Only LRDG or were there others?

[plant-pilot]

I entered some details on my Uncle on a different thread and decided to see if anyone knows if the LRDG was the only unit who engaged in long range desert patrolling, or were there other units performing long range recce or offensive patrols.

I know there is a lot of knowledge out there and I'm sure if there was someone on this forum will know lots about it.

[redrat]

the SAS were about in north africa , at the fall of tobruk just about everyone was behind enemy lines ! at the begining of the desert war the 11 hussars preformed offensive patrols in armoured cars and i assumed containued through out the war to do it . On the subject of offensive patrols many times iv read about troops on watch numbering around 4 charging patroling enemy troops numbering 30 or more , such cases are wrote about the the book "4th indian division" .

[Owen]

The (in)famous Popski's Private Army was born out of the LRDG.
http://users.pandora.be/ppa/blad7a.htm


http://users.telenet.be/ppa/

[Brownag]

Originally Posted by Owen D

The (in)famous Popski's Private Army was born out of the LRDG.
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Owen

I thought the PPA evolved independantly from the LRDG but like the SAS used their knowledge and experience to get them behind enemy lines and then back to British lines.

Another unit in North Africa was The Middle East Commando which raided Rommel's HQ in 1941

Cheers

Adam

[8Commando]

And don't forget about La Compania Sahariana de Cufra, an Italian unit designed to hunt down and destroy the SAS!

[Story]

Originally Posted by 8Commando

And don't forget about La Compania Sahariana de Cufra, an Italian unit designed to hunt down and destroy the SAS!

Or the R.E.C.A.M.