Photographs confiscated from Argentine personnel proved to be a vital intelligence source for 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines Intelligence Section during the Falklands conflict. Nick Van Der Bijl has donated several images to the Imperial War Museum, providing a snapshot of the Argentine perspective, from confidence to collapse
1 ONE OF THE ‘SCRAP METAL DEALERS’ WHO OCCUPIED SOUTH GEORGIA BEFORE THE INVASION OF THE FALKLANDS. THE GROUP, LED BY CONSTANTINO DAVIDHOFF AND INCLUDING ARGENTINE MILITARY PERSONNEL, LANDED WITHOUT AUTHORISATION ON MARCH 19, 1982. DIPLOMATIC PROTESTS PROVED FRUITLESS AND HMS ‘ENDURANCE’ LANDED A PARTY TO EVICT THE GROUP. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS CONFISCATED AS EVIDENCE OF HOSTILE INTENTIONS. SOUTH GEORGIA WAS OCCUPIED BY ARGENTINE FORCES ON APRIL 2 IWM FKD 2914
