Peter de la Billiere5 May 1980
Leads the SAS structure involved in Operation Nimrod.
Great Britain · Warfare / Counterterrorism. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Leads the SAS structure involved in Operation Nimrod.
Commands the SAS assault that ends the Iranian Embassy siege.
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