[3] After its formation in 1942, the Sacred Squadron, along with a unit of Free French troops and British commandos, formed the basis of L Detachment, a component of the SAS which specialised in hit-and-run raids on Axis airfields, ports and fuel dumps throughout North Africa.

A tool of the KYP and CIA, a LOK detachment played a part in the 1967 Greek coup d'état by storming and securing the Army General Staff buildings at Cholargos, Athens.

[16] Members of the elite Special Paratrooper Detachment (ETA) and the VII Amphibious Raider Squadron (Ζ′ ΜΑΚ) may occasionally wear non-standard issue BDUs depending on mission requirements.

[17] All members of the brigade wear the unit insignia depicting a winged sword, representative of the "deadly, silent and swift" nature of special forces operations.

[18] A scroll runs across the sword and wings with the motto "Who Dares Wins" (Ο ΤΟΛΜΩΝ ΝΙΚΑ), a tribute to the Free Greek Special Forces that served with the 1 SAS Brigade during World War II.