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  2. List of former Special Air Service personnel - Wikipedia

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    This list includes notable individuals who served in the Special Air Service (SAS) – (Regular or TA). Michael Asher – author, historian and desert explorer; Sir Peter de la Billière – Commander-in-Chief British Forces in the Gulf War; Julian Brazier TD – MP for Canterbury; Charles "Nish" Bruce QGM – freefall expert; Charles R. Burton ...

  3. List of SAS operations - Wikipedia

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    The Special Air Service began life in July 1941, the brainchild of Lieutenant David Stirling of No. 8 (Guards) Commando.His idea was for small teams of parachute trained soldiers to operate behind enemy lines to gain intelligence, destroy enemy aircraft and attack their supply and reinforcement routes.

  4. 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) - Wikipedia

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    He later wrote "People began to see that the Territorial SAS were first class and enhanced the reputation of the whole Regiment in a special way of their own." [12] By early 2003 a composite squadron of 23 SAS, including members of 21 SAS, was operating in Helmand for roles against Al Qaeda forces, "with the emphasis on long range reconnaissance".

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  6. List of former Parachute Regiment personnel - Wikipedia

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    Michael Asher – SAS (Reserve) soldier, author and desert explorer; Ian Bailey – Military Medal recipient during the Falklands War; Chay Blyth – Solo Yachtsman & Atlantic rower. Nick Brown – SAS Soldier † Charles (Nish) Bruce QGM – 22 SAS Sergeant & Pilot; Bryan Budd – VC recipient †

  7. List of former United States special operations units - Wikipedia

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    39th Special Forces Detachment (1952–1984), in Berlin, Germany, a classified unit that conducted unconventional warfare during the cold war; 69th Special Forces Group (1963–1971), 8th Special Forces Group (1963–1972), 11th Special Forces Group (1961–1994) and 12th Special Forces Group (1961–1994) (disbanded Army Special Forces Groups)

  8. History of the Special Air Service - Wikipedia

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    The Special Air Service began life in July 1941, during the Second World War, from an unorthodox idea and plan by Lieutenant David Stirling (of the Scots Guards) who was serving with No. 8 (Guards) Commando. His idea was for small teams of parachute-trained soldiers to operate behind enemy lines to gain intelligence, destroy enemy aircraft, and ...

  9. Joseph Beyrle - Wikipedia

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    Joseph R. Beyrle (pron. BYE-er-lee) (Russian: Джозеф Вильямович Байерли; romanized: Dzhozef Vilyamovich Bayyerli; August 25, 1923 – December 12, 2004) is the only known American soldier to have served in combat with both the United States Army and the Soviet Red Army in World War II.