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The SAS was formed during the North African campaign out of the frustration of senior British officers who were losing ground to Rommel and needed an unconventional warfare solution.
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The episode shifts to Operation Crusader (November 1941), launched under General Claude Auchinleck — whom Fin immediately notes was rumoured to be homosexual and was let off with a warning after a relationship with young Indian boys. [1] — Fin Taylor "SAS born from North African frustration: The SAS was formed during the North African campaign out of the frustration of senior British offi…" 42:23 What follows is a long, digressive comedy segment about what it means to live in an era when such things received only a wrist-slap; Charlie interjects with a personal anecdote about being hit on by an Indian man at a Russian spa and defusing the situation by repeatedly calling him 'brother'. The historical thread resumes: Auchinleck is focused on protecting Cairo while Rommel dashes through, and out of this frustration the SAS is born — senior officers tired of being on the back foot seek an unconventional solution. The segment also covers the grim realities of desert warfare: flies, sand, snakes, freezing nights after burning-hot days, and the difficulty of keeping a multinational imperial force coordinated. Horatio wonders aloud which WWII theatre had the worst conditions.
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