List of special forces units

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The following is a list of special forces units.

Contents

[edit] Albania

[edit] Algeria

[edit] Argentina

Army
Navy
Air Force

[edit] Australia

Special Operations Command
Navy

[edit] Austria

[edit] Bangladesh

  • Army Commandos
  • Para-Commandos
  • Presidential Guard Regiment
  • Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)
  • Special Security Forces

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Bolivia

  • Polivalente

[edit] Bosnia

  • Crni Labudovi (Black Swans)
  • Patriotska Liga (Patriotic League)
  • Rendzeri (Rangers)
  • Zelene Beretke (Green Berets)
  • 505 Buzimska Muslimanska Brigada (505th Buzim Muslim Brigade)
Peti Korpus Armije BiH (5th Korpus Of Bosnia-Hercegovina Army)
  • 1. bihaćka pješačka brigada
  • 2. bihaćka muslimanska pješačka brigada
  • 1. cazinska pješačka brigada
  • 105. bužimska pješačka brigada
  • 101. muslimanska krajiška brigada
  • 111. bosanskokrupska pješačka brigada
  • 1. velikokladuška pješačka brigada
  • 5. bataljon vojne policije
  • 5. mješovita artiljerijska baterija
  • 5. inžinjerijska četa
  • 5. tenkovska četa
  • 5. mješovita lahka baterija

[edit] Botswana

  • SSG

[edit] Brazil

  • Brigada de Operações Especiais
  • 1º Batalhão de Forcas Especiais
  • 1º Batalhão de Ações de Comandos
  • Centro de Instrução de Operações Especiais
  • Comando de Operações Táticas
  • Força de Ação Rápida
  • PELOPES
  • COMANF
  • GRUMEC
  • GERR
  • PARA-SAR
  • Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais
  • Projeto Talon

[edit] Bulgaria

[edit] Canada

Main article: Canadian special forces

[edit] China, People's Republic of

Army
Air Force
  • 15th Airborne Corps
Law Enforcement

[edit] Chile

Navy

[edit] Colombia

[edit] Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  • 10th Special Infantry Brigade

[edit] Costa Rica

  • Unidad de Intervención Especial (UIE)

[edit] Croatia

  • Bojna za specijalna djelovanja
  • Prvi hrvatski gardijski zdrug
  • Antiteroristička jedinica Lučko

[edit] Czech Republic

  • 7th Reconnaissance Battalion

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Ecuador

  • Special Forces Brigade

[edit] Egypt

  • Unit 777 Combat
  • HRF - Hostage Rescue Force

[edit] El Salvador

[edit] Eritrea

  • Eritrean Special Forces (accepts female members)

[edit] Estonia

[edit] Ethiopia

  • 205th Commando Brigade
  • 206th Commando Brigade
  • Agazi Commando Division

[edit] Fiji

  • Police Tactical Response Unit

[edit] Finland

[edit] France

Army
  • Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre (BFST)
    • 13ème Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (13ème RDP)
    • 1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (1er RPIMa)
    • Détachement ALAT des Opérations Spéciales (DAOS)
  • 11éme Régiment Parachutiste d'Intervention (disbanded)
  • Escadrille des Operations Spéciales (EOS)
  • Groupement Spéciale Autonome (GSA)
  • Groupement des Commandos Parachutistes (GCP)
Air Force
  • Commando Parachutiste de l'Air (CPA 10, 20, and 30)
  • Escadrille des Helicopteres Speciaux (EHS)
  • Recherche et Sauvetage au Combat (RSC)
Navy
French Foreign Legion
  • Detachement d'Intervention Operationnelle Subaquatique (DINOPS)
Gendarmerie
National Police
Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure
  • Division des Operations Spéciales (DOS)

[edit] Germany

WWII
Army
  • Division Spezielle Operationen
  • Division Luftbewegliche Operationen
    • luftbewegliche Brigade 1 (Air Assault Brigade)
Navy
Air Force
  • Objektschutzregiment
  • CSAR (planned)
Federal Police
State Police
Customs Police

[edit] Greece

Army
  • Eidiko Tmima Alexiptotiston (Special Paratrooper Unit, ETA)
  • Z Moira Amfivion Katadromon (Z Amphibious Raider Squadron, Z MAK)
  • 13th Dioikisi Eidikon Epichiriseon (13th Special Operations Command, 13η ΔΕΕ)
Navy
  • Dioikisi Ypovrihion Katastrofon (Underwater Demolitions Command, ΔΥΚ)
Air Force
  • 31 Moira Eidikon Epiheiriseon (31st Special Operations Squadron, 31η MEE)
Police
  • EKAM (Special Anti-Terrorist Unit)
Coast Guard
  • OEA

[edit] Guatemala

[edit] Honduras

  • Batallon de Fuerzas Especiales
  • TESON

[edit] Hong Kong

Police

[edit] Iceland

Police
  • Víkingasveitin (Viking Squad / Special Operations Unit of the National Commissioner)
Coast Guard
  • Ordinance disposal Unit / Frogman team

[edit] India

Army
Navy
Air Force
Counter-Terrorist Units
Other units

[edit] Indonesia

Army / TNI AD
Navy / TNI AL
Marine Corp / Korps Marinir TNI AL
  • Denjaka (Detasemen Jala Mengkara / Maritime Anti Terror) TNI AL
  • Taifib (Intai Amphibi / Marine Reconnaissance) Korps Marinir TNI AL
Air Force / TNI AU
Police / POLRI

