{"id":71530,"date":"2022-02-04T04:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=71530"},"modified":"2023-12-03T21:33:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:33:12","slug":"the-origins-of-the-sas-ww2-special-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/02\/04\/the-origins-of-the-sas-ww2-special-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"The Origins of the SAS &#8211; WW2 Special Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o7uD9WL0C1o\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 3 Feb 2022<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who dares, wins&#8221;. Nowadays the British SAS &mdash; Special Air Service &mdash; is considered one of the best special forces in the world. Yet its wartime origins are shrouded in mysteries and legends. From the first ideas of top-secret &#8220;special raiding squadrons&#8221;, to the first raids in North Africa accompanying the Long Range Desert Group, the SAS&#8217;s beginnings resemble one big experiment. An experiment from which a truly legendary special service would emerge.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Get Collectibles here: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><br \/>\nJoin us on Reddit &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WorldWarTwoChannel\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WorldWarTwoChannel\/<\/a><br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Ian Sowden<br \/>\nWritten by: Markus Linke &#038; Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Markus Linke<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Sietse Kenter<br \/>\nEdited by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by:<br \/>\nMiko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nJaris Almazani (Artistic Man), <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/artistic.man\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/artistic.man<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\n&#8211; Imperial War Museums: HU 73810, NA 676, TR1425, E 3064E, HU 24994, E 14454, HU 69884, HU 69650, H 23177, H 23192, CBM 2222, TE 21338, E 12385,E 20084, E 12434, A70 217-4, IWM E 6390, E 6404, E 12385, H 17489<br \/>\n&#8211; National Archives NARA<br \/>\n&#8211; Portrait of Peter Fleming courtesy of National Portrait Gallery<br \/>\n&#8211; A Webley Mk. 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Nowadays the British SAS &mdash; Special Air Service &mdash; is considered one of the best special forces in the world. Yet its wartime origins are shrouded in mysteries and legends. 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