Legendary Units: The SAS
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- Uncover the legendary tale of the British Army's elite warriors, the SAS, from their daring WWII origins to modern-day covert operations. Witness their evolution, triumphs, controversies, and their lasting impact on global security.
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Some say Simon is a legendary unit, allegedly
Thats the SBS, not the SAS. It stands for Simons Basement Servants
Has*
😂 it's the 'allegedly' that really makes this comment
I doubt his "unit" is legendary 😂
He definitely is 🤫
My father served in the Malayen Scouts SAS in 1951 to 1953 . He is one of the troops in the photo at the start of the video on the back row .
*Malayan, not Malayen
Wow
my Grandfather is in the row in front of him ( Francisco Jeronimo/Frank Williams ). whats the name of your dad?
and then you have gentlemen like Christian Craighead in Nairobi, who, by their individual courage just keep adding to the SAS legend.
While the UK Government disavows him.
Disgraceful.
Obi Wan Nairobi!
@@johngalt2506 From what I;ve seen and who is upset ny his actions it is pure jelousy, the man should have recieved a medal for his services to humanity. He apitomises the legend that the SAS is.
@@nigelleyland166 He did get a medal. He was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross and an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II.
@@justonecornetto80 I believe he means the soldier should’ve been awarded the highest medal there is to give. I’m American so for us it’d be the Medal of Honor. Not sure what the English equivalent would be.
Captain Price and Soap McTavish are my favorite SAS soldiers
Please cover the SBS
As a Kenyan Im deeply thankful for their service 🇰🇪
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Why?
@@psychopompous3207They do a lot of training with Kenyan forces. Look up Christian Craighead for more stuff they get into.
@@psychopompous3207one SAS member stopped a terror attack on a building with the help of local police in Kenya
@@psychopompous3207 Christian Craighead.
People would be surprised what reserve units can bring to the table. On multiple occasions throughout my 20+ year career it's been reserve units that have been the more capable asset. This is especially true when it comes to engineering, S-2, and S-4 operations. And on one rare occasion a combat arms Marine Reserve Company that was blessed with an unholy high percentage of NCAA college athletes. They absolutely ran rings around their active counterpart.
My best mate’s great uncle was Jock Lewes, who assisted Stirling in the founding of the SAS. Incredible story
Must be Great listening to the stories
What a bloke
Suuuuuurrrrrrrreeeeee he was
The Lewes bomb!
My grand Aunty's dog was friends with jock Lewes cat damn that cat could tell you a thing or 2 about the SAS
0:40 - Chapter 1 - Genesis of the SAS
4:50 - Chapter 2 - Post war evolution
10:50 - Chapter 3 - The modern SAS
13:50 - Chapter 4 - The celebrity unit
The background music is so reminiscent of Call of Duty 4 which is very fitting given the video is about SAS
You should do a Warographics video on The Troubles in Northern Ireland
now that would be a interesting comment section
@@ScratchyYardI mean, there'll be a lot of apologists for car bombers
What’s Ireland? You mean Little England right? 😂
Pretty sure he's got the troubles on one of his channels. Just search the troubles Simon Whistler
Should also do one on the Rhodesian Bush War
David Stirling founded the SAS, his close friend Lord Lovet founded the Commandos and LRDG, along with his other friend Fitzroy MacLean joined the SAS, these Scottish lads were the real MacCoy❤
Lovat has nowt to do with the LRDG and didnt create the Commandos, he was commander of 4 Commando
The tank episode with Simon giggling over Little Willy will always take the cake for me. 😌
Why are they so famous?
Captain Price: bravo sizlx going dark
Having a (fictional) ledgend is an advantage .
E.G: the Gurkers who the Argentinians were convinced would eat them. So they ran whenever the Gurkers showed up.
The Australian SAS is both feared and respected also.
We’ve got fantastic soldiers in that Unit.
Respected for the insane Skill they posess.
Feared for the war crimes, some of them commited among civilians in the middle east.
@@jasonforde6979 - Some? More like very few. There are about 700 personnel in the SASR, of those, it was found that 25 were guilty of committing 'war crimes.'
