Omar Alberto Rupp
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Omar Alberto Rupp was the only Argentine killed by the sinking of Narwal, former Argentine fishing ship during Falklands War
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Omar Rupp was born in Bahía Blanca
, Argentina
and he was of Volga German
descent. The large trawler Narwal was just a fishing ship, but in Mar del Plata
, mariners were asked to sail to the Falklands area to collect intelligence for the Argentina Navy. Before that, the captain told Rupp he was allowed to go to Bahía Blanca to meet for the first time his newborn son, but he said he'd go when they were back.
Narwal was bombed and sunk on 9 May 1982 by the Sea Harriers of the Fleet Air Arm
, and Rupp was the only one killed.
With his legs almost severed by the impact of an unexploded bomb, lying in the floor, and tears in his eyes, his last words to the captain while dying became famous: Capi, no voy a poder ver a mi hijo ("Chief, I will never know my son").
Omar Alberto Rupp is now the name of some town squares, schools and monuments in Argentina. His son is now 28.
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
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Omar Rupp was born in Bahía Blanca
Bahía Blanca
Bahía Blanca is a city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido. It has a population of 274,509 inhabitants according to the...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and he was of Volga German
Volga German
The Volga Germans were ethnic Germans living along the River Volga in the region of southern European Russia around Saratov and to the south. Recruited as immigrants to Russia in the 18th century, they were allowed to maintain German culture, language, traditions and churches: Lutherans, Reformed,...
descent. The large trawler Narwal was just a fishing ship, but in Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
, mariners were asked to sail to the Falklands area to collect intelligence for the Argentina Navy. Before that, the captain told Rupp he was allowed to go to Bahía Blanca to meet for the first time his newborn son, but he said he'd go when they were back.
Narwal was bombed and sunk on 9 May 1982 by the Sea Harriers of the Fleet Air Arm
Fleet Air Arm
The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
, and Rupp was the only one killed.
With his legs almost severed by the impact of an unexploded bomb, lying in the floor, and tears in his eyes, his last words to the captain while dying became famous: Capi, no voy a poder ver a mi hijo ("Chief, I will never know my son").
Omar Alberto Rupp is now the name of some town squares, schools and monuments in Argentina. His son is now 28.