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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.
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 †
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.
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.
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 ...
Pages in category "American military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 503 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Former United States special operations units are disbanded or otherwise dormant unconventional warfare units of the United States military. Most units were created to fulfil categorical obligations within a particular conflict, and were disbanded once that conflict ended.