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The 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), historically known as The Artists Rifles is a regiment of the Army Reserve. Its name is abbreviated to 21 SAS(R). Raised in London in 1859 as a volunteer light infantry unit, the regiment saw active service during the Second Boer War and the First World War, earning a number of battle honours. During the Second World War, it was used as an officer training unit. The regiment was disbanded in 1945, but in 1947 it was re-established to resurrect the Special Air Service Regiment. Together with 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) (23 SAS(R)), it forms the Special Air Service (Reserve) (SAS(R)) part of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) directorate.

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  • Artists Rifles (de)
  • Artists Rifles (en)
  • Artists' Rifles (fr)
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  • The 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), historically known as The Artists Rifles is a regiment of the Army Reserve. Its name is abbreviated to 21 SAS(R). Raised in London in 1859 as a volunteer light infantry unit, the regiment saw active service during the Second Boer War and the First World War, earning a number of battle honours. During the Second World War, it was used as an officer training unit. The regiment was disbanded in 1945, but in 1947 it was re-established to resurrect the Special Air Service Regiment. Together with 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) (23 SAS(R)), it forms the Special Air Service (Reserve) (SAS(R)) part of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) directorate. (en)
  • L’Artists' Rifles était une unité de volontaires qui regroupait des artistes de toutes origines, désireux de combattre pour le Royaume-Uni. Elle devenue ensuite le 21 Special Air Service (Reserve), une unité de réserve du Special Air Service. (fr)
  • Die Artists Rifles (ursprünglich mit Apostroph Artists’ Rifles) waren ein von 1859 bis 1945 unter verschiedenen Bezeichnungen bestehendes Regiment der Reserve der British Army, das sich durch seine besondere Zusammensetzung auszeichnete. Seine Angehörigen waren anfänglich in der Mehrzahl Personen aus künstlerischen Berufen im weiteren Sinn, darunter Maler, Bildhauer, Graveure, Musiker und Schauspieler, später dominierten Anwälte, Architekten, Ärzte und Ingenieure. (de)
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  • The Artists Rifles (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Artists_Rifles_Badge.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Artists_Rifles_Cigarette_Card.jpg
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Memorial_to_the_Artists_Rifles,_Royal_Academy,_London.jpg
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Artists'_Rifles_HQ_-_geograph.org.uk_-_777821.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/21_SAS_NIGHT_DROP.jpg
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