Order of Battle Special Air Service

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May 6th, 2022

Last Updated

January 22nd, 2024

Great Britain

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Special Air Service Order of Battle Commanders Operations Equipment Multimedia Sources

Commanders

Commanders

Lieutenant-Colonel David Stirling

July 1942 – January 1943

Major Blair “Paddy” Mayne

January 1943 – April 1943

Brigadier Roderick McLeod

January 7th, 1944 – March 14th 1945

Brigadier James Michael “Mad Mike” Calvert

March 14th 1945 – October 8th, 1945

L Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade, July 1941

• L Detachment, The Originals

L Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade, January 1942

• L Detachment
• 1^er Compagnie de Chasseur Parachutistes (1^er CCP)

L Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade, June 1942

• L Detachment
• 1^er Compagnie de Chasseur Parachutistes (1^er CCP)
• Special Interrogation Group

L Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade, August 1942

• L Detachment
• 1^er Compagnie de Chasseur Parachutistes (1^er CCP)
• Special Interrogation Group
• Special Boat Section (M Detachment)

L Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade, September 25th, 1942

• L Detachment
• 1^er Compagnie de Chasseur Parachutistes (1^er CCP)
• Sacred Squadron
• Special Boat Section (M Detachment)

Special Air Service Regiment, October 1942

• 1 Special Air Service
• 1^er Compagnie de Chasseur Parachutistes (1^er CCP)
• Sacred Squadron
• Special Boat Section (M Detachment)

May 1943

• 2^e Regiment de Chasseur Parachutistes (1^e RCP)
• 3^e Regiment de Chasseur Parachutistes (2^e RCP)
• Special Boat Squadron (Special Boat Section, B Squadron 1 SAS, Small Scale Raiding Force)
• Sacred Squadron
• Special Rading Squadron (A Squadron 1 SAS)
• 2 Special Air Service

Special Air Service Brigade, January 1944

• 1^st Special Air Service
• 2^nd Special Air Service
• 3^rd Special Air Service – 2^e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes
• 4^th Special Air Service – 3^e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes
• 5^th Special Air Service (Belgium)
• F Squadron GHQ Liaison Regiment (Phantom), R.A.C.
  20 Liaison Headquarters (12 men)
• R.A.S.C. Air Despatch Group (3 officers and 154 other ranks including 15 men from R.A.O.C.)
• Pioneer Corps (1 officer and 23 other ranks)
• AS Brigade Liaison Officer with 1 Airborne Corps Headquarters
• SAS Liaison duties with Special Forces Headquarters (4 officers)(Mission Etoile)