13 April: Diplomatic deadlock American Secretary of State Al Haig continued his gruelling programme of transatlantic shuttles as h...
12 April: Maritime Exclusion Zone enforced The 200-mile Maritime Exclusion Zone (MEZ) announced by the British government the previous week cam...
11 April: Submarines arrive on station Having detached the Antrim Group, which had arrived at Ascension Island a day earlier, the remainder...
10 April: More diplomatic moves The diplomatic campaign continued to go in Britain’s favour, with a major step forward on Easter S...
9 April: The Great White Whale sails south Two very different white cruise ships joined Operation Corporate on Friday 9 April, which in 1982 wa...
8 April: Two more frigates depart from Gib As Al Haig’s shuttle diplomacy raced on, two further ships departed from Gibraltar to take their p...
7 April: Shuttle diplomacy begins The United States began the month of April by taking a broadly neutral stance towards the Argentine...
6 April: Amphibious ships depart Tuesday 6 April 1982 saw the first departures of major units of the amphibious fleet that would play...
5 April: Ascension Island With much of the Advanced Group on its way to the Falklands, the main effort in the UK was directe...
4 April: British ships head south The early days of April 1982 saw the British pursue a twin-track approach to the Falkland Islands ...
3 April: The diplomats wade in With the Argentine invasion force ashore in the Falklands, and reinforcements pouring in by the day,...
2 April: Argentina invades 40 years ago today the dispute between Argentina and the UK in the South Atlantic erupted into confl...