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January 2026

Countries worldwide have established forces based on the British SAS template

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The reputation of the SAS, encapsulated by its 'Who Dares Wins' motto, is global.

Its influence is evident in France's 1er Régiment de Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (1erRPIMa), the US Delta Force and Germany's GSG 9. New Zealand and Australia have their own SAS regiments, both raised in the 1950s and using the same motto as their British counterpart. It is also alleged that the SAS has trained Ukrainian special forces for many years.

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