The last British British Officer SAS of World War II (Photo) died

According to the New York Times, Sedler's death was confirmed by the Secretary of the Sas SAS Regiment John Olkok, but the cause of death was not named. Sedler was one of the first recruits and the last member of SAS, who remained alive since its foundation in 1941. The major was the last of the Long Range Desert Group (LDRG) group, a reconnaissance unit based in the North Africa Desert.

The special air service of the United Kingdom, the motto of which "who dare," was created in 1941 to solve intelligence tasks and conduct diversions in the rear of the enemy. At that time, Sedler served as a part of the anti -tank unit, which was stationed on the border with Syria, waiting for the arrival of German tanks Field Marshal Rommel. In an interview, a veteran told that he got into the service after he went on a vacation to Cyprus, where he met with LDRG boys.

"We went to East Africa, then through the whole country in North Africa, dug trenches in the sand. I went on vacation in Cairo and met a group of Rhodes. to them. Only two to three weeks I was taken to the Long Range Desert Group group, "Major said. Later, Sedler learned of SAS just when the service failed its first airborne operation. He met the founders of the organization - Peddy Main and David Stirling, who eventually accepted Sedler's end in SAS.

Stirling himself suffered from partial paralysis of the leg after an accident while jumping with a parachute, and it was he who slept the idea of ​​sudden attacks with the help of small groups of soldiers. Therefore, such a person as Sedler, who participated in the raids in the enemy rear in the LDRG, was needed. "We were on German lines and for some time followed.

In 15 months, SAS has disabled hundreds of enemy cars and destroyed more than 250 aircraft, after which Rommel called Stirling "Ghost Major". However, in January 1943, the last operation of Stirling with the participation of Mike Sedler took place. In the Tunisian desert, the group, led by Stirling, was ambushed by the German unit. Stirling was captured and conducted the rest of the Second World War as a prisoner of war in Kolditsa. Sedler fled with his SAS and Frenchman who spoke Arabic.

They took five days and four nights to overcome 160 km without cards and food and make contact with the 1st Anglo-American Army. "We had long hair and beards, and we looked very shabby. Our legs were in Lakhmitt. After the adventures in North Africa, as a navigator in the desert, Sedler returned to England and in 1944 jumped with a parachute to France after the invasion of allies in Normandy.

He participated in sabotage operations against the German occupation forces and received a military cross for courage in actions in the rear of the enemy. Later, Sedler joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, working in intelligence during the Cold War. In doing so, the military refused to publicly discuss their duties. Major was married twice. In 1958, he married Patricia Benson, who died in 2001. The alive has a daughter from the second marriage, Sally Sedler.