I've heard rumours that other special forces are wary of the Aussie SAS as they are the boys you send in to do the dirty shit and they do it with glee while the British SAS, Delta, Green Berets etc do the "official" missions, but as I say, rumours...
@@nigelyorkshiremanwadeley6263 lies as America was attacked and we all know they are all accused of even more then anyone else but they hide it from media and sweep it under the carpet.
Britian accused of 600 war crimes in Afghanistan. Canda also. German KSK. Poland Grom.
Wake up lil man to the real world.
Aussies just are elite and not scared of anything. well proven in their Afghanistan and Iraq missions.
@@jasonforde6979"Cmon man".. The coalition forces in the middle-east where mostly us Americans. So we did most the war crimes just by basic numbers & probability. Also none of our allies chose to invade, we dragged them into it.
Always good to open RUclips and see a new Simon vid uploaded only minutes ago 🥳
For a well-produced fictionalized version of their origins, check out the show SAS: ROGUE HEROES
Bloody good show, and surprising accurate to particular events in the units history.
Blair Paddy Mayne
Yea does it mention Stirling founder of SAS studying Australia special forces of WW2 tactics and implementing them in SAS. or Malaysia emergency yet again changing their tactics to SASR version after leaving 1 dead SAS behind and the Aussie SASR imbedded with them.
Or studying SASR tactics in Vietnam after SASR became the most feared of all in that war and named Phantoms of the jungles who even taught MACV GROM and LRRP and navy seals.
@@nedkelly9688 Oh here we go! I wondered how long it would take for a professional Aussie to pop up and try to take credit for British WW2 exploits.
Stirling didn't need any advice from the Australians because he had already spent a year with No.8 Commando before it went with No.11 Scottish Commando to babysit the Australian 7th division in Lebanon.
Your SAS didn't inspire ours, our SAS inspired yours.
@@justonecornetto80 No one needed to babysit any Aussie Division lil man. Aussies baby sat Brits since Boer wars
Our Canadian soldiers always enjoy when they get to train with our fellow Commonwealth nations - especially Britain - when they are here!
Thank you for all your episodes. However, as I’ve previously watched documentaries on the SAS, and had both my Polish and Newfoundland grandfathers fight against the Nazis, I always find the heroism in these men something exceptional! My grandfathers did not speak about their horrific experiences of WWII, rather, they focused on the men and the “good times” they shared in the most brutal of circumstances. I was fortunate to learn of these, as my grandfathers were elderly, and less inhibited when speaking of their 4+ years of service in WWII. To witness your best friend standing next to you be executed and shot 7 times, while standing next to you, has to be a deeply disturbing and devastating experience. My Newfoundland grandfather was the unfortunate one to experience this tragedy, while my Polish grandfather was part of the Polish Resistance, when, as a child he escaped a death camp bordering Warsaw. I’m truly blessed to have been extremely close to both grandfathers! Hearing their perspectives has dramatically increased my respect for their artistic and intellectual abilities, along with their heroism both within the military and civilian populations that stand for morality! Furthermore, my paternal uncles went on to become soldiers and officers of our Canadian Special Forces units, and have kept close ties within the military community, both domestic and abroad, especially our British cousins.
Speaking of the celebrity of our Special Forces units, our forces are frequently “entangled” with our American neighbouring military units. There is a great story, whereby the American media filmed our counterterrorism unit bringing infamous Afghani and Iraqi targets to the US for imprisonment. Even though, it was clear to see the Canadian flag displayed on their arms, the American media reported them as American Special Forces units. As expected, our soldiers didn’t speak up, but kept quiet on the matter…the American media footage speaks clearly enough on this event.
Cheers🇨🇦
So USA and Britain have lied about Canada, Australia battles or heroics since beginning of wars as they can not stand a smaller country doing better then them.
British SAS claim they train everyone and are the best lol. British SAS founder Stirling came to Australia and studied WW2 Special Z Force and Sparrow force tactics and implemented some in SAS.
