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11 de nov. de 2023 · David Stirling standing next to jeeps, taken shortly before his capture in 1943. Image: Gavin Mortimer. Bill, having joined the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in 1940, had also signed the ...
During the Second World War (1939-45) Britain created a range of special units that undertook a variety of daring operations against the Axis powers. The bravery and commitment of these forces has become the stuff of legend. 24 min read. Special Forces Second World War Europe Africa Asia 1900s Conflict in Europe. View this object.
The Special Air Service (SAS) has its origins in the North African desert. It was formed as L Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade, in July 1941 to undertake small-scale raids behind enemy lines. A brigade was usually made up of around 5,000 men, so this name was a fiction designed to deceive the enemy. The new unit initially drew its men ...
26 de oct. de 2022 · The SAS (Special Air Service) is Britain’s elite special forces unit, formed in the summer of 1941 by two Scottish brothers, David and Bill Stirling, who were stationed in Cairo. The war in North Africa was not going well for the British, and the Stirlings came up with the idea for a small parachute unit of volunteers to undertake guerrilla ...
27 de ago. de 1992 · As a young lieutenant in 1941, David Stirling won a battle against military bureaucracy - he was able, against all odds, to introduce a new concept in fighting. Although it was disbanded after the war, the effectiveness of the Special Air Service resulted in its being re-formed six years later to meet the specialized demands of counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism in a host of limited ...
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26 de oct. de 2022 · David Stirling at the wheel of his Blitz Buggy, 1942 In December 1941, the new SAS unit proved its worth by raiding a German airfield at Sirte, Libya, and blowing up 24 aircrafts. In 15 months Stirling's forces put hundreds of enemy vehicles out of action and destroyed more than 250 aircraft on the ground, plus dozens of supply dumps, railways and telecommunications networks.
David Stirling im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO OBE (* 15. November 1915 in Lecropt; † 4. November 1990 in London) war ein schottischer Laird, Bergsteiger, Offizier der britischen Armee, Gründer des Special Air Service und Privatmilitär.
