Michael Rose Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Michael Rose, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1980–19945 events5 places

Chronological biography

1980

Operation Nimrod5 May 1980

Warfare / Counterterrorism · SAS Commander · London

Commands the SAS assault that ends the Iranian Embassy siege.

1982

SAS Deployment to Task ForceApril 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Lieutenant Colonel · Commanding Officer, 22 SAS · Ascension Island

Commands 22 SAS as the regiment deploys with the British task force for operations in the South Atlantic.

Special Forces Campaign DirectionMay 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Lieutenant Colonel · Commanding Officer, 22 SAS · Falkland Islands

Directs SAS operations in theatre during reconnaissance, raids and actions supporting the British land campaign.

Surrender Negotiations Support14 June 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Lieutenant Colonel · Commanding Officer, 22 SAS · Port Stanley

Uses his special-forces command experience in contacts supporting arrangements for the Argentine surrender.

1994

Markale Market Attack5 February 1994

Warfare / Bosnian War · General · UNPROFOR Commander · Sarajevo

Commands UNPROFOR as international pressure increases around Sarajevo.

Titles and roles

General · UNPROFOR Commander · Lieutenant Colonel · Commanding Officer, 22 SAS · SAS Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.