Then Malaya emergency again British SAS took Australian SASR tactics after leaving one dead British SAS and left a Aussie behind.
Also Vietnam British SAS studied SASR tactics as they were the most feared of all in Vietnam and trained US Seals and MACV GROM and LRRP..
Even to this day they learn tactics from other's.
@@nedkelly9688 I think each unit can learn from one another…it’s an ever evolving process. If you stop learning from others, it can be dangerous. No one ever has it all together. Sure, some are better suited for combat, and life in the SAS or regular military, and some of us are not. And our military and Special Forces units train and go into conflict zones with multiple teams that are allies.
I think we can all eat a bit of humble pie and learn from each other!
Cheers🇨🇦
@@shelleyhender8537 Why i say no SAS are not best as fail a lot and other's succeed and most allies top tier units are equal and why work together so much and if speak to those who work together they do not say we are best. they only say the other is a elite soldier and happy to work with again.
One special forces Devgru operator said those who rank other's are lil children who have never served or know nothing as do not speak that way.
Is usually civilians who have never served spouting BS of ego and national pride.
@@nedkelly9688 Hi Ned ~ I definitely agree with you about arrogance and postulating amongst groups - whether they are military or of another origin…it certainly can rocket one’s ego! It can also be dangerous, if you underestimate and disrespect another country/military, as it will eventually bite you in the butt, or worse get someone killed! Not wise. Everyone needs a slice of “humility” from time to time, so as to ground us. I have certainly learned over the years that there is always going to be someone better than oneself - no matter how skilled one happens to be…that’s life.
I think another issue is when you put a bunch of men together, their testosterone is flowing, then place a weapon in their hands, followed by encouragement to be highly competitive - it can offer avenues for many things to go wrong, if their efforts and focus are not harnessed in the appropriate manner. Women react differently to violence for a number of reasons, and are often the victims of rape and other atrocities in war. This is not to say that women cannot be violent, as they can certainly be, but due to hormonal and psychological reasons, we are usually “nurturers of life”.
We need to only look to football matches and see how men react in the stands, whenever something happens on the pitch that they dislike or highly opposed to. It can become violent - hence the need for security.
Sadly, all human beings are capable of blowing up their egos, and worse, we can commit terrible atrocities.
I think today, we need to drastically increase our tolerance and respect for one another, as conflicts and rederic is rampant through our global community, and doesn’t look to be decreasing in the near future.
Thanks for the conversation - I enjoyed it!
Cheers🇨🇦
P.S. You obviously know I am Canadian, but I was wondering your nationality?
If they were from JTF-2, then that misidentification may have been at their request. Isn't their motto "silent professionals" or something? Total badasses btw.
My old kickboxing instructor, a former seal team guy, spoke very highly of them. Said they were good with "direct action" missions. Translation, a grizzled and very experienced "DEVGRU" guy said they were good at killing. That's like Elon Musk calling someone "Rich".
Kinda carries more weight than coming from you or I.
My grandfather was in Merrill’s Marauders and he had awful PTSD the rest of his life - can you do one on that special forces group? I mean you covered the topic a bit already in that jungle warfare video
they were good. should do more on Special Z Force of Australia or Sparrow Force who were most successful longest behind enemy lines special forces of WW2.
Sparrow force had to live off the land finding and stealing food and why today SASR of Australia are the best at long recon missions in the world and jungle warfare specialists. again proving in Afghanistan of having longest mission on record on patrol never returning to base of over 50 days straight.
In stark contrast JTF2 is almost unheard of and almost ghosts despite their high kill count.
Keep up the good work
The phantom major - is a great book on Stirling and the SAS
Not really. It practically erases Paddy Mayne and Jock Lewes and overblows Stirling's contribution.
Read The Foney Magor..
Sterling was almost useless, if anything more of a hazard. His nick name was THE GREAT SLOTH.
But, without his connections, and that of his brother, would there have even been a SAS?
I can’t think of a more SAS name than “Andy Mcnab”. Crazy geezer.
How about Jock Lewes?
