List of special forces units

   

This is a list of special forces units.

Albania

  • RENEA
  • Reparti i Operacioneve Speciale
  • Shqiponjat

RENEA REPARTI OPERACIONEVE SPECIALE (ROS) BATALIONI SPECIAL COMMANDO REGIMENT COMMANDO F.N.SH REPUBLICAN GUARD OPERATIV COMPANY

Argentina

  • Alacran
  • Albatros
  • GEOF
  • Grupo de Operaciones Especiales
  • Buzos Tacticos
  • Comandos Anfibios
  • Compania De Comandos 601

Australia

Austria

  • GEK (Cobra unit)
  • Jagdkommando

Bangladesh

  • Jatio Rokhi Bahanini (defunct)

Belgium

  • Belgian Para-Commandos
  • LRRP

Bolivia

  • Polivalente

Botswana

Brazil

  • 1st Batalhio de Forcas Especiais
  • Comando de Operaciones Tacticas
  • Força de Ação Rápida
  • GER
  • GRUMEC
  • Projecto Talon

Canada

China, People's Republic of

Colombia

  • AFEAU
  • CCGU
  • CIAES
  • GOES
  • GASDA
  • GCA
  • UNASE

Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • 10th Special Infantry Brigade

Costa Rica

Costa Rica has a paramilitary Civil Guard, based on Spain's Guardia Civil, instead of a regular military. The UIE unit of the Civil Guard is trained in VIP protection and hostage rescue, and also assists with dangerous criminal arrests.

Czech Republic

  • 6th Special Forces Brigade
  • 115th Long Range Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 4th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 43rd Airborne Mechanized Battalion
  • 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 7th Reconnaissance Battalion

Denmark

Ecuador

  • Special Forces Brigade

Egypt

El Salvador

  • BESM

Eritrea

  • Eritrean Special Forces (note: accepts female members)

Ethiopia

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

Finland

France

See unofficial site (http://le.cos.free.fr). French special forces operate under the Special Operation Command. First circle units are permanently under that command, while second circle units may be called in if necessary.

  • First circle
    • Army
      • 11th shock parachutist regiment (disbanded)
      • 1st parachutist marine infantry regiment
      • 13th parachutist dragoon regiment
      • special helicopter squadron
      • DGSE, division of operations
    • Air Force
    • 10th air parachutist commando
    • Navy
  • Second circle
  • RAID (France)

Germany

Hellas

  • Rangers / Lochos Oreinon Katadromon (ΛΟΚ)
  • Underwater Demolition Teams / Monada Ipobrichion Katastrofon [ΜΥΚ]
  • Z MAK
  • 71st airborn division

Iceland

  • Víkingasveitin (Viking Squad)

India

Indonesia

  • Komando Pasukan Katak
  • Satgas Atbara
  • Satgas Gegania
  • Komando Pasukan Khusus / KOPASUS

Ireland

Israel

Italy

  • COMSUBIN of the Navy
  • GIS of the Carabinieri
  • NOCS of the Polizia Estado
  • San Marco Battalion of the Army

Japan

Kazakhstan

  • Aristan
  • Spetznaz Brigade

Kenya

  • D Company, 20th Parachute Battalion

Kuwait

  • 10th Commando Battalion

Kyrgyzstan

  • Kyrgyz 'Scorpion' Special Forces

Lebanon

  • Marine Commando Regiment

Lithuania

Malaysia

  • GGK
  • Paskal

Netherlands

(Holland)

New Zealand

  • New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment

North Korea

  • Light infantry Guidance Bureau
  • Reconnaissance Bureau

Norway

Philippines

  • Philippine Army-Special Forces
  • Philippine Army-Scout Rangers
  • Philippine Marines-Force Recon
  • Philippine Navy-Special Warfare Group
  • Philippine Navy-SeALs
  • Philippine Navy-SeaBees
  • Philippine National Police-Special Action Force
  • Philippines National Police Aviation Security Command-Special Operations Group

Poland

  • 1st Commando Regiment
  • GROM
  • 6th Airborne Brigade

Portugal

Russia/Soviet Union

Romania

  • USLA ("Unitatea Speciala de Lupta Antiterorista" or "Special Anti-Terrorist Fighting Unit")
  • S.I.A.T. ("Serviciul de Interventie Anti-Terorista" or "The Anti-Terrorist Service")
  • S.I.I.A.S. ("Serviciul Independent pentru Interventii si Actiuni Speciale" or "The Independent Service for Special Actions and Interventions")

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

  • Specijalna Antiteroristicka Jedinica

Singapore

Slovakia

  • 5th PSU

Slovenia

  • MORiS
  • Odred za specialno delovanje
  • SEP

South Africa

South Korea

  • 707th Special Mission Unit
  • ROK Capital Command
  • Special Forces Command
  • Republic of Korea Marine Corps

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

  • 144th Special Forces Company, 9th Airborne Division

Syria

Sweden

  • Särskilda Skyddsgruppen SSG
  • Kustjägarna (Coastal Rangers)
  • Norrlandsjägarna (Arctic Commandos)

Taiwan (Republic of China)

  • Thunder Squad

Thailand

  • Royal Thai Air Force Commando Company
  • Royal Thai Navy SEALs
  • Thai Royal Guard

Tunisia

  • GCGN
  • USGN

Turkey

  • Ozel Jandarma Komando Bolugu

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

  • Commando Squadron

United Kingdom

United States

Main article: U.S. special forces.

Vatican

Venezuela

  • JCEF

Vietnam

  • Sapper Command


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