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  2. List of SAS operations - Wikipedia

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    The SAS were involved at this time in clearing snipers in the 43rd Wessex Division area. The below operations were overseen by the brigade formation known as Special Air Service Troops: Operations in support of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of German-occupied France: Operation Titanic, 6 June 1944.

  3. Special Air Service - Wikipedia

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    The Special Air Service was a unit of the British Army during the Second World War that was formed in July 1941 by David Stirling and originally called "L" Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade – the "L" designation and Air Service name being a tie-in to a British disinformation campaign, trying to deceive the Axis into thinking there was a ...

  4. Special Air Service Troops - Wikipedia

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    The Special Air Service Troops was a brigade sized formation of the Special Air Service, which was founded on 7 January 1944 in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. The formation was also known as the SAS Brigade. The brigade was a multi-national force of British, French, and Belgian units.

  5. List of British special service brigades of the Second World War

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    Initially known as L Detachment, SAS grew in size and conducted behind-the-lines operations against Axis forces within the theatre. [15] In January 1944, Special Air Service Troops, a brigade-sized formation with a total strength of about 2,000 men, was founded with two British regiments, two French regiments, and a Belgian squadron.

  6. History of the Special Air Service - Wikipedia

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    It includes its early operations in North Africa, the Greek Islands, and the Invasion of Italy. The Special Air Service then returned to the United Kingdom and was formed into a brigade with two British, two French and one Belgian regiment, and went on to conduct operations in France, Italy again, the Low Countries and finally into Germany.

  7. Operations Wallace and Hardy - Wikipedia

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    In 1944 the Special Air Service Brigade was formed and consisted of the British 1st and 2nd Special Air Service, the French 3rd and 4th Special Air Service and the Belgian 5th Special Air Service. [5] They used specially converted American made Jeeps armed with a number of Vickers K guns, and proved so successful they kept them on. [6]

  8. Operation Houndsworth - Wikipedia

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    The men involved in Operation Houndsworth were part of the Special Air Service Brigade.The Special Air Service (SAS) was a unit of the British Army during the Second World War, formed in July 1941 by David Stirling and originally called "L" Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade—"L" being an attempt at deception implying the existence of numerous such units.

  9. 3rd Parachute Chasseur Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Integrated into the British Forces, the two battalions were incorporated in the Special Air Service Brigade of Brigadier Mac Leod in December 1943. The 3rd and 4th BIA were designated respectively as 3rd and 4th French SAS Regiments at the corps of the Brigade and the men gained access to the various SAS centers of instruction.