• Source: List of defunct special forces units




Afghanistan


Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Afghan Army
26th Airborne Battalion
37th Commando Battalion
38th Commando Battalion
84th Commando Battalion
85th Commando Battalion
242nd Parachute Battalion
444th Commando Battalion
455th Commando Battalion
466th Commando Battalion
666th Commando Battalion
Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Afghan Army (KhAD-e-Nezami)
203rd Special Purpose Battalion (Kabul)
212th Special Purpose Battalion (Kandahar)
230th Special Purpose Battalion (Gardez)
ANA Special Operations Command

National Mission Brigade (NMB)
1st Ktah Khas Battalion (aka: Afghan Partner Unit (APU))
6th Special Operations Kandak (SOK)
Special Missions Wing
Military Intelligence Battalion
National Strategic Reserve Operations Battalion
Afghan National Army Commando Corps
1st SO Brigade at Gardez




Australia


No. 200 Flight RAAF
Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV)
Australian commandos
Combined Field Intelligence Service
Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO)
M Special Unit
Rose Force
Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos
Services Reconnaissance Department
Z Special Unit
Bushveldt Carbineers




Austro-Hungarian Empire


Jagdkommando




Canada


1st Special Service Force
Special Air Service Company




Croatia


Zrinski Battalion
Frankopan Battalion




Ethiopia


103rd Commando Division - Derg government, active 1988-89




Empire of Japan


Empire of Japan

Japanese Special Attack Units
Kamikaze ("divine wind")
Imperial Japanese Army
Teishin Shudan ("Raiding Group")
Giretsu ("Heroic Paratroopers")
Imperial Japanese Navy
1st Yokosuka SNLF
2nd Yokosuka SNLF
3rd Yokosuka SNLF
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
1st Raiding Group
2nd Raiding Group




Germany


German Empire

Sturmtruppen (17 battalions)
Nazi Germany

Abwehr- units later reassigned to Wehrmacht after expanding to divisional size

Brandenburg Lehr und Bau Battalion zbV 800 – December 1939
1. Company - Baltic/ Russian
2. Company - English/ North and South Africa
3. Company - Sudeten German/ Balkans
4. Company - Volkdeutshe/ Eastern ethnic German
Motorcycle platoon
Parachute platoon
Brandenburg Lehr-Regiment zbV 800 – 1941–1943
1st Battalion, at Brandenburg
2nd Battalion at Baden
3rd Battalion at Baden
Intelligence Battalion
Coastal Raiding Company
Sonderverbrand 287 - Arab volunteers with brandenburg volunteer core
Sonderverbrand 288 - All German
Wehrmacht from 1943- 1945
HQ staff at Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg

Verband 801, based in Brandenburg an der Havel
I. Battalion
II. Battalion
III. Battalion
Verband 802 (Mountain), base in Admont, Steiermark
I. Gebirgsjäger Battalion
II. Gebirgsjäger Battalion
III. Gebirgsjäger Battalion
Verband 803, based in Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia
I. Battalion
II. Battalion
III. Battalion
13. Legionärs Company
Verband 804 (Legionärs), based in Langenargen, Bodensee
I. Legionärs Battalion
II. Legionärs Battalion
III. Legionärs Bataillon
Verband 805, based in Brandenburg an der Havel
Intelligence Detachment 800
5X Company
Intelligence Support Detachment 800
4X Company
Coastal Rangers Detachment 800, based at Langenargen, Bodensee
4X Company (1, 2, 3 and 4)
Signals Detachment 800
3X Company (1, 2 and 3)
Training Unit, Gut „Quenzsee“ (or „Quenzgut“), based near Brandenburg
Kriegsmarine
Lehrkommandos 200, 250, 300, 350, and 700
Luftwaffe
Kampfgeschwader 200
Jagdverband 44
Waffen-SS
Sonderlehrgang z.b.V. „Oranienburg“ (18 April 1943 – 16 June 1943)
Sonderverband z. b. V. "Friedenthal" (16 June 1943 – 17 April 1944)
500th SS Parachute Battalion
502nd SS Jäger Battalion (17 April 1944 – 10 November 1944)
500th SS Jäger Battalion
600th SS Jäger Battalion
SS-Jagdverband
SS-Jagdverband Mitte
150th SS Panzer Brigade (November 1944 - 25–28 December 1944)
Division Schwedt Kampfgruppe/Sperrverband Skorzeny (31 January 1945 – 3 March 1945)
SS-Jagdverband Nordwest
SS-Jagdverband Ost
SS-Jagdverband Südost
SS-Jagdverband Südwest
German Democratic Republic

Diensteinheit IX
Fallschirmjägerbataillon 40 "Willi Sänger"
Luftsturmregiment 40 "Willi Sänger"
Germany

Kommandokompanien B1 (Kommando)




Greece


Sacred Band
3rd Special Forces Division (Greece)




Fiji


Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit (1987-2000)