@@Xenophaige_reads that’s a good one too!
Most of his stuff is made up.
How about MAC
Would love a vid on the Royal Marines, specifically the Commando arm of the royal marines (though an honourable mention to the musicians wouldnt be amiss)
They are all commandos...
@FrankieTheGreat the band isn't, atleast last time I was at Lympstone it wasnrlt
I love listening to British Simon talk about the British military.🪖🇬🇧
You can't do justice to the SAS in just 16 minutes. Not possible.
This video is more of an overview, rather than a deep dive, I'd say. The writer, George, is extremely knowledgeable about these topics, and so if he chose to only write 16 min worth of content, then that's what he did.
Great script/writing, George, was super interesting!
I like it when Karl gives credit to his writers
An old departed friend of mine (RIP Bob) worked for Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist unit. His unit used to work with the SAS, training for domestic anti-terror (read: anti-IRA) operations.
Hi bot/fake commenter!
They have been known to be some of the best in anti terror tactics and some of the best CQB tactics around without all the extra fluff that media will feed you when looking into them
When compared to the US counterparts we still hold some of the fastest CQB times to date 😉 whom dares.. wins
Whom hesitates will lose 🥰
Unit's like the SAS shoulld never be needed for use domestically
@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 still guarding royals and unallocated officials unfortunately :/
@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 it seems like there saying they trained them not the sad doing good job
The only military branch in Europe worthy of Captain John Price.
"Who dares wins"-SAS motto
What about the SBS ?
Ah the special boat service kinda feels like there lesser brother like a bit of a black sheep rarely talked about
Losers
@@16mopeyyou know i was told the sbs is like the seals and the sas is like out delta force
Let's just agree neither are as cool as the scs
Yep. The sbs is almost never covered in these best of the best videos.
I love that into number… it gets me hype
"In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running."
-- Bears Grylls
"Running"??? You don't "run" up the Fan with 45lbs and a rifle but you do jog down it lol.
Let us not forget the legend of Obi Wan Nairobi!
Thank you our for fathers, soo brave, from ex Australian SASR.
Simon should do a JTF2 video
how?
Originally called the Long range patrol (LPR). Was majority of the men were from New Zealand.
The LPR/LRDG were pulled in to guide the British SAS after the first mission failure. They sorted the Brits out.
It's LPR. We all respect the contributions of ANZAC forces. But can't you wankers learn to spell? Bloody hell.
LRP. sorry, a little drunk.
Thanks for explaining the SAS.
Nice introduction video about British Airborne ( SAS) group
Could you do this sort of video on JTF2?
no, because JTF2 are actual silent professionals
We were working with TF Helmand and performing explosive clearance from checkpoint to checkpoint. We were staying at a mainly Gurkha CP and for breakfast every morning, a random dude with beard would wonder in and eat. Apparently he was an SAS Operator that lived with the Afghan Army unit down the road. The stones on that guy.
More like this please.
I really enjoyed the British tv show 'Ultimate Force' that was centered on the SAS and their adventures. It was even created by Chris Ryan from the afore mentioned Bravo Two Zero team.
The Troubles is the most British name for a conflict ever.
I like how he scrolls past the part where the NZ Maori battalion helped the long range desert group LRDG to their destination and assisted them in the mission, taking a some of the tactics they used to create what would be the foundation for the SAS during the world war.
Or that the LRDG itself was largely comprised of New Zealand farmers.
Stirling demobbed the LRDG, stole their equipment and put it about it was all his idea. His name is Campbell in NZ.
Can we please get a cold read format called something like "Warograghics Legends" and just have Simon rant about it for an hour or so? I'd love to see a deep dive into "Larry Thorne" or Roy Benavidez.
Peter "Billy" Ratcliffe has an awesome biography book about his trip through the SAS. 1980's through to Afghanistan and Iraq
Top job fact boy
Let’s also remember those that served and died in that regiment 💪🏴
So that is the reason why one of the SAS operators in siege has a big fucking hammer! It's a callback to the most famous operation they did.
