What special forces unit of the British Army was founded in 1941, and was served by Sergeant Alistair Slater?
Special Air Service The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. The SAS was founded in 1941 as a regiment, and later reconstituted as a corps in 1950. The unit undertakes a number of roles including covert reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, direct action and hostage rescue.
Babini Group The Special Armoured Brigade (Brigata Corazzata Speciale), also known as the "Raggruppamento Babini" (Babini Group) was an "ad hoc" armoured unit formed by the Italian Royal Army ("Regio Esercito Italia") in Italian North Africa, at the start of the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. The group was formed in Libya, as part of a plan to assemble an armoured division from the tanks already in the colony and from units sent from Italy. The new division was incomplete when the British began Operation Compass in December but the Babini Group fought in defence of the area between Mechili and Derna in late January.