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Israel

Defense Force (IDF)
Police
  • YAMAM (Special Police Unit)
  • Force 100

[edit] Italy

Carabinieri
State Police
Guardia di Finanza
Army
Navy
Air Force
  • Reparto Incursori dell'Aeronautica Militare (RIAM)
  • Fucilieri dell'Aria

[edit] Japan

Ground Self-Defense Forces
  • 1st Airborne Brigade
    • Guide Unit
  • Special Operations Group
  • Western Army Infantry Regiment
    • Ranger Platoon
Maritime Self-Defense Forces
  • Maritime Interception Team
  • Special Boarding Unit
National Police Agency
Japan Coast Guard

[edit] Kazakhstan

  • Aristan
  • Spetznaz Brigade

[edit] Kenya

  • D Company, 20th Parachute Battalion

[edit] Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  • Light Infantry Training Guidance Bureau

[edit] Korea, Republic of

  • ROK Army Special Operations Command
  • ROK Army 707th Special Mission Unit (White Tiger)
  • ROKMC 1st Special Reconnaissance Battalion (Sharkmen)
  • ROKMC Force Reconnaissance
  • ROK Navy 56th Special Warfare Brigade
  • ROK Air Force 6th CCT/CSAR
  • ROK National Police Special Weapons and Tactics
  • Special Guard Team

[edit] Kuwait

  • 10th Commando Battalion

[edit] Kyrgyzstan

  • Kyrgyz Special Forces (Scorpion)

[edit] Latvia

[edit] Lebanon

Army
  • Commando Regiment
  • Marine Commando Regiment
Police
  • Fuhud (Panthers)(Special Police Unit)

[edit] Lithuania

  • Aras
  • Aitvaras
  • Pasienio SPB

[edit] Macedonia

  • Skorpii (Scorpions)
  • Volci (Wolfs)

[edit] Malaysia

Army
Navy
Air Force
  • PASKAU (Pasukan Khas Udara, English: Special Air Team)
    • Force Protection Team Paskau
    • Skuadron Sayap Tempur (Assault Wings Squadrons) PASKAU
Police

[edit] Malta

Armed Forces
Police
  • Special Assignments Group

[edit] Mexico

[edit] Netherlands

Army
Marine Corps

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Norway

Army
Navy
Air Force
  • 720 Squadron

[edit] Pakistan

[edit] Peru

Navy
  • Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales (FOES)
  • Unidad Especial de Combate (UEC)
  • Agrupamiento de Comandos Anfibios

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Poland

  • 1st Special Commando Regiment
  • GROM (Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno-Manewrowego)
  • 6th Airborne Brigade (6 Brygada Desantowo-Szturmowa im. Gen. Sosabowskiego)
  • Grupa Specjalna Płetwonurków (GSP)
  • Pododdziały Antyterrorystyczne (Zarzad Operacji Antyterrorystycznych, ZOA KGP)
  • 4101st Paratroop Battalion (LRRP units)

[edit] Portugal

Army
Navy
Air Force
Police

[edit] Russia/Soviet Union

[edit] Romania

[edit] Saudi Arabia

[edit] Serbia

[edit] Singapore

Army
Navy
Law Enforcement

Special Operations Command

Police Coast Guard

  • Special Task Squadron (STS)

Singapore Prison Service

  • Singapore Prison Emergency Action Response (SPEAR) Force

[edit] Slovakia

[edit] Slovenia

[edit] South Africa

Army
Police

[edit] Spain

Army
  • Mando de Operaciones Especiales (MOE) (Army Special Operations Command)
    • Batallón de Cuartel General
    • Grupo de Operaciones Especiales III GOE III
    • Grupo de Operaciones Especiales IV GOE IV
    • Grupo de Operaciones Especiales XIX GOE XIX
Air Force
  • Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC)
Navy

[edit] Sri Lanka

[edit] Switzerland

  • Grenadiers
  • Fallschirmaufklärer (Kompanie 17)

[edit] Syria

[edit] Sweden

[edit] Taiwan (Republic of China)

  • Thunder Squad (Police CT unit)
  • Security Preservation Force
  • Nighthawks Force (Counter-decapitation unit, Military Police Command)
  • Aviation and Special Warfare Command
  • 862nd Special Warfare Brigade
  • Airborne Special Services Company (ASSC)
  • 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (ROC Army Frogmen)
  • Underwater Demolitons Unit (UDU)(disbanded)

[edit] Thailand

  • Royal Thai Special Forces
  • Royal Thai Air Force Commando Company
  • Royal Thai Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion
  • Royal Thai Navy SEALs
  • Thai Royal Guard

[edit] Tunisia

  • GCGN
  • USGN

[edit] Turkey

  • Bordo Bereliler
  • Ozel Jandarma Komando Bolugu
  • Su Altı Taaruz (SAT)
  • Su Altı Savunma (SAS)

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] United Arab Emirates

  • Commando Squadron
  • Police Special Unit

[edit] United Kingdom

Main article: United Kingdom Special Forces

Units in direct support of UKSF:

[edit] United States

Main article: United States Special Operations Forces

[edit] Vatican

[edit] Venezuela

  • Brigada de Acciones Especiales (BAE)
  • Grupo de Acciones Especiales (GAE, GAC)
  • JCEF
  • 42 Brigada de Paracaidistas
  • 5 División de Infantería de Selva
  • 507 Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "Coronel Domingo Montes"
  • 107 Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "General en Jefe José Gregorio Monagas"
  • Comando de Operaciones Especiales "Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda"
  • Unidad de Fuerzas Especiales

[edit] Vietnam

  • Đặc công (Special Attack)
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