Indonesia


Kopkamtib (1965-1988)
Bakorstanas (1988-2000)




Ireland


Free State Army Intelligence Department




Israel


Palmach
Unit 101
Samson Unit
Force 100
Sayeret Haruv
TAT'ZAM
Sayeret Shaked
Sayeret Rimon




Kingdom of Italy


World War I
Arditi
World War II
Regio Esercito : 10th Arditi Regiment (3 battalions, plus 1 combined parachutist battalion)
Regia Aeronautica : A.D.R.A. Arditi Distruttori Regia Aeronautica (2 battalions)
Blackshirts : Battaglioni M




Netherlands


Korps Speciale Troepen




Poland


Second Polish Republic

Wawelberg Group
Polish government-in-exile

Cichociemni
Independent Grenadiers Company
1st Independent Commando Company - as No. 6 Troop of No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
Polish Underground State

Parasol Battalion
Polish People's Republic

Polish Independent Special Battalion
1st Assault Battalion




Portugal



Caçadores Especiais
Flechas
Grupos Especiais




Philippine Republic


Philippine Revolutionary Army
Luna Sharpshooters




Rhodesia


Selous Scouts
Rhodesian Special Air Service
Grey's Scouts




Serbia



Counter-Terrorist Unit (PTJ), MUP, merged into Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ)
Special Operations Unit (JSO), SDB, disbanded




South Africa


South African Special Forces
1 Reconnaissance Commando
2 Reconnaissance Commando (Citizen Force)
3 Reconnaissance Commando (consisting of former Selous Scouts)
6 Reconnaissance Commando (consisting of former Rhodesian SAS)
31 Battalion "the Bushman Battalion" Originally "Alpha Group"
31 Battalion Recce Wing
32 Battalion 'The Terrible Ones' Originally "Bravo Group"
32 Battalion Recce Wing
Civil Cooperation Bureau (CCB)
Hunter Group
Koevoet
44 Parachute Brigade Pathfinder Company 'The Philistines'




Syria


Defense companies
Struggle Companies




Turkey


Special Warfare Department (Turkish: Özel Harp Dairesi)




United Kingdom


British Army
Army Commandos (1940 - 1946)
No. 1 Commando
No. 2 Commando
No. 3 Commando
No. 4 Commando
No. 5 Commando
No. 6 Commando
No. 7 Commando
No. 8 (Guards) Commando
No. 9 Commando
No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
No. 11 (Scottish) Commando
No. 12 Commando
No. 14 (Arctic) Commando
No. 30 Commando
No. 50 Commando
No. 51 Commando
No. 52 Commando
No. 62 Commando
Middle East Commando
Long Range Penetration Group “The Chindits”
Ferret Force
Phantom
Layforce
Long Range Desert Group (LRDG)
Popski's Private Army (PPA)
Raiding Support Regiment (RSR)
Special Interrogation Group (SIG)
T-Force
V-Force
Z Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Commandos
Royal Marines
Royal Marine Detachment 385 (Small Operations Group)
Sea Reconnaissance Unit (SRU)
Royal Marine Demolition Unit
Royal Navy
Royal Navy Commandos - 22 units each consisting of 10 officers and 65 ratings
Combined Operations
30 Assault Unit
Combined Operations Pilotage Parties
Royal Marine Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD) The “Cockleshell Heroes”
Directorate of Military Intelligence
Special Operations Executive
Force 133
Force 136
Force 137
Force 266
Force 399
Norwegian Independent Company 1
Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF) "62 Commando"
Other
UK and the Royal Navy Volunteer Group (Korean War unit)
Special Reconnaissance Unit
14 Intelligence Company "The Det"
The Increment




