Who Dares Wins
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Who Dares, Wins (Latin: "Qui audet adipiscitur", French: Qui ose gagne) is a motto that originated with the British Special Air Service.[1] It is normally credited to the founder of the SAS, David Stirling.[2] Among the SAS themselves it is sometimes humorously corrupted to "Who cares [who] wins?"[3]
The catchphrase "He Who Dares, Wins" was commonly used by Del Boy in British sitcom Only Fools and Horses.
The motto has been used by twelve elite special forces units around the world that in some way have historical ties to the British SAS.
An early statement of the idea is "Τοις τολμώσιν η τύχη ξύμφορος" ("Fortune favors the bold") from the Ancient Greek soldier and historian Thucydides (Greek: Θουκυδίδης).
| Nation | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom |
Special Air Service | |
 Australia |
Special Air Service Regiment | |
 New Zealand |
Special Air Service | |
 Hong Kong |
Special Duties Unit | |
 Tunisia |
Unité Spéciale – Garde Nationale | |
 France |
1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment | French: 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, 1er RPIMa: Former WWII French SAS squadrons (the 3rd & the 4th) |
 Rhodesia |
Rhodesian Special Air Service | . 'C Squadron (Rhodesia) Special Air Service' Mil. Abbrev. 'C Sqn SAS'. Later 'Rhodesian Special Air Service Regiment' in Kabrit Barracks, Salisbury (now Harare) |
 Greece |
1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade | Ο τολμών νικά (pronounced O tolmon nika) |
| Greece |
Mountain Raider Companies | Ο τολμών νικά (pronounced O tolmon nika) |
 Cyprus |
ΛΟΚ (reads as LOK) | Ο τολμών νικά (pronounced O tolmon nika) |
 Israel |
Sayeret Matkal, Shachak Armored Battalion (196th Battalion/460th Armored Brigade) | Hebrew: המעז מנצח. HaMe'ez Menatzeakh |
 Belgium |
1st Parachutist Battalion | During the Second World War, many of its personnel were part of the British 5th Special Air Service and retained the SAS badge, motto and traditions. |
References [edit]
- ^ Tsouras, Peter G. (2005-10-24). The Book of Military Quotations. Zenith Imprint. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-7603-2340-3. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Ferguson, Amanda (2003-03). SAS: British Special Air Service. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-8239-3810-0. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Thompson, Leroy (1994). SAS: Great Britain's Elite Special Air Service. Zenith. p. 9. ISBN 0879389400.
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