Who Dares Wins
Encyclopedia
Who Dares, Wins, Latin: "Qui audet adipiscitur" is a motto
that originated with the British
Special Air Service
. It is normally credited to the founder of the SAS, David Stirling
. The motto has been used by nine elite special forces
units around the world that in some way have historical ties to the British SAS
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Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
that originated with the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Special Air Service
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
. It is normally credited to the founder of the SAS, David Stirling
David Stirling
Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, DFC, OBE was a Scottish laird, mountaineer, World War II British Army officer, and the founder of the Special Air Service.-Life before the war:...
. The motto has been used by nine elite special forces
Special forces
Special forces, or special operations forces are terms used to describe elite military tactical teams trained to perform high-risk dangerous missions that conventional units cannot perform...
units around the world that in some way have historical ties to the British SAS
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
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| Nation | Unit | Notes |
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 United Kingdom |
Special Air Service Special Air Service Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world... |
First to use motto> |
 Australia |
Special Air Service Regiment Australian Special Air Service Regiment The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR but commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army... |
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 New Zealand |
Special Air Service Special Air Service of New Zealand The New Zealand Special Air Service was formed on 7 July 1955 and is a special forces unit of the New Zealand Army modelled on the British Special Air Service . The New Zealand Government states that NZ SAS is the "premier combat unit of the New Zealand Defence Force". Its key roles are to... |
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 Early Modern France |
1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment The 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment is one of three regiments in the French Army Special Forces Brigade. Based in Bayonne in the local Citadel... |
: Former WWII French SAS squadrons (the 3rd & the 4th) |
 Rhodesia |
Rhodesian Special Air Service | |
 Greece |
1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade | Ο τολμών νικά |
 Cyprus |
ΛΟΚ (reads as LOK) | Ο τολμών νικά |
 Israel |
Sayeret Matkal Sayeret Matkal Sayeret Matkal is a special forces unit of the Israel Defence Forces , which is subordinated to the intelligence directorate Aman. First and foremost a field intelligence-gathering unit, conducting deep reconnaissance behind enemy lines to obtain strategic intelligence, Sayeret Matkal is also... , Shachak Armored Battalion (196th Battalion/460th Armored Brigade 460th Brigade (IDF) The Israel Defense Forces 460th “Bnei Or”/”Sons of Light” Armor Brigade is the training formation for Israel's Armored Forces. It is subordinate to the Southern Regional Command.- Units :* 195th "Adam" Training Battalion with Merkava 2... ) |
Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such... : המעז מנצח. HaMe'ez Menatzeakh |
 Belgium |
1st Parachutist Battalion | Former World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... Belgium SAS squadron (the 5th) |