Special Air Service

Summary

Special Air Service is an United Kingdom Special Forces^[1]. It draws 10,222 Wikipedia views per month (united_kingdom_special_forces category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Special Air Service is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Special Air Service's image is recorded as SNN2227SAS-280 536049a.jpg^[4].
• Special Air Service's instance of is recorded as United Kingdom Special Forces^[5].
• Special Air Service's instance of is recorded as special forces regiment^[6].
• Special Air Service's founder is recorded as David Stirling^[7].
• Special Air Service's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110096251^[8].
• Special Air Service's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 166148996024159752497^[9].
• Special Air Service's military branch is recorded as British Army^[10].
• Special Air Service's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80144904^[11].
• Special Air Service's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119370721^[12].
• Special Air Service's IdRef ID is recorded as 027298213^[13].
• Special Air Service's location is recorded as London^[14].
• Special Air Service's has use is recorded as counter-terrorism^[15].
• Special Air Service's has use is recorded as special operations^[16].
• Special Air Service's has use is recorded as reconnaissance^[17].
• Special Air Service's has use is recorded as rescue^[18].
• Special Air Service's has use is recorded as direct action^[19].
• Special Air Service's has use is recorded as combat search and rescue^[20].
• Special Air Service's Commons category is recorded as Special Air Service^[21].
• +1941-07-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Special Air Service^[22].
• Special Air Service's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[23].
• Special Air Service's participated in conflict is recorded as Falklands War^[24].
• Special Air Service's participated in conflict is recorded as Operation Overlord^[25].
• Special Air Service's participated in conflict is recorded as Malayan Emergency^[26].
• Special Air Service's participated in conflict is recorded as Iranian Embassy Siege^[27].

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Founding

Special Air Service's founder is recorded as David Stirling^[7]. +1941-07-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[22].

Why It Matters

Special Air Service draws 10,222 Wikipedia views per month (united_kingdom_special_forces category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]