1982 Liberation Memorial

The 1982 Liberation Memorial in Stanley, Falkland Islands, is a war memorial. It honors all British forces and support units who fought in the Falkland Islands War and assisted in the 1982 liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine military occupation. The memorial overlooks Port Stanley and is placed in front of the Secretary Building. The Memorial was proclaimed by the Governor of the Falkland Islands, Sir Rex Hunt, on Liberation Day (June 14), 1984, the two-year anniversary of the conclusion of the conflict.

The memorial has a memorial on the front of the Falkland Islands national coat of arms, surrounded by a laurel wreath, above the words "Remembrance of those who liberated us" and the date the war ended, "June 14, 1982." A bronze depiction of Britannia, the female embodiment of the island of Great Britain, stands atop the tower. Lists of British Army regiments, RAF squadrons, Royal Navy ships, and Royal Marines teams and units that took part in the conflict may be seen on the Memorial's reverse and sides. On ten plaques behind the Memorial, split by service branches, the names of the 255 British servicemen who died in the conflict are listed. Right behind the Memorial is a relief depicting famous moments from the war.

Gerald Dixon, a Falkland Islands native, designed the memorial, while David Norris sculpted the Britannia bronze. A bust of Margaret Thatcher (the United Kingdom's Prime Minister at the time of the war in 1982) was installed next to the Liberation Monument in 2015. Unlike other historic sites, it is beautiful in appearance, but for the 1982 Liberation Memorial, its beauty lies in the timeline of history, a place to pay homage to those lost in the war. painting. That beauty has put the 1982 Liberation Memorial on the list of the most beautiful historical sites in Falkland Islands.

Location: Ross Rd, Stanley, East Falkland FIQQ1ZZ Falkland Islands