22nd Special Air Service Regiment

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military unit regiment special forces unit

The 22nd Special Air Service Regiment is the regular component of the British Army’s elite SAS, specializing in high-risk special operations including counterterrorism, reconnaissance, and covert missions worldwide.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
22nd Special Air Service Regiment canonical	7
A Squadron, 22 SAS Regiment	1
A Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment	1
B Squadron, 22 SAS Regiment	1
B Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment	1
D Squadron, 22 SAS Regiment	1
D Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment	1
G Squadron, 22 SAS Regiment	1
G Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2285473 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 22nd Special Air Service Regiment
Context triple: [Stirling Lines, garrison, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment]

A. 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
The 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is a U.S. Army National Guard Special Forces unit specializing in unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and other special operations missions.
B. 23rd Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve)
The 23rd Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) is a British Army reserve special forces unit that supports UK Special Forces operations with highly trained part-time soldiers.
C. 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
The 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is a U.S. Army National Guard Special Forces unit specializing in unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and other special operations missions, with a primary focus on regions within the U.S. Indo-Pacific and Central Commands.
D. 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) is a U.S. Army Special Forces unit specializing in unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, and counterterrorism operations primarily focused on the Indo-Pacific region.
E. 720th Special Tactics Group
The 720th Special Tactics Group is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit that organizes, trains, and equips combat controllers, pararescuemen, and other special tactics airmen for global special operations missions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 22nd Special Air Service Regiment
Target entity description: The 22nd Special Air Service Regiment is the regular component of the British Army’s elite SAS, specializing in high-risk special operations including counterterrorism, reconnaissance, and covert missions worldwide.

A. 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
The 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is a U.S. Army National Guard Special Forces unit specializing in unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and other special operations missions.
B. 23rd Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve)
The 23rd Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) is a British Army reserve special forces unit that supports UK Special Forces operations with highly trained part-time soldiers.
C. 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
The 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is a U.S. Army National Guard Special Forces unit specializing in unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and other special operations missions, with a primary focus on regions within the U.S. Indo-Pacific and Central Commands.
D. 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) is a U.S. Army Special Forces unit specializing in unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, and counterterrorism operations primarily focused on the Indo-Pacific region.
E. 720th Special Tactics Group
The 720th Special Tactics Group is a U.S. Air Force special operations unit that organizes, trains, and equips combat controllers, pararescuemen, and other special tactics airmen for global special operations missions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military unit ⓘ regiment ⓘ special forces unit ⓘ
allegiance	British Armed Forces ⓘ
basedIn	Hereford, England ⓘ linked to: Hereford
branch	British Army ⓘ
classification	elite military unit ⓘ
conflict	Falklands War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ The Troubles in Northern Ireland ⓘ linked to: The Troubles War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
establishedAsCurrentFormation	post-World War II era ⓘ
garrison	Stirling Lines, Hereford ⓘ linked to: Stirling Lines
hasComponent	A Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment ⓘ linked to: 22nd Special Air Service Regiment B Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment ⓘ linked to: 22nd Special Air Service Regiment D Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment ⓘ linked to: 22nd Special Air Service Regiment G Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment ⓘ linked to: 22nd Special Air Service Regiment
insignia	SAS winged dagger cap badge ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
motto	Who Dares Wins ⓘ
nickname	The Regiment ⓘ
notableOperation	Iranian Embassy siege, London, 1980 ⓘ linked to: Iranian Embassy siege
operationalScope	worldwide ⓘ
parentOrganization	Director Special Forces ⓘ
partOf	Special Air Service ⓘ United Kingdom Special Forces ⓘ
precededBy	Special Air Service Brigade (World War II lineage) ⓘ linked to: Special Air Service
recruitmentSource	regular component of the SAS ⓘ
role	counterinsurgency ⓘ counterterrorism ⓘ covert operations ⓘ direct action ⓘ hostage rescue ⓘ special operations ⓘ special reconnaissance ⓘ
selectionType	voluntary selection from across British Armed Forces ⓘ
specialization	counterterrorist operations ⓘ covert surveillance ⓘ high-risk special operations ⓘ long-range reconnaissance ⓘ
trainingFocus	amphibious operations ⓘ close-quarters battle ⓘ desert warfare ⓘ mountain warfare ⓘ parachute operations ⓘ small-unit tactics ⓘ survival, evasion, resistance and escape ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stirling Lines → garrison → 22nd Special Air Service Regiment ⓘ

Stirling Lines → isHeadquartersOf → 22nd Special Air Service Regiment ⓘ

Operation Nimrod → operator → 22nd Special Air Service Regiment ⓘ

Peter de la Billière → commanded → 22nd Special Air Service Regiment ⓘ

subject linked to: Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière

22 SAS Regiment → hasComponent → A Squadron, 22 SAS Regiment ⓘ