List of special forces units
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[edit] Albania
- Reparti i Neutralizimit te Elementit te Armatosur (RENEA)
- Reparti i Operacioneve Speciale (ROS)
- Shqiponjat
- Batalioni Special Commando
- Regiment Commando
- FNSH
- Republican Guard Operative Company
- Reparti Special i Farkes
- Port Authority Security Force
[edit] Algeria
[edit] Argentina
- Army
- Navy
- Tactical Divers Group (APBT)
- Amphibious Commandos Group (APCA)
- Air Force
- Special Operations Group (GOE)
- Law Enforcement
- Federal Special Operaciones Group / Grupo Especial de Operaciones Federales (GEOF)
- Falcon Brigade / Brigada Especial Operativa Halcon (BEOH)
- Agrupacion Albatros
- Tactical Special Operacions Group (GEAT)
[edit] Australia
- Special Air Service Regiment (SASR)
- Tactical Assault Group (West) (TAG West)
- 4th (Commando) Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR [Cdo])
- Tactical Assault Group (East) (TAG East)
- 1st Commando Regiment
- Incident Response Regiment
- 171st Aviation Squadron
- Navy
[edit] Austria
- Einsatzkommando Cobra (EKO Cobra)
- Jagdkommando
[edit] Bangladesh
- Army Commandos
- Para-Commandos
- Presidential Guard Regiment
- Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)
- Special Security Forces
[edit] Belgium
- Belgian Army Special Forces Group (SFG)
- Federal Police Special Units (former SIE/ESI)
[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)
[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
- BOPE
- Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais
- Projeto Talon
[edit] Bulgaria
- Naval specialized research and analysis division (disbanded 2005)
- 68th Special Operations Brigade with Special Operations Battalion
- SOBT
- Para-Recon-Battalion
- Navy Combat Divers (Black Sea Sharks)
- Mountain Brigade with specialized Alpine coy
- Counter-Terrorist Squads
- Battalion for Psychological Warfare
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[edit] Canada
- Devil's Brigade (World War II)
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM)[1]
- Joint Task Force 2 (JTF-2)
- 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS)[2]
- Joint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Company[3]
- Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR)[4]
- Marine Commando Regiment
Navy
Canadian Clearance diver units
- Fleet Diving Unit Pacific
- Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic
[edit] China, People's Republic of
- Army
- Air Force
- Law Enforcement
- Snow Wolf Commando Unit (SWCU)
- Immediate Action Unit (IAU)
- Special Police Unit (SPU)
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- Beijing SWAT Unit
[edit] Hong Kong SAR
- Law Enforcement
[edit] Chile
- Navy (Armada de Chile)
- Tactical Divers Group (COMBUTAC)
- Amphibious Commandos Group (Commandos)
- Special Forces Brigade
[Escuela de Paracaidistas y Fuerzas Especiales] (School of S.F.)
- Special Forces Battalion
- Parachute Battalion
- Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina (Chilean Marine Corps)
- Agrupación de Comandos Infantería de Marina Nº 51 (Marines SOF unit)
- Comando de Buzos Tacticos de la Armada (Navy SF commandos)
- Army (Ejercito de Chile)
- 1st Commando Regiment
- 2nd Special Forces Regiment
- 6th Commando Regiment (desert ops)
- Parachute Battalion Pathfinders
- Yungay Regiment (Mountain Infantry Unit) Nº 3
- Talca Regiment (Mountain Infantry Unit) Nº 16
- Los Angeles Regiment (Mountain Infantry Unit) Nº 17
- Guardia Vieja Regiment (Mountain Infantry Unit) Nº 18
- FACH (Fuerza Aerea de Chile) [Air Force of Chile]
- Escuadrilla de Paracaidistas de la Fuerza Aerea de Chile (FACh) “Bionas Azules” (AF "Blue Beret" Pachute Bn.)
- Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales (Air Force SF/Commando unit)
- Paracaidistas de Busqueda, Salvamento y Rescate (PARASAR - Air Force SAR unit)
- Agrupación Antisecuestros Aéreos de la FACh- (ASA - Air Force anti-hijack unit)
- Police
(Carabineros de Chile)
- Unidad Anti-Terroristes (UAT) of the National Police Force “Cobra”
- Grupo de Operaciones de Policia Especiales (GOPE) of the Carabineros
- Civilian Police
(Policia de Investigaciones de Chile)
- Grupo de Operaciones Especiales de la Policia de Investigaciones de Chile (GRUPO ERTA)
[edit] Colombia
- Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas (AFEUR)
- Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales
- Compañías Contra Guerrilleros Urbanos
- Centro de Información Anti-Extorsión y Secuestros (CIAES)
- Grupo Operacional Contra Extorsión y Secuestros (GOES)
- Grupo Anti-Secuestro de Aviones (GASDA)
- Grupo de Comandos Anfibios (GCA)
- Grupos de Acción Unificada por la Libertad Personal (GAULA)
- Comando de Operaciones Especiales (COPES)
[edit] Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 10th Special Infantry Brigade
[edit] Costa Rica
- Unidad de Intervención Especial (UIE)
[edit] Croatia
[edit] Czech Republic
- 7th Reconnaissance Battalion
- SOG (Special Operations Group)
- 601st Special Forces Group (601st SFG Official Website)
[edit] Denmark
- Frømandskorpset
- Jægerkorpset
- Slædepatruljen Sirius
- SSR - Hjemmeværnets Særlig Støtte og Rekognosceringsenhed
- AKS - Politiets Aktionsstyrke
[edit] Ecuador
- Special Forces Brigade
[edit] Egypt
- Unit 777
- HRF - Hostage Rescue Force
[edit] El Salvador
- Comando Especial Anti-Terrorista (CEAT)
- Grupo de Reacción Policial (GRP)
- Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOE)
[edit] Eritrea
- Eritrean Special Forces
[edit] Estonia
[edit] Ethiopia
- 205th Commando Brigade
- 206th Commando Brigade
- Agazi Commando Division
[edit] Fiji
- Police Tactical Response Unit
[edit] Finland
- Erillinen Pataljoona 4 (Continuation War)
- Karhu Ryhmä (Bear Squad)
- Sissikomppaniat
- Utti Jaeger Regiment
- Taistelusukeltajat ("Combat divers")
[edit] France
Army
- Army Special Forces Brigade (BFST)
- 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment (13e RDP)
- 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er RPIMa)
- Détachement ALAT des Opérations Spéciales (DAOS)
- Groupement des Commandos Parachutistes (GCP)
- Détachement ALAT du GSIGN (Army aviation unit for the GSIGN)
- Air Force
- Division des Operations Spéciales (DOS)
- Commando Parachutiste de l'Air (CPA n°10, 20, and 30)
- Escadrille d'Hélicoptères 01.067 "Pyrénées" (EH 1/67 "Pyrénées", C-SAR unit)
- Navy
- Gendarmerie
- Groupement de Sécurité et d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GSIGN)
- Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN)
- Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (EPIGN)
- Groupe de Sécurité de la Présidence de la République (GSPR)
- National Police
- Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID)
- Groupe d'Intervention de la Police Nationale (GIGN)
- 11e Régiment Parachutiste de Choc (disbanded)
- CPES, CPIS (commandos training camps)
- CPEOM (combat divers training camp)
- Groupe Aérien Mixte 00.056 "Vaucluse" (GAM 56, air support unit)
[edit] Germany
- WWII
- Army
- Division Spezielle Operationen
- Fernspäherkompanie 200
- Luftlandebrigade 26 (Airborne Brigade)
- Luftlandebrigade 31 (Airborne Brigade)
- Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK)
- Division Luftbewegliche Operationen
- Jägerregiment 1 (Air Assault Brigade)
- Navy
- Spezialisierte Einsatzkräfte Marine (SEK M)
- Kampfschwimmer (Combat Diver)
- Minentaucher
- Boarding-Spezialisten
- Marineschutzkräfte (Fleet Protection Group)
- Air Force
- Objektschutzregiment
- CSAR (planned)
- Federal Police
- Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG-9)
- State Police
- Spezialeinsatzkommando (SEK)
- 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 (Special Operations Team)
[edit] Guatemala
[edit] Honduras
- Batallon de Fuerzas Especiales
- TESON
[edit] Iceland
- Police
- Víkingasveitin (Viking Squad / Special Operations Unit of the National Commissioner)
- Coast Guard
- Ordinance disposal Unit / Frogman team
[edit] India
- Army
- Para Commandos
- Ghatak Force
- Navy
- Air Force
- Counter-Terrorist Units
- Other units
[edit] Indonesia
- Army / TNI AD
- Kopassus (Komando Pasukan Khusus / Army Special Force) TNI AD
- Tontaipur (Peleton Intai Tempur / The combat and reconnaissance platoon) Kostrad TNI AD
- Batalyon Raiders (Raiders Battalions) 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
- Detachment Bravo (Modelled on the British SAS) PASKHAS TNI AU
- Police / POLRI
- Brigade Mobil (National Police Special Operations Force)
- Detachment 88 (National Police Special Detachment 88 Counter-terrorism)
[edit] Iran
- Army
- Revolutionary Guard Corps
[edit] Ireland
- Emergency Response Unit (ERU)
- Irish Army Rangers (accepts female members)
[edit] Israel
- Infantry Corps
- PALSAR Givaty (part of Givati Brigade)
- PALSAR Golani (part of Golani Brigade)
- PALSAR NAHAL (part of Nahal Brigade)
- PALSAR T'zanhanim (part of Paratroopers Brigade)