A very entertaining movie about the SAS is 'The Final Option' (a.k.a. 'Who Dares Wins') from 1982. It's fictional rather than documentary (very loosely based on the Iranian embassy siege) with the bulk of the movie quite well done and the last 20min or so fantastic!
The best. It’s that simple. Just the best
Have you considered covering the ijn submarine aircraft carriers i believe three were made a interesting concept
The movie Bravo Two Zero, with Sean Bean, depicts the events of the mission by the same name carried out by Andy McNabb.
Another great video. I once met Rusty Firmin (Blue team commander) scary man. Only tiny comment is that British Army unit numbers are said individually .....two one, two two and two three.
I recall being in London to attend Dawn Service on the centenary of the ANZAC Day. After a nap, I wandered down to have a look at Buckingham Palace, just as the late Queen is driving past. Seconds later, two Chinook helicopters, no doubt filled with fifty-odd men in black ready to commit violence, buzzed low overhead. I've never felt so safe.
I would like to hear the casual criminalist version of this where Simon reveals his uncle was in the sas and told me a whole bunch of stuff that would make the wall next to you cry for days
Simon, I love all you Brits and your excellent special forces along with the Polish and Scandinavian, South Koreans and all the rest of the good guys. But I have to say that you missed some mentioning some comparisons that are just as good and maybe better from the US, mate. For example Green berets, Delta Force, Army rangers, Marine special forces, Marine Force Recon, SEALS, and one of if the least talked about that have to do it as all and then some are the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Air Commandos. The air consider do everything the SEALS do all while calling in air support and transport. All are truly legendary!
How about a video on JTF2?
There is also the
SASR the Special Air Service Regiment it’s Australians mixture of the SAS and Z Unit over the years and given our geographic they have a lot more exposure to jungle and dessert warfare then other units might have while also being the unit that would be called in for hostage rescue or counter terrorist operations domestically if the need should ever arise.
During WW2 special forces evolved, ie Commandos, Royal Marines, SAS, SBS, PM Mr Churchill was very impressed in favour of these unconventional units.
LRDG getting a byline when they were where the whole idea came from in the first place, and the group that pulled the SAS up to their standards. That's about right.
Stirling stole it off the New Zealanders. His name is mud here.
How does this guy know and articulate so much?
If he's just reading script, then it's a better delivery than Biden.
Humbly requesting an episode on the Polish GROM
Should actually look deeper into the long range desert group. Cool little story from the war
During the malayan emergency that started in 1948,the british SAS were bad ass, because they work with local people, some of the comunist were terrified of beheading that were done by SAS and their local allies. It was the first time when brits were seen as psychopaths in battle. Today most people don't know that SAS also help form many special forces from various countries
Now do a video on the sbs.
I was once at a charity football match at Chelsea's stadium, and i dont know why but i looked up at the roof of the opposite side of where i was sitting. And i saw two completely blacked out guys messing with ropes behind them. It could have been armed police but i like to think that that day, i saw the SAS in person. Whoever they were, they looked the real deal
Forgot about the infamous "sea king accident" during the Falklands. The biggest loss of SAS troopers in one go since WW2.
Big boys games big boys rules.
Do the parachute regiment
You forgot to mention the SAS' involvement in the Great Space Vampire Outbreak of London which was depicted with great accuracy in the movie Lifeforce.
To illuminate a little. The Commandos came from the use of the independent companies fighting in Norway. Reservist units. Two commandos were raised initially. No 1 staying as coastal assault units. No2 becoming airbourne. Initially called the Special Air Service. Later becoming the Parachute regiment. Also adding glider bourne troops. So when David Sterling formed L Detachment of the Specisl Air Service in North Africa. That is what it was. This title stuck when the UK based namesake became the Paras. Further deployments in the Mediterranean area. Led to the Special Boat Squadron and Layforce. Later the Royal Marines also formed commando units. 40 through to 48 RM commandos. Also titled Special Service Brigades. The commandos dropped this nomenclature and only used the commando sorbequet after DDay, 6 June 1944.
