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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 ...
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.
NATO in 2024. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America.It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949.
Map of NATO enlargement (1952–present). The history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) begins in the immediate aftermath of World War II.In 1947, the United Kingdom and France signed the Treaty of Dunkirk and the United States set out the Truman Doctrine, the former to defend against a potential German attack and the latter to counter Soviet expansion.
The Special Air Service Troops was a airborne commando forces brigade sized formation of the Special Air Service (SAS), which was founded on 7 January 1944 in the United Kingdom during the European theatre of World War II. The formation was also known as the SAS Brigade. The brigade was a multi-national force of British, French, and Belgian units.
SAS patrol in North Africa during the Second World War in SAS jeeps. 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 ...
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 ...
Although the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) existed as an alliance and conducted joint military exercises throughout the Cold War period, it engaged in no military operations during this time. All of its military operations occurred in the post-Cold War era. The first of these was in Bosnia, where NATO engaged to an increasing extent.