Active
22 July 1941-30 June 1946
1 May 1947- Present
Country
United Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Type
Special Forces
Size
Three Regiments
Part of
UK Special Forces
Garrison/HQ
RHQ – Credenhill, Herefordshire
22 SAS – Credenhill, Herefordshire
21 SAS(R) – London
23 SAS(R) – Birmingham
Motto
Who Dares Wins
Colours
Oxford and Cambridge blue
March
Quick: Marche des Parachutistes Belges
Slow: Lili Marlene
Anniversaries
22 July 1941,
21 September 1941,
17 November 1941,
1 May 1947
Engagements
World War II
Malayan Emergency
Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation
Northern Irish Troubles
Falklands War
Iraq War
War In Afghanistan
Commanders
Colonel-Commandant
General Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank
Notable
commanders
Colonel Sir David Stirling
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair Mayne
General Sir Peter de la Billière
General Sir Michael Rose
Insignia
Arm Badge
Parachute Badge with Wings SAS[1]
Abbreviation
SAS