Duncan Clarke created the SAS as a fictional Airborne force to mess with the Germans heads. When Stirling started making noise they hooked up. Now, I learned this from Rogue Heros, but fact checked it. It's true. And can you name the French unit sent to Norway?
Everyone thinks they're gangsta until the SAS shows up.
Nice video about the SAS! But I feel that you missed out on mentioning the fact that Australia and New Zealand also have their own SAS regiments
Or that the bulk of the Long Range Desert Group that would eventually serve as the basis for the SAS was comprised mostly of New Zealand soldiers.
I think most of us brits knew of the SAS before the siege as they’d been running counter terrorism ops in Ireland for a good few years by that point
Yeah, the IRA truned out to be a rather pointless lot and when they cut back done on terrorism and became complete leftists they showed that they had no concern whatsoever about the Irish people at all. Who owns the IRA now? Soros?
The Chinese Tiger unit cannot match the SAS. They simply do not have the experience or capabilities
Think these guys are OP? Look at the NZSAS (first amongst equals and the most elite force in the world).
Long Range Desert GROUP!!
Simon must have some sort of Time Machine idk how he finds the time to record all these videos
i mean when you think about it his entire job is to make videos and when you do a 9 to 5 job for these videos it makes sense how he makes so many videos i mean before he does always mention in the videos that he does release videos a month after filming.
It's a bit easier when you've got writers conveniently chained up in your basement. Allegedly.
Would love a video on the Maori Battalion
Watch the SAS rouge heroes i highly recommend it
For anyone interested in delving deeper into the topic, I'd highly recommend Ben Macintyre's book, "SAS: Rogue Heroes."
And the TV series based on that book!!
hey simon could you cover JTF2 its canada's special forces
I second this suggestion!
Also JTF !- 2 .
Simon, give us your perspective on E Squadron. Where soldiers become spies.
How about, The Fru, The Debt, M17, 🤔
Cant resist what color is the boat house at Harford 😅
Disappointed there’s no mention of No 11 Special Air Service Battalion (renamed from No 2 Commando in September 1940) which carried out operation colossus against the Tragino aqueduct in southern Italy.
They are really only connected to Stirlings SAS by name but they had it first.
Here's a clandestine group I'd love to see talked about: The IRS.
A group so insidious, so shadowy, and so malevolent that even to mention their name draws the eye of Sauron?
Yeah, sounds fun. Just let me move some of my assets off shore and write my "I didn't Epstein myself note"
Do Rhodesia
America's special forces units Delta and Rangers are modeled after the SAS and during their early years many of their regiments were trained by actual SAS instructors.
Delta and SAS train together as well.
Australia SASR taught navy seals in Vietnam, taught and were members of MACV GROM and taught LRRP school.
British SAS came to Australia and studied Australian special forces Special z force WW2 and Sparrow Force WW2. most successful longest behind enemy lines special forces of WW2.
British SAS came to Australia SASR HQ in Vietnam and studied their tactics as SASR were the most feared in Vietnam and named Phantoms of the jungles.
Australian 2nd Commando Sgt Paul Cale now teaches Devgru, Japanese and other Special forces around the world close quarters combat as said by Devgru commander he is years ahead of anyone.
Sorry to burst your bubble everyone learns tactics off one another and SAS are not special and have failed many times
@@mwdouglas3794 Delta, SAS, SASR, JTF2, NZSAS. so what.
Still looking for you to talk about grand coulee dam. In WA state US .
Do the italian first and second world war X MAS (decima MAS) and their sea pigs incursions ❤
2:52 that makes the name kind of a epic doesn’t it?
I'd love to see an episode on Navy Seals or Green Berets on a future episode of this series.
The difference in publicity is surely because of the difference in operational experience. They're basically working all the time and have far more combat experience than anyone else with perhaps the exception of American and Russian units
Slight error on the date referring to the operations on Pebble Island during the Falklands War.
It took place in 1982, not 1980 as shown on the graphic.
They have no names but we remember them.
The SAS are legends, but the SBS are as equally excellent and capable as they are. They too were formed in WW2.