David Stirling Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for David Stirling, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

7 records1940–19433 events1 places

Chronological biography

1940

SAS1940

Warfare / Military · Colonel · London

Submits a plan to Ritchie & Auchinleck to raid airfields behind the Afika Korps

SAS1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Colonel · London

Submits a plan to Ritchie & Auchinleck to raid airfields behind the Afika Korps

1941

SAS1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Colonel

The Special Air Service destroys 90 enemy transport & other aircraft. Founds the Special Air Service which disrupts German supply lines in north Africa

SASDecember 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Colonel

The Special Air Service destroys 90 enemy transport & other aircraft

1942

Lieutenant Colonel1942

Warfare / Military · Lieutenant Colonel · London

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant Colonel · London

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

1943

Capture of London1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Lieutenant Colonel · London

Captured after the SAS has destroyed 250 enemy aircraft, sent to Colditz

Titles and roles

Colonel · Lieutenant Colonel

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.