Rhodesian Special Air Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rhodesian_Special_Air_Service
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1951–1980
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Rhodesian_Security_Forces
gptkbp:awardedBy Grand Cross of Valour (Rhodesia)
gptkbp:badge winged dagger with 'SAS' scroll
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Rhodesian_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:Rhodesia
gptkbp:decorations numerous individual gallantry awards
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Government_of_Zimbabwe
1980
gptkbp:emblem winged dagger
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Rhodesian_Bush_War
gptkbp:equipment small arms
helicopters
parachutes
land rovers
gptkbp:founder Major Mike Calvert
gptkbp:garrison Cranborne Barracks, Salisbury
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rhodesian Special Air Service
gptkbp:insignia silver winged dagger with 'SAS' scroll
gptkbp:lastCommandingOfficer Lieutenant Colonel Brian Robinson
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Who_Dares_Wins
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Regiment
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Ronald_Reid-Daly
gptkbp:notableEngagement cross-border raids
anti-guerrilla operations
gptkbp:notableEvent integration into Zimbabwe National Army
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Brian_Robinson
gptkb:Peter_Walls
Chris Schulenburg
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Aztec
gptkb:Operation_Dingo
gptkb:Operation_Eland
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Special_Air_Service_(SAS)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Selous_Scouts
gptkb:Grey's_Scouts
gptkb:Rhodesian_Light_Infantry
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_organization
reconnaissance
counter-insurgency
gptkbp:size approximately 250 men (at peak)
gptkbp:successor Zimbabwe Special Air Service
gptkbp:trainer Cranborne Barracks
gptkbp:type commando
airborne forces
gptkbp:uniform camouflage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rhodesian_military
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8