Battle Honours
In the British Army, battle honours are awarded to regiments that have seen active service in a significant engagement or campaign, generally with a victorious outcome. The Special Air Service Regiment has been awarded the following battle honours:
- North-West Europe 1944-45
- Tobruk 1941
- Benghazi Raid
- North Africa 1940–43
- Landing in Sicily
- Sicily 1943
- Termoli
- Valli di Comacchio
- Italy 1943–45
- Greece 1944–45
- Adriatic
- Middle East 1943–44
- Falkland Islands 1982
- Western Iraq
- Gulf 1991
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