- Italo Piaggi
Lieutenant-Colonel Italo Angel Piaggi, born in San Fernando on
17 March 1935 , was anArgentine Army commander involved in theBattle of Goose Green in theFalklands War .The defending Argentine army forces known as Task Force Mercedes consisted of the Lieutenant-Colonel Italo Piaggi's 12th Infantry Regiment (RI 12) and a company of the Ranger-type 25th Infantry Regiment (RI 25). The day after the battle Lieutenant-Colonel Piaggi surrendered all Argentine forces, approximately 1,000 men, including 202 men of the Air Force. He was later drummed out of the army in disgrace.
In 1986, he wrote the book "Ganso Verde" (a literal translation of "
Goose Green ", whose name refers to a "village green " rather than the colour), where he makes a strong defence of his decisions during the war and criticises the lack of logistical support from the Argentine commander-in-chief in Stanley. [Piaggi, pp. 64, 69, 90-91, 102-103] He estimates that Task Force Mercedes only disposed 28 per cent of their intended firepower regarding artillery, mortars and heavy machine guns. [Piaggi, page 169 ("Appendix")]Notes
References
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* cite book|author=Fitzgibbon, Spencer
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*Kenney Oak, David J. "2 Para's Battle for Darwin Hill and Goose Green". Square Press April 2006. ISBN 0966071719. [http://www.battleofdarwinhill.com#prof See here]
*Falklands War Binderbook - Author Information Pending
*Andrada, Benigno: "Guerra aérea en las Malvinas". Ed. Emecé, 1983. ISBN 9500401916. es
*Piaggi, Italo A.: "Ganso Verde". Ed. Planeta, 1986. ISBN 9503701864. es
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