SAS, LRDG, Brandenbergers, Popski's Private Army, etc. Forum for discussion of the more unconventional or specialised Units and those that served in them. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:56:49 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:56:49 +0000 WW2Talk https://ww2talk.com/index.php?forums/special-forces.54/ Tue, 12 May 2026 08:07:06 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/the-long-range-desert-group.8325/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/the-long-range-desert-group.8325/ invalid@example.com (Peter Clare) Peter Clare

LRDG,...

The Long Range Desert Group]]> 59 Mon, 11 May 2026 19:45:32 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/132513-maj-bill-fraser-gordon-highlanders-sas-original.58700/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/132513-maj-bill-fraser-gordon-highlanders-sas-original.58700/ invalid@example.com (We Will Remember) We Will Remember
132513 Maj Bill FRASER, Gordon Highlanders & SAS Original]]> 35 Wed, 06 May 2026 22:51:34 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/87306-robert-blair-paddy-mayne-dso-3-bars-mid-royal-ulster-rifles-1-sas.56304/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/87306-robert-blair-paddy-mayne-dso-3-bars-mid-royal-ulster-rifles-1-sas.56304/ invalid@example.com (Owen) Owen
87306 Robert Blair "Paddy" MAYNE, DSO & 3 Bars, MiD, Royal Ulster Rifles & 1 SAS]]> 64 Sun, 03 May 2026 15:29:19 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/the-sas-in-normandy.32408/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/the-sas-in-normandy.32408/ invalid@example.com (Jonathan Ball) Jonathan Ball
Would anyone know the particulars to this mans...

The SAS in Normandy]]> 16 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:20:24 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/capt-herbert-arthur-reid-109964.109994/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/capt-herbert-arthur-reid-109964.109994/ invalid@example.com (gmyles) gmyles Michael Reid is asking...

Capt Herbert Arthur REID (109964)]]> 6 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:00:16 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/s-a-s-s-b-s-family-research-group.88958/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/s-a-s-s-b-s-family-research-group.88958/ invalid@example.com (cheekyphil) cheekyphil
S.A.S & S.B.S family research group]]> 8 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:47:50 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/976483-john-gilmour-mm-royal-artillery-attached-sbs.86202/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/976483-john-gilmour-mm-royal-artillery-attached-sbs.86202/ invalid@example.com (dbf) dbf Rank: Serjeant
Name: John GILMOUR, MM*
Unit: Royal Artillery attached...

976483 John GILMOUR, MM*, Royal Artillery attached SBS]]> 8 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:51:29 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/middle-east-commando-mec-or-1-ssr-1941-1942.109640/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/middle-east-commando-mec-or-1-ssr-1941-1942.109640/ invalid@example.com (LRDGEgypt) LRDGEgypt
Middle East Commando (MEC) or 1 SSR 1941/1942]]> 16 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:43:25 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/operation-bulbasket.81210/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/operation-bulbasket.81210/ invalid@example.com (jstatt) jstatt 7 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:12:34 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/rsr-gallantry-medals-greece-1944-45.59320/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/rsr-gallantry-medals-greece-1944-45.59320/ invalid@example.com (gmyles) gmyles
I have the RSR war diaries for December 1944 and January 1945 and within it mentions that 4...

RSR - Gallantry Medals - Greece 1944/45]]> 52 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:03:55 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sbs-operation-anglo.20665/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sbs-operation-anglo.20665/ invalid@example.com (willycorp) willycorp On the Wikipedia page of the SBS, it says "In September 1942 they (the SBS) carried out...

SBS Operation Anglo]]> 49 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 02:23:58 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/cmdr-harold-goulding-dso-sbs-memorial-21-aug-2015.58478/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/cmdr-harold-goulding-dso-sbs-memorial-21-aug-2015.58478/ invalid@example.com (CommanderChuff) CommanderChuff
Cmdr Harold Goulding DSO was a commander in the SBS during d-day....

Cmdr Harold Goulding DSO, SBS: memorial 21 Aug 2015]]> 6 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:17:26 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sgt-harold-white-sas-and-west-bromwich-albion-footballer.109250/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/sgt-harold-white-sas-and-west-bromwich-albion-footballer.109250/ invalid@example.com (mark whitehouse) mark whitehouse
SGT Harold White SAS and west Bromwich Albion footballer]]> 16 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:45:29 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/3535141-frederick-henry-chalky-white-dcm-mm-loyal-regiment-attached-1-sas.20873/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/3535141-frederick-henry-chalky-white-dcm-mm-loyal-regiment-attached-1-sas.20873/ invalid@example.com (peter marshall) peter marshall
I am after information and if possible war time pictures of one of the...

3535141 Frederick Henry 'Chalky' WHITE, DCM, MM, Loyal Regiment attached 1 SAS]]> 63 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:02:42 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/special-interrogation-group.97234/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/special-interrogation-group.97234/ invalid@example.com (Andreas) Andreas
Special Interrogation Group]]> 8 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:27:03 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/3712934-john-hand-mm-sbs-1-sas.86264/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/3712934-john-hand-mm-sbs-1-sas.86264/ invalid@example.com (dbf) dbf Rank: Trooper
Name: John HAND, MM
Unit: King's Own Royal Regiment ; Special...

3712934 John HAND, MM, SBS,1 SAS]]> 6 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:41:53 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raiding-support-regiment.884/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raiding-support-regiment.884/ invalid@example.com (s dawkins) s dawkins
Raiding Support Regiment]]> 70 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:17:57 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/iwm-and-cecil-beaton-the-long-range-desert-group-photos.101243/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/iwm-and-cecil-beaton-the-long-range-desert-group-photos.101243/ invalid@example.com (JimHerriot) JimHerriot
Posted as result of a search for a photograph of...

IWM and Cecil Beaton; The Long Range Desert Group photos.]]> 63 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:02:54 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/stanley-huggins-rasc-sas-mystery.28616/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/stanley-huggins-rasc-sas-mystery.28616/ invalid@example.com (Skip) Skip
Wondered if anyone could help with this mystery? Driver Stanley A ‘Stan’ HUGGINS...

Stanley HUGGINS RASC & SAS mystery.]]> 23 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:29:29 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/isld-operation-ironclad-crete-may-1943-hms-parthian.106760/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/isld-operation-ironclad-crete-may-1943-hms-parthian.106760/ invalid@example.com (Norteled) Norteled
I am currently undertaking PhD research on the Resistance in the Lasithi region of Crete...

ISLD Operation Ironclad, Crete May 1943, HMS Parthian]]> 9