfare / Falklands War

The British Ambassador of Argentina lodges a formal protest against the unauthorised landing on South Georgia on 20 December 1981 by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff

Leopoldo Galtieri3 February 1982

South Georgia · Warfare / Falklands War

Britain renews its formal protest at Davidoff's unauthorised landing in South Georgia

Constantino Davidoff19 March 1982

South Georgia · Warfare / Falklands War

Davidoff sends 40 workmen on naval vessel Bahia Buen Suceso to dismantle Leith whaling station, the workmen fail to ask permission to land from the British Antarctic Survey base at Grytviken and hoist the Argentine flag

Leopoldo Galtieri19 March 1982

South Georgia · Warfare / Falklands War

Davidoff sends 40 workmen on naval vessel Bahia Buen Suceso to dismantle Leith whaling station, the workmen fail to ask permission to land from the British Antarctic Survey base at Grytviken and hoist the Argentine flag

Names involved

Constantino DavidoffLeopoldo Galtieri

Provenance

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