Ww2 Sas Europe. The drivers windscreen can be released to flip horizontally. World war ii operations the special air service began life in july 1941 the brainchild of lieutenant david stirling of no.
Used by the sas in the european theatre in 1944 a complete armoured windscreen for the driver and gunner. Among these innovations was the special air service sas britain s elite fighting force. A wwii veteran of the sas has described how he and his elite colleagues fought their way through europe operating behind enemy lines causing mayhem and frustrating the german defences in the closing months of the second world war.
The sas was created during the second world war when small bands of soldiers were dropped behind enemy lines in north africa and europe.
Since then it has been deployed in most of britain s wars. The effectiveness of the sas in europe during w w ii can be judged from the fact that they inflicted 7 733 german casualties 4 784 prisoners were captured and 700 vehicles were either destroyed or captured. Among these innovations was the special air service sas britain s elite fighting force. 164 railways were cut seven trains were destroyed and a further thirty three derailed.
