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David Stirling, British army officer who founded and led the elite British Special Air Service (SAS) regiment during World War II. Formed with just 6 officers and 60 enlisted men, the SAS used the vast desert as cover to inflict serious damage against the forces of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
David Stirling: The Phantom Major. Colonel David Stirling was a pioneer of British Special Forces. In 1941, he founded the Special Air Service (SAS) in Egypt to undertake small-scale raids behind enemy lines. 10 min read.
Jun 15, 2023 · This article is an edited transcript of SAS: Rogue Heroes with Ben Macintyre on Dan Snow’s History Hit podcast. In many ways, the formation of the SAS was an accident. It was the brainchild of one officer, a man called David Stirling, who was a commander in the Middle East in 1940.
Nov 27, 2022 · 27 November 2022. World War Two. Getty Images. Colonel David Stirling with a patrol of Special Air Service (SAS) men. By Steven Brocklehurst. BBC Scotland News. David Stirling, the Scot...
Nov 6, 1990 · Sir David Stirling, founder of Britain's elite Special Air Service and dubbed the "Phantom Major" by Hitler's troops in World War II, died after a long illness on Sunday. He was 74 years old....
Sir Archibald David Stirling DSO OBE (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a British officer in the British Army and the founder and creator of the Special Air Service (SAS). Under his leadership, the SAS carried out hit-and-run raids behind the Axis lines of the North African campaign.
Jun 13, 2011 · The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and the SAS Regiment. Virginia Cowles. Pen and Sword, Jun 13, 2011 - History - 320 pages. An action-packed biography of “one of the legitimate...
