Iranian Embassy siege - Wikipedia
WEBThe Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy on Prince's Gate in South Kensington, London.. The gunmen, Iranian Arabs campaigning for sovereignty of Khuzestan Province, took 26 people hostage, including embassy staff, several visitors, and a police officer who had been guarding the embassy.
Daring SAS raid to liberate hundreds from concentration camp …
WEBJan 5, 2024 · One of the SAS' most daring and outlandish missions of the Second World War has finally been revealed after 80 years. The raid deep behind enemy lines on a concentration camp in Nazi Germany-occupied southern Italy to free almost 200 Jews and other prisoners was pulled off by the Special Air Service in September 1943.
The Day The SAS Became Famous: Operation Nimrod And The …
WEBMay 5, 2018 · A young Jon Snow from Channel 4 News was one of the first on the scene of the crash in the wake of the abandoned Operation Eagle Claw. The west, it seemed, could use a ‘victory’. Fortunately, the British government wouldn’t be starting from scratch.
Special Air Service - Wikipedia
WEBThe Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was reconstituted as a corps. [5] The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, direct action and special reconnaissance.
British Special Forces – where they came from and what they do
WEBJan 20, 2022 · A single event most likely serves as shorthand, in the mind of most people, for everything British Special Forces is and does. Whether knowingly or not, many people think of the May 1980 Iranian Embassy siege and the SAS men who carried it out when they think of British Special Forces.
Iranian Embassy siege - National Army Museum
WEBAt 11.30am on 30 April 1980, six armed members of the Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA) stormed the Iranian Embassy on Princes Gate in South Kensington, London, taking 26 people hostage.
The siege of the Iranian embassy ended the old world of the SAS …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · It was the killing by the terrorists of one of the hostages – an Iranian diplomat – that triggered the full SAS assault. Once it began, all the remaining hostages survived. Five of the ...
History of the Special Air Service - Wikipedia
WEBThe history of the British Army's Special Air Service (SAS) regiment of the British Army begins with its formation during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, and continues to the present day.
SAS History: How It Was Formed & Its Role In WW2 & Beyond
WEBOct 26, 2022 · How was Britain's elite special forces unit formed, and what part has it played in history? Gavin Mortimer discusses the SAS's role over the previous 80 years...
Profile: The SAS - BBC News
WEBApr 25, 2011 · The Special Air Service (SAS) has a history of tackling perilous engagements, their most famous being carried out in the full glare of television cameras in 1980, when they stormed the...