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The 5th Special Air Service or 5th SAS was an elite airborne unit during World War II, consisting entirely of Belgian volunteers. It saw action as part of the SAS Brigade in Normandy, Northern France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Initially trained in sabotage and intelligence gathering, they converted to motorised reconnaissance on armoured jeeps. They were noted for being the first Allied unit to set foot onto Belgian soil and the first to cross the Siegfried line. This latter feat although was merely accomplished by accident.

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  • 5th Special Air Service
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  • The 5th Special Air Service or 5th SAS was an elite airborne unit during World War II, consisting entirely of Belgian volunteers. It saw action as part of the SAS Brigade in Normandy, Northern France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Initially trained in sabotage and intelligence gathering, they converted to motorised reconnaissance on armoured jeeps. They were noted for being the first Allied unit to set foot onto Belgian soil and the first to cross the Siegfried line. This latter feat although was merely accomplished by accident.
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Garrison
command structure
  • Free Belgian Forces within British Army
Country
  • Belgian Government in Exile
Type
Caption
  • Crest and Cap Badge of the 5th Special Air Service
Dates
  • --09-21
Unit Name
  • 5(xsd:integer)
notable commanders
  • Lieutenant Colonel Eddy Blondeel
battle honours
  • Fourragère of the Leopold Order
  • Normandy - Belgium - Ardennes - Emden - Oldenburg
  • Fourragère of the French Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
March
  • Quick: Marche des Parachutistes Belges
  • Slow: Lili Marlene
Motto
  • Who Dares Wins
Size
  • One squadron
  • One regiment
abstract
  • The 5th Special Air Service or 5th SAS was an elite airborne unit during World War II, consisting entirely of Belgian volunteers. It saw action as part of the SAS Brigade in Normandy, Northern France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Initially trained in sabotage and intelligence gathering, they converted to motorised reconnaissance on armoured jeeps. They were noted for being the first Allied unit to set foot onto Belgian soil and the first to cross the Siegfried line. This latter feat although was merely accomplished by accident.
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