Background Argentine surrender in the Falklands War

hms andromeda , ss canberra outside port stanley on 16 june 1982



the argentines units retain flags.
the units remain under control of respective officers
the surrender ceremony private (not public)
the argentine officers retain sidearms.
the final point returning of 11,313 prisoners of war in own ships not accepted , 4,167 of them repatriated argentina on ocean liner canberra alone. junta had falsely claimed liner had been crippled during battle of san carlos.




^ max hastings & simon jenkins, battle falklands, p. 307
^ under military code of conduct menendez not expected surrender until had lost half men , three-quarters of ammunition, otherwise should expect court-martialled. - freedman, lawrence: signals of war (1990) faber , faber. isbn 0-571-14144-7