evidence: On the 2 April 1982, Argentine forces invaded the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands, sparking one of the largest major conflicts since WW2. [...] Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependencies, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, had long been challenged. [...] On 5 April 1982 the first ships, including HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible, set sail towards the Falklands.