A Few Minutes of History

Sinking of The ARA General Belgrano

Jake Corfield Episode 63

Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.

0:00 | 9:20

Thank you to the team over at Fact Slap for their research and help that went into making this video! The link for their Facebook page is here - https://www.facebook.com/share/1c6h5J6J6F/?mibextid=wwXIfr

On the 2nd of May 1982 The Falklands War heats up and the small last chance of a diplomatic solution to the Argentinian invasion of the Islands is over with the sinking of the ARA General Belgrano by the Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror. Today we look at the sinking and the factors that went in to that fateful day.

Send us Fan Mail