David Stirling

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/David_Stirling

GPTKB entity

Statements (104)

Predicate	Object
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gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkbp:birth_date	1915-11-15
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:St._John_the_Evangelist_Church,_Scotland
gptkbp:children	gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:SAS_Regiment
gptkbp:death_date	1990-11-04
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:famous_for	guerrilla warfare tactics
gptkbp:has_units	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	David Stirling
gptkbp:influenced	modern special forces
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:known_for	World War II operations founding the Special Air Service (SAS) SAS operations in World War II
gptkbp:military_branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname	The Father of the SAS
gptkbp:notable_awards	gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkbp:place_of_birth	gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:place_of_death	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:political_affiliation	gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:post_war_career	gptkb:Businessman
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years	1939-1946 1939–1946
gptkbp:significant_event	gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXXV gptkb:Operation_Crusader gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Blackcock gptkb:Operation_Bison_XL gptkb:Operation_Torch gptkb:Operation_Bismarck gptkb:Operation_Bison gptkb:Operation_Bison_II gptkb:Operation_Bison_III gptkb:Operation_Bison_IV gptkb:Operation_Bison_IX gptkb:Operation_Bison_L gptkb:Operation_Bison_V gptkb:Operation_Bison_VI gptkb:Operation_Bison_VII gptkb:Operation_Bison_VIII gptkb:Operation_Bison_X gptkb:Operation_Bison_XI gptkb:Operation_Bison_XII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XIII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XIV gptkb:Operation_Bison_XIX gptkb:Operation_Bison_XLI gptkb:Operation_Bison_XLIII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XLIV gptkb:Operation_Bison_XLIX gptkb:Operation_Bison_XLV gptkb:Operation_Bison_XLVI gptkb:Operation_Bison_XLVII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XLVIII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XV gptkb:Operation_Bison_XVI gptkb:Operation_Bison_XVII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XVIII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XX gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXI gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXIII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXIV gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXIX gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXV gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXVI gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXVII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXVIII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXX gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXXI gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXXII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXXIII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXXIV gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXXIX gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXXVI gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXXVII gptkb:Operation_Bison_XXXVIII gptkb:Operation_Biting gptkb:Operation_Bumper gptkb:Operation_Chariot gptkb:Operation_Pomegranate gptkb:Operation_Squatter gptkb:Operation_Bertram gptkb:Operation_Epsom gptkb:Operation_Lightfoot gptkb:Operation_Galia gptkb:Operation_Bison_XLII
gptkbp:spouse	Evelyn Stirling
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Great_Escape gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4