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The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling , and in 1950 it was reconstituted as a corps . [ 5 ] The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism , hostage rescue , direct action and special reconnaissance .
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 ...
Seizure of H-2 and H-3 Air Bases, 18 and 25 March 2003, after infiltrating Iraq at full strength, a combined force consisting of B and D squadron of British Special Air Service and 1 squadron of Australian Special Air Service Regiment set up observation posts around H-2 and H-3 air base and called in airstrikes that defeated the Iraqi defenders ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Special Air Service" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The first modern special forces unit was the Special Air Service (SAS), formed in July 1941 from an unorthodox idea and plan by Lieutenant David Stirling. [31] In June 1940 he volunteered for the No. 8 (Guards) Commando (later named "Layforce"). After Layforce was disbanded, Stirling remained convinced that due to the mechanized nature of war a ...
He was the founding principal training officer of the Special Air Service. [1] Its founding commander, David Stirling , said later of Lewes, "Jock could far more genuinely claim to be founder of the SAS than I." [ 2 ] Lewes also invented an explosive device for use by the SAS, the eponymous Lewes bomb .
Special Air Service, a special forces unit of the British Army; Special Air Service Regiment, a special forces unit of the Australian Army; 5th Special Air Service, a Belgian Second World War formation; Canadian Special Air Service Company, 1947–1949; 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, sometimes referred to as the "French SAS"