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5 unusual facts about David Stirling


Georges Bergé

As the SAS expanded, the French squadron would be the first of a range of units to be 'acquired' by David Stirling.

Paddy Mayne

His leadership on the raid had attracted the attention of Captain David Stirling who recruited him as one of the early members of the Special Air Service (SAS).

Ramcke Parachute Brigade

After arriving in North Africa in July 1942, the brigade performed excellently, providing a counter to Stirling's Special Air Service, which had been wreaking havoc with the Axis command, control and logistical system.

The Mayfair Set

The opening episode, Who Pays Wins, focuses on Colonel David Stirling.

The programme looked at how buccaneer capitalists of hot money were allowed to shape the climate of the Thatcher years, focusing on the rise of Colonel David Stirling, Jim Slater, James Goldsmith, and Tiny Rowland, all members of London's Clermont Club in the 1960s.


Kate Losinska

Kathleen Mary "Kate" Losinska, OBE (née Conway; 5 October 1922 – 16 October 2013) was a leading Moderate Trade Unionist in Britain, involved in the CPSA and associated with David Stirling.

Operation Albumen

Aiming to disrupt these operations, British generals in Cairo sent three groups from the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) and one from Stirling's Special Air Service (SAS) to Crete to sabotage the airfields of Heraklion, Kastelli Pediados, Tympaki and Maleme.


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