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Auction: 17002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 359

An interesting privately commissioned print commemorating Operation "Nimrod", the daring raid by 22 S.A.S. on the Iranian Embassy, 5 May 1980

195mm x 290mm, depicting a member of 'B' Squadron S.A.S. outside the Iranian Embassy preparing to commence the raid, above surrounded by the text 'Operation Nimrod', 1923hrs Monday the 5th of May 1980. Embassy of the Provisional Revolutionary & Islamic Government of Iran. 16 Princes Gate, Kensington, London. The Operation was carried out by men of the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment with the following results: 19 hostages free, 5 Terrorists killed, 1 Terrorist captured', glazed and framed by Guy Searle of Hereford, good condition overall and a most interesting item

Operation Nimrod

On the morning of 30 April 1980 six armed gunmen took 26 people hostage at the Iranian Embassy in South Kensington. As a result a coded message was sent to S.A.S. H.Q. in Hereford requesting immediate assistance and ‘B’ Squadron, whose turn it was to act as the Counter-Terrorism Team were soon rushed to the scene.

Two days later, on 5 May 1980 at 1924 hours, following the shooting by the terrorists of one of the hostages, the 55 men of the S.A.S. began their rescue mission. The raid lasted 17 minutes in total and by the end of it five of the six terrorists were dead. One hostage was killed by the terrorists in the raid and two others wounded.

The above item was designed by a member of the Special Air Service Regiment, commissioned to be reproduced and distributed to members of the Regiment. A rare opportunity to acquire an item of Special Forces memorabilia.

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£350