List of special forces units

List of special forces units

"This list is about military units. For other units, see List of special police units, List of special operations units, Paratrooper forces around the world, Marine forces around the world, and List of defunct special forces units

flagicon|AustraliaAustralia

;seealso|Special forces of Australia; Special Operations Commandcite web|url=http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=164&pubtype=9|title=ADF capability review: Australian Army|last=Thomson |first=Mark |coauthors=Davies, Andrew|date=2008|publisher=Australian Strategic Policy Institute|pages=p.3|accessdate=2008-08-19]
* nowrap|
*1st Commando Regimentcite web|url=http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/army/jobs/Commando/|title=Commando|work=Defence Jobs|publisher=Australian Army|accessdate=2008-08-19]
* 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR)

flagicon|AustriaAustria

* Jagdkommando [http://www.bmlv.gv.at/sk/lask/jakdo/index.shtml] [http://www.doppeladler.com/oebh/jakdo.htm]

flagicon|BelgiumBelgium

;Belgian Land Component
*Special Forces Group [http://www.mil.be/armycomp/units/index.asp?LAN=fr&FILE=&ID=587&MENU=0&PAGE=1] [http://www.sfg.be/en/index.htm]

flagicon|CanadaCanada

;Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
*Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2)Fact|date=September 2008
*Canadian Special Operations Regiment Fact|date=September 2008
*Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU) [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/cdnmilitary/jtf2.html] [http://www.jtf2.forces.gc.ca/index-eng.asp]

flagicon|DenmarkDenmark

; Royal Danish Army
* Jægerkorpset [http://forsvaret.dk/JGK/] ; Royal Danish Navy
* Frømandskorpset [http://forsvaret.dk/fkp/] ; Danish Home Guard
* SSR - Special Support & Reconnaisance Coy [http://www.hjv.dk/ssr]

flagicon|FranceFrance

;nowrap
*;nowrap
** 1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (1er RPIMa) [http://www.rpima1.terre.defense.gouv.fr/index.html]
** 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (13e RDP) [http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/decouverte/presentation_de_l_armee_de_terre/armes_et_composantes/arme_blindee_cavalerie/13e_regiment_de_dragons_parachutistes]
** Détachement ALAT pour les opérations spécialesFact|date=September 2008;
* Commandos marineFact|date=September 2008

flagicon|GermanyGermany

;Deutsches Heer ("German Army")
* [http://www.sondereinheiten.de/einheiten/ksk/] ;nowrap
*Kampfschwimmer [http://www.sondereinheiten.de/einheiten/kampfschwimmer/]

flagicon|IrelandIreland

;nowrap
* Sciathán Fianóglach an Airm [http://www.military.ie/army/ranger/index.htm]

flagicon|IndonesiaIndonesia

;Indonesian Army
* Kopassuscite book|last=Lowry|first=Bob|title=The Armed Forces of Indonesia|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=Sydney|date=1996|series=The Armed Forces of Asia|pages=pp.86-89|isbn=1864481447] cite book|last=Kingsbury|first=Damien |title=Power politics and the Indonesian military|publisher=Routledge|date=2003|pages=pp.93-109|isbn=9780415297295]
* TontaipurFact|date=September 2008
*Batalyon RaidersFact|date=September 2008;nowrap
* Kesatuan Guritacite book|last=Bennett|first=Richard M.|title=Elite Forces. The World's Most Formidable Secret Armies|publisher=Virgin Books|location=London|date=2003|pages=pp.102-103|isbn=0753508230] cite book|last=Kingsbury|first=Damien |title=Power politics and the Indonesian military|publisher=Routledge|date=2003|pages=pp.110-111|isbn=9780415297295|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=1Lfzhai05Q0C&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=Satgas+Atbara&source=web&ots=DEOzDpqhp_&sig=FEo35VIhVmL73GadeYFkT1Qzgg8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA109,M1]
* Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska)
* Denjaka
*Taifib;nowrap| Indonesian Air Force
* Bravo-90 DetachmentFact|date=September 2008

flagicon|IsraelIsrael

;nowrap| Israeli Army
*Sayeret Matkal [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-08-13-commando-missions_x.htm] ;nowrap
* Shaldag Unit [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-08-13-commando-missions_x.htm] ;nowrap
* Shayetet 13 [http://www.isayeret.com/services/freecontent/article.htm]

