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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.
27 de nov. de 2022 · David Stirling, the Scot known as the founder of the SAS, was not what you would expect of a military hero. When he arrived in Cairo in 1941, the 25-year-old lacked the most basic discipline, had ...
7 de sept. de 2022 · Of David Stirling himself, Mortimer paints a picture of a poor soldier. Drafted into the Scots Guards at the outbreak of the war, he soon wound up at Bill’s Commando training school, where Bill quickly learned ‘what the Guards had known for several months: David Stirling was indolent and temperamental, a disruptive influence’.
Contribution of David Stirling to British Heritage. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE, a Scottish officer in the British Army, was a visionary leader whose legacy and contributions have left a profound impact on British Heritage. Born on November 15, 1915, at Keir House in Perthshire, Stirling hailed from a distinguished ...
1 de nov. de 2020 · Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, always known as David, was born in Keir House near Doune on November 15, 1915. His father was Brigadier-General Archie Stirling, veteran of the Boer War and World War I, and commander of the 2nd Lovat Scouts, which was an elite ‘sharpshooter’ sniper regiment recruited in the Highlands.
The SAS, the Special Air Service, was created 75 years ago during World War 2 in the deserts of North Africa. The brainchild of David Stirling, the tactics t...
David Stirling. Il colonnello Archibald David Stirling ( Lecropt, 15 novembre 1915 – Scozia, 4 novembre 1990) è stato un militare britannico . Proprietario terriero e alpinista, fu ufficiale del British Army e fondatore dello Special Air Service, il corpo speciale dell'esercito.
