Falklands war Argentine helmets

[Wooly77]

Falklands war Argentine helmets

More pictures Regards, Paul

[Wooly77]

Falklands war Argentine helmets

last lot. Regards Paul

[ROBB]

Awesome helmet , right from the battlefield ( area ) , one of mine has Spanish writing all over the liner as well . Rob

[Sepp45]

last lot. Regards Paul

It reads: "I went to Malvinas"

[Wooly77]

Falklands war Argentine helmets

Awesome helmet , right from the battlefield ( area ) , one of mine has Spanish writing all over the liner as well . Rob

Rob, Picked it up on the grass verge on the next street up from the main coast road in Stanley. Paul

[kammo man]

Paul
Now that's some serious good war stuff!
You done see that Cammo cover often

Thanks for showing

Owen

[MH184]

This was picked up in July, 1982, by my friend who served in the RAF Regiment (Rapier)

In the photo the person nearest to the camera is wearing this very exact helmet - not that you can tell! The picture captures these RAF Regiment lads pretending to be Argentine soldiers surrendering.

Martin, the lad wearing the helmet that I now own recalls a cottage industry of many Argentine helmets being repainted by his squadron in a dark green paint mixed with sand. These were subsequently sold to visiting ship crew members and the passengers too; most being North American.


Kind regards,

Marcus

[Luftm40]

Neat items! In the early 90s I spent a great deal of time in Argentina working with their maritime special operations unit...the Buzos Tacticos. They were a very small, tight knit unit made up mainly of older guys. Most of the men I worked with were veterans of the Falklands...although I very quickly learned to NEVER call it that in their presence. Las Malvinas was the only acceptable reference. The Buzos played a key role in the invasion, being the first Argentinian forces in. At the end of my time there, the Argentinian that I had worked most closely with gave me these items. The beret is his from "Las Malvinas". It is heavily worn, and he attached 5.56 rounds to the ends of the ties. I also received an Argentinian fighting knife that I have in my garage somewhere, and a porcelain presentation plaque/plate from the Argentinian Navy. Their CO at the time was the man who led the Malvinas mission, although I can't remember his name. A very memorable time in my life!

[Luftm40]

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[MH184]

Great items, Luftm40. Such very items with provenance must be as rare as hen's teeth.

And, it looks like you had a rather interesting and ''special'' career, too!!!


Kind regards,

Marcus

[ROBB]

Nice one Marcus , Love the beret Luft thats a great piece of Falklands war memorabilia , he must have really liked you to part with that . Rob

[Sepp45]

Their CO at the time was the man who led the Malvinas mission, although I can't remember his name. A very memorable time in my life!

Almirante Carlos Büsser was the overall commander of the invasion during "Operacion Rosario". But he never was the CO of that Argentine SF unit after the war.

Maybe you are talking about Lieutenant-Commander Guillermo Sánchez-Sabarots, who was the commander of the 1st Amphibious Commandos Group, which also captured Government House.

Sánchez-Sabarots was the highest ranking officer during the land operations on April 2nd, 1982.

You are very lucky Luft, since that beret is very difficult to obtain nowadays (and even more if it comes from the Malvinas). Those SF guys are one of the best trained units in South America.

Thanks for showing those items

[Luftm40]

It was 1991, so a my memory for names is a bit hazy. The second name sounds very familiar to me though. I also believe I met Busser at a social function....