- Engineering Corps
- Special Mission Units
- Sayeret Matkal
- Sayeret Duvdevan
- Alpinistim
- Unit Oketz
- Force 100
- LOTAR Eilat
- TIBAM Team
- Urban Tactical Unit (YATA)
- General Staff Security Unit
- Sayeret Egoz
- Air Force
- Sayeret Shaldag
- Airborne Rescue & Evacuation Unit (Unit 669)
- Airplanes Security Unit
- YANMAM
- Naval Force
- Shayetet 13 (13th Flotilla)
- YALTAM (Underwater Task Force)
- YABAN
- Disbanded Units
- Unit 101
- Sayeret Haruv
- Sayeret Rimon
- TAT'ZAM
- Civilian Units
- Police
- Gideonim
- YAGAL
- Public Transportation (Yoav, Horev, and Nit'zan)
- Prison Service
- Border Police (MAGAV)
- YAMAM
- YAMAS
- YAMAG
- MATILAN
[edit] Italy
- AntiTerrorismo Pronto Impiego (AT-PI)
- 9th Parachute Assault Regiment "Col Moschin"
- 185th Parachute Reconnaissance Regiment "Folgore"
- 4th Alpini Parachute Regiment "Monte Cervino"
- Reparto Incursori dell'Aeronautica Militare (RIAM)
- Fucilieri dell'Aria
[edit] Japan
- Central Readiness Force
- 1st Airborne Brigade
- Guide Unit
- Special Operations Group
- 1st Airborne Brigade
- Western Army Infantry Regiment
- Ranger Platoon
- Maritime Interception Team
- Special Boarding Unit
- Base Defense Unit
- Special Assault Team
- Special Investigation Group
[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
Army
- Special Warfare Command
- 707th Special Mission Battalion (White Tiger)
- Special Guard Team (SGT)
Navy
- Naval Special Warfare Brigade (UDT/SEAL)
Air Force
- 6th Combat Control Team/Combat Search And Rescue (CCT/CSAR) Squadron
Marine Corps
- Force Reconnaissance
- Special Guard Team (SGT)
National Police
- Special Weapon Attack Team (SWAT)
Coast Guard
- Sea Special Assault Team (SSAT)
[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 / ATM TDM
- 10 Paratrooper Brigade - RAMD
- Grup Gerak Khas (GGK, English: (Special Strike Group))
- 11th Rejimen Gerak Khas
- 21st Commando Regiment
- 22nd Commando Regiment
- Navy / ATM TLDM
- PASKAL (Pasukan Khas Laut, English: Special Maritime Unit)
- Air Force / ATM TUDM
- PASKAU (Pasukan Khas Udara, English: Special Air Team)
- Field Protection Team (Pasukan Kawalan Medan)
- Combat Air Rescue Squadron (Skuadron Penyelamat Tempur Udara)
- Tactical Assault Squadron (Skuadron Sayap Tempur)
- Police / PDRM
- Pasukan Gerakan Khas (Royal Malaysian Police Special Operations Counter Terrorism)
- VAT69/UTK (Police Commandos, Paramilitary Police, Bomb Squad)
- TEKMA (Marine Police SWAT, Shipboarding, Underwater Demolitions Team)
[edit] Malta
- Armed Forces
- C (Special Duties) Company (1st Regiment, Armed Forces)
- Rapid Deployment Team (2nd Regiment, Armed Forces)
- Police
- Special Assignments Group
[edit] Mexico
- Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales (GAFE)
- Fuerzas Especiales (FES)
- Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando (High Command GAFE)
- Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOPES)
[edit] Netherlands
- Former Dutch Indies
- Army
- Korps Commandotroepen (KCT)
- Navy
- Netherlands Marine Corps
- Bijzondere Bijstands Eenheid (Part of Netherlands Marine Corps)
- 7th Troop (Integrated with British SBS)
- Mountain Leader Platoon (Integrated with British ML)
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] Norway
- Army
- Norwegian Army Special Forces (Hærens jegerkommando, HJK)
- Norwegian Army Paratroopers (Fallskjermjegere)
- Norwegian Special Force (Forsvarets spesialkommando, FSK)
- Navy
- Naval Ranger Branch (Marinens jegervåpen)
- Norwegian Naval Special Forces (Marinejegerkommandoen, MJK)
- Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command (Kystjegerkommandoen, KJK)
- Norwegian Mine Diver Command (Minedykkerkommandoen)
- Tactical Boat Squadron
- 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
- Light Reaction Battalion
- 1st Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) (SFR "A")
- 1st Scout Ranger Regiment (FSRR)
- Philippine Marine Corps Force Recon Battalion
- Special Warfare Group
- 710th Special Operations Wing
- Special Action Force
- Special Reaction Unit
- Philippine National Police Aviation Security Command
- National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Terrorist Division
- Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Group
[edit] Poland
- 1st Special Commando Regiment
- GROM (Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno-Manewrowego)
- 6th Airborne Brigade (6 Brygada Desantowo-Szturmowa im. Gen. Sosabowskiego)
- Grupa Specjalna Płetwonurków FORMOZA (GSP FORMOZA)
- Pododdziały Antyterrorystyczne (Zarzad Operacji Antyterrorystycznych, ZOA KGP)
- 4101st Paratroop Battalion (LRRP units)
[edit] Portugal
- Comandos (Commandos)
- Operações Especiais (Portuguese Rangers)
- Companhia de Precursores (Paratrooper Pathfinder Company, Precs)
- Fuzileiros (Marines)
- Destacamento de Acções Especiais (Special Actions Detachment, DAE)
- Destacamentos de Mergulhadores Sapadores (Combat Divers Detachments)
- Security Forces (Polícia de Segurança Pública & Portuguese National Republican Guard)
- Grupo de Operações Especiais ( Special Operations Group, GOE)
- Companhia de Operações Especiais (Special Operations Company, COE)
[edit] Russia/Soviet Union
- Alpha Group (FSB).