flagicon|ItalyItaly

;nowrap
*nowrap| [http://www.difesa.it/smd/casmd/investiresicurezza/moltiplicatori_strategici.htm] [http://cca.analisidifesa.it/downloads/8542322026_it.pdf] [http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/unita_Sez/unita_ftrpar_9_colmo_voglio.asp] ;nowrap
* Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei ed Incursori "Teseo Tesei" (COMSUBIN) [http://www.difesa.it/smd/casmd/investiresicurezza/moltiplicatori_strategici.htm] [http://cca.analisidifesa.it/downloads/8542322026_it.pdf] ;nowrap
* 17º Stormo Incursori (R.I.A.M.) [http://www.difesa.it/smd/casmd/investiresicurezza/moltiplicatori_strategici.htm] [http://cca.analisidifesa.it/downloads/8542322026_it.pdf] [http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/sitoam/Default.asp?idsez=250&idente=1687] ;nowrap
* Gruppo di Intervento Speciale (GIS) [http://www.difesa.it/approfondimenti/festa-repubblica/2giugno08/rivista-militare/sfilamento-reparti/compagnia+g.i.s.+(cc).htm] [http://cca.analisidifesa.it/downloads/8542322026_it.pdf]

flagicon|NetherlandsNetherlands

;nowrap
* Korps Commandotroepen [http://www.korpscommandotroepen.nl/index.php?l=en&p=41]

flagicon|New ZealandNew Zealand

;New Zealand Army
*nowrap| [http://www.army.mil.nz/our-army/nzsas/default.htm]

flagicon|NorwayNorway

Norwegian Army
*Hærens Jegerkommando(HJK)
*Forsvarets Spesialkommando(FSK);nowrap
* [http://www.mil.no/sjo/keskdr/kyststrid/mjk/start/;jsessionid=YV42R1QYSDO5DQFIZYGSFEQ?_requestid=129084]

flagicon|PolandPoland

;nowrap
*Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno-Manewrowego (GROM) [http://www.grom.wp.mil.pl/home.htm] [http://www.grom.mil.pl/]

flagicon|PortugalPortugal

;nowrap
*Comandos [http://www.exercito.pt/portal/exercito/_specific/public/allbrowsers/asp/default.asp?stage=1]
*Centro de Tropas de Operações Especiais (CTOE) [http://www.exercito.pt/portal/exercito/_specific/public/allbrowsers/asp/default.asp?stage=1] ;nowrap
*Destacamento de Acções Especiais (DAE) [http://www.marinha.pt/Marinha/PT/Menu/DescobrirMarinha/MeiosOperacionais/Anfibios/]

flagicon|RomaniaRomania

;nowrap
*Detaşamentul de Intervenţie Rapidă (MApN) [http://www.presamil.ro/OM/2004/20/pag%2014.htm]

flagicon|RussiaRussia

;nowrap|
*Spetsnaz [http://militera.lib.ru/research/suvorov6/]

flagicon|SpainSpain

;nowrap
* [http://www.armada.mde.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/buques_especiales/03_UOE] ;nowrap
* Mando de Operaciones Especiales [http://www.ejercito.mde.es/organizacion/moe/index.html]
* nowrap| Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Valencia" IIIFact|date=September 2008
* nowrap| Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Tercio del Ampurdán" IVFact|date=September 2008
* nowrap| Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Maderal Oleaga" XIXFact|date=September 2008

flagicon|SwitzerlandSwitzerland

;nowrap
* Army Reconnaissance Detachment (ARD 10) [http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/feature/detail/Special_forces_unit_swings_into_action.html?siteSect=108&sid=8155081&rss=true] [http://www.weltwoche.ch/artikel/?AssetID=14742]

flagicon|TurkeyTurkey

*Bordo BerelilerFact|date=September 2008

flagicon|United KingdomUnited Kingdom

*Special Air Service (SAS)cite web
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title = British Special Forces & Elite Units
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*] -->Special Boat Service (SBS)
*] Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)

flagicon|United StatesUnited States

;nowrap
*nowrap|cite book
last = Bowden
first = Mark
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
publisher = Signet
date = 2001
location =
pages =
url =
doi =
id =
isbn = 0451203933]
*nowrap| [http://www.soc.mil/SF/SF_default.htm]

;nowrap|
*nowrap| [http://seal.navy.mil/seal/default.aspx]
*nowrap

;nowrap|
*nowrap| [cite news
last = James
first = Dao
coauthors =
title = Aftereffects: Special Operations Forces; War Plan Drew U.S. Commandos From Shadows
work = The New York Times
pages =
language =
publisher =
date = April 28, 2003
url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E2DB133DF93BA15757C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
accessdate = 2008-08-17]

;nowrap|
*nowrap

References

External links

* [http://leav-www.army.mil/fmso/documents/ChinaSF.pdf China Special Operation Units]


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