Who Dares Wins
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Who Dares, Wins, Latin: "Qui audet adipiscitur" (French: Qui ose gagne; German: Wer wagt, gewinnt; Polish: Kto ryzykuje, wygrywa; Russian: Победа храбрым достается) 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] 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:
| Nation | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom |
Special Air Service | |
 Australia |
Special Air Service Regiment | |
 New Zealand |
Special Air Service | |
 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 | |
 Greece |
1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade | Ο τολμών νικά (pronounced O tolmon nika) |
| Greece |
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 | Former World War II Belgium SAS squadron (the 5th) |
[edit] References
- ^ Tsouras, Peter G. (2005-10-24). The Book of Military Quotations. Zenith Imprint. p. 110. ISBN 9780760323403. http://books.google.com/books?id=BDgnD0omDo0C&pg=PA110. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Ferguson, Amanda (2003-03). SAS: British Special Air Service. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 12. ISBN 9780823938100. http://books.google.com/books?id=uU1hNQJqb3sC&pg=PA12. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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