United States



The Civil War
Jessie Scouts
Mosby's Rangers
Quantrill's Raiders
World War II
1st Air Commando Group
1st Special Service Force "Devil's Brigade"
2nd Air Commando Group
3rd Air Commando Group
6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit "Alamo Scouts"
Alaskan Scouts
Army Ranger Battalions
5307th Composite Unit (provisional) "Merrill's Marauders"
Marine Raiders
1st and 2nd Raider Regiment
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Raider Battalions
Observer Group
Sino-American Cooperative Organization
Naval Group, China (NGC)
Naval Scouts and Raiders
Navy Combat Demolition Units (NCDU)
US Navy Beach Jumpers
Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
2641st Special Group
2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion
2677th Office of Strategic Services Regiment
US Army Air Forces Carpetbaggers
OSS Detachment 101
OSS Detachment 202
OSS Detachment 303
OSS Detachment 404
OSS Detachment 505
OSS Jedburgh Teams
OSS Operational Groups (OG)
OSS Maritime Unit (MU)
OSS Maritime Unit, Operational Swimmer Group
OSS Weather Observers
Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force (SAARF)
Korean War
Air Resupply And Communications Service (ARCS)
580th Air Resupply and Communications Wing (580th ARCS)
581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing (581st ARCS)
582nd Air Resupply and Communications Wing
Airborne Ranger Companies
Combined Command Reconnaissance Activities, Korea (CCRAK)
6167th Air Base Group
6167th Operations Squadron
B Flight, 6167th ABG
Detachment 1, 6160th ABG/22nd Crash Boat Rescue Squadron (CBRS), Korea Detachment
Joint Advisory Commission, Korea (JACK)
Special Activities Group (SAG)
GHQ 1st Raider Company (Provisional)/8227th Army Unit
Unit 4 21st Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS), 5th AF/Special Air Missions (SAM) Detachment, 21st Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS), 5th AF
United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea (UNPIK)
BAKER Section
Partisan Airborne Infantry Regiment (PAIR)
US Navy Special Operations Group, Korea
Vietnam War
46th Special Forces Company
Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP)
MIKE Force
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group(MACV-SOG)
Phoenix Program
Project 404/Palace Dog
Project "Leaping Lena" (Vietnam War)
Project DELTA
Project GAMMA
Project Sigma and Project Omega
Raven Forward Air Controllers
Tiger Force
US Navy Boat Support Units (BSU)
Other
1st Battalion, 245th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
5th Force Reconnaissance Company
6th Special Forces Group
8th Special Forces Group
11th Special Forces Group
12th Special Forces Group
55th Special Operations Squadron
129th Air Commando Group
129th Special Operations Aviation Company (SOAC)
437th Combat Control Squadron
617th Special Operations Aviation Detachment
745th Special Operations Squadron
1730th Pararescue Squadron
Army Aviation Support Element (AASE), US Special Operations Command
Blue Light
Detachment A (DET A, 39th SFOD)
HAL-3 "Sea Wolves"
HAL-4 "Red Wolves"
HAL-5 "Blue Hawks"
Marine Corps Special Operations Command Detachment One (MCSOCOM-Det 1) (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
Red Cell
SEASPRAY
Special Forces Groups Aviation Detachments
Special Warfare Aviation Detachments (SWAD)
22d Aviation Detachment (Special Forces)
23d SWAD (Surveillance)
281st Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter)(Airmobile Light)
Special Boat Unit 11 (SBU 11)
Special Boat Unit 13 (SBU 13)
Special Boat Unit 24 (SBU 24)
Special Boat Unit 26 (SBU 26)
Special Operations Reconnaissance
Task Force 5 (forerunner of Task Force 11)
Task Force 11 (Operation Enduring Freedom)
Task Force 20 and Task Force 121 (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
Task Force 98
Task Force 157 (Covert USN Intelligence unit)
Task Force Bayonet (Operation Just Cause)
Task Force Ranger (Operation Gothic Serpent)
Underwater Demolitions Teams (UDT)
US Air Force Special Operations Weather Teams (SOWT)
US Army Special Operations Agency
US Army Special Operations Division
USAF Special Operations Combat Control Team (SOCCT)
US Coast Guard Drug Interdiction Assist Team (DIAT)
Yellow Fruit
Naval Interdiction Forces ((Rose Units))




Republic of Vietnam


South Vietnamese Rangers At its peak there were 22 ARVN Ranger Battalions organized in 10 Groups.

1st Ranger Group - Da Nang (I Corps/CTZ)
2nd Ranger Group - Pleiku (II Corps/CTZ)
3rd Ranger Group - Biên Hòa (III Corps/CTZ)
4th Ranger Group - Chi Long (initially in the 44 Tactical Zone and later the IV Corps)
5th Ranger Group - Biên Hòa (III Corps/CTZ)
6th Ranger Group - Biên Hòa (III Corps/CTZ)
7th Ranger Group - Saigon, attached to Airborne Division
8th Ranger Group - Formed in 1974-75
9th Ranger Group - Formed in 1974-75
81st Ranger Group (Airborne) - Biên Hòa
Additionally, during the Vietnamization of the CIDG and MIKE Forces, former CIDG units were namely given Ranger status and organized into groups mostly of 3 battalions each, but they were largely local forces without any special forces capabilities.

21st Ranger Group
22nd Ranger Group
23rd Ranger Group
24th Ranger Group
25th Ranger Group
31st Ranger Group
32nd Ranger Group
33rd Ranger Group
41st Ranger Border Defense Group - Chi Long HQ
42nd Ranger Border Defense Group - Chi Long HQ
South Vietnamese Special Forces (LLDB), later reformed as South Vietnamese Special Mission Service

Project DELTA
Project SIGMA
Project OMEGA
Project GAMMA
Project CHERRY
Frogmen Team (LDNN)




See also


List of special forces units
List of commando units
List of paratrooper forces
List of police tactical units




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• List of defunct special forces units
• List of military special forces units
• Spetsnaz
• Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces
• Unit 101
• List of police tactical units
• List of air forces
• List of former United States special operations units
• Khmer Special Forces
• List of Jäger units