- Beta Group
- Delfin (Dolphin)
- Saturn
- Kaskad (Cascade)
- Grom (Thunder)
- Vympel (Pennant, aka Group V) (FSB)
- Spetsnaz (Spetsialnoje Naznachenie)
- VDV
- 7th, 76th, 98th, 99th, 103rd, 104th, 105th, and 106th Airborne Guard Divisions
- Independent Air Assault Brigades
- 45th Distinct Reconnaissance Regiment
- MVD
- SVR
[edit] Romania
- Detaşamentul de Intervenţie Rapidă (MApN)
- Paratroopers Command
- 60th Paratroopers Battalion "Băneasa-Otopeni"
- 495th Paratroopers Battalion "Captain Stefan Soverth"
- 498th Paratroopers Battalion "Smaranda Brăescu"
- Recon
- 528th Reconnaissance Battalion
- 313th Reconnaissance Battalion
- 317th Reconnaissance Battalion
- Special Operations Command
- Batalionul 1 Operaţii Speciale
- Batalionul de Informatii (HUMINT)
- Departamentul Operatiuni Psihologice (PSY OPS)
- Navy
- 307th Marine Battalion
- Scafandri de luptă (Combat Divers)
[edit] Saudi Arabia
[edit] Serbia
- 63rd Paratroop Brigade (63. padobranska brigada)
- 72nd Assault Brigade (72. jurišna brigada)
[edit] Singapore
- Naval Diving Unit (NDU)
- Singapore Police Force
- Special Operations Command
- Special Tactics and Rescue (STAR)
- Police Coast Guard
- Special Task Squadron (STS)
- Special Operations Command
- Singapore Prison Service
- Singapore Prison Emergency Action Response (SPEAR) Force
[edit] Slovakia
[edit] Slovenia
- MORiS
- Enota za specialno delovanje
- Specialna Enota Policije (SEP)
[edit] South Africa
- Army
- Special Forces Brigade (SFB), commonly known as "Recces" an abbvreviation for "reconnaissance commandos".
- Police
- Special Task Force (STF)
[edit] Spain
- Army
- Mando de Operaciones Especiales (MOE) (Army Special Operations Command)
- Air Force
- Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC)
- Navy
- Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (Special Operations Unit - UOE)
- Unidad Especial de Buceadores de Combate (UEBC)
[edit] Sri Lanka
- Army
- Sri Lankan Army Commandos(CR)
- Special Force (SF)
- LRRP
- Navy
- Special Boat Squadron (SBS)
- Air Force
- Police
- Special Task Force (STF)
[edit] Switzerland
- Grenadiers
- Fallschirmaufklärer (Kompanie 17)
[edit] Syria
- Special Defence Companies
- Republican Guard
[edit] Sweden
- Särskilda Skyddsgruppen (Special Protection Group)
- Särskilda Inhämtningsgruppen (Special Reconnaissance Group)
- Fallskärmsjägarna (Parachute Rangers)
- Nationella Insatsstyrkan (Police CT Unit)
[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
[edit] Turkey
- Bordo Bereliler
- Ozel Jandarma Komando Bolugu
- Su Altı Taaruz (SAT)
- Su Altı Savunma (SAS)
[edit] Ukraine
- Berkut (Golden Eagles)
[edit] United Arab Emirates
[edit] United Kingdom
- Special Air Service (SAS)
- Special Boat Service (SBS)
- Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)
Units in direct support of UKSF:
- Special Forces Support Group (SFSG)
- 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment
- Special Forces Air Wing
[edit] United States
[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)
