What special forces are there in the world?

Special forces are forces that serve special operations and have three major tasks: special reconnaissance operations, urban guerrilla warfare and counter-terrorism activities. Famous special forces from various countries around the world include:

1. Israel’s “Wild Boy 007”: The word “Wild Boy” belongs to ancient Hebrew. It means "dare to fight, brave, strong, dare to take risks". Most of its 1,000 members are from the paratrooper brigade, wearing berets of various colors, well-equipped and well-trained. He appeared in several Middle East wars and carried out raid missions. During the Fourth Middle East War in October 1973, "Wild Boy 007" disguised himself as an Egyptian army and raided Egyptian territory, forming a counter-encirclement on the Suez Canal and the Egyptian 3rd Army. "Wild Boy 007" has also carried out anti-terrorist operations many times and has gained a prominent reputation internationally.

2. U.S. Army Special Forces: Temporarily organized during World War II, its main force was the First U.S.-Canadian Joint Special Task Force. The mission of this unit is to attack enemy strongholds, which is very dangerous. Although it was active in the Aleutian Islands, North Africa, and the European battlefield, the unit was disbanded before the end of World War II because many of its members were criminals or had violent tendencies. Shortly after the war, with the onset of the Cold War, the U.S. military decided to create permanent special forces. In June 1952, the Special Forces Group was established at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Responsible for guerrilla, defense, counter-terrorism, psychological warfare, special reconnaissance, direct combat and support tasks. After taking office as President of the United States, Kennedy attached great importance to the construction of special forces and adopted the Green Beret as the standard military uniform of this force, so it was also called the "Green Beret". In the U.S. Army, there is a separate organization system for Green Berets. The organization reorganized in 1974 consists of a headquarters, a support squadron, a passage and maintenance squadron, and several combat groups, of which the combat group is the core of the Green Berets. The group consists of a group headquarters and several combat squadrons. The combat squadron also has a squadron headquarters and several combat groups. There are currently 5 brigades, including the 1st Brigade responsible for the Pacific and East Asia, the 3rd Brigade responsible for the Caribbean and West Africa, the 5th Brigade responsible for New Asia and Northeast Africa, and the 3rd Brigade responsible for Central and South America. 7th Group and 10th Group, responsible for Europe and the Mediterranean. The combat team is a unit that directly performs special tasks, and the team leader is a captain. Each group has 12 people. In addition to the group leader, there is also a deputy group leader with the rank of lieutenant. Usually the combat capability of a combat team is equivalent to 50 ordinary team members. Green Berets speak 2-3 languages.

3. U.S. Navy Special Forces SEAL: It is the abbreviation of sea (sea), air (air), and land (land) in English. The full name is the U.S. Navy Amphibious Force. Its core sea, air and land penetration reconnaissance team was established in 1962 on the basis of the underwater demolition team. It mainly performs reconnaissance of enemy situations and sneak attack missions. Participated in various battles in Cuba, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama and the Gulf. The force consists of 3 naval special battle groups (one of which is a development group). One special battle group is deployed on the east and west coasts. The two special battle groups have special combat forces and 3 sea, air and land penetration reconnaissance groups respectively. and a sea, air and land transportation group, 3 or 4 special landing troops. In addition, as a reserve force, the U.S. Navy also has 6 special battle group detachments, 3 special battle force detachments, 6 sea, land and air penetration reconnaissance group detachments, and two sea, land and air transportation groups. The missions of the SEALs include reconnaissance, assisting defense, unconventional warfare, direct action and counter-terrorism. When performing direct attack missions, the SEALs usually use a two-man combat team to operate in beads. The team consists of a sniper and an observer and is equipped with a large-caliber 0.5-inch sniper rifle.

4. Special Forces of the U.S. Air Force: Since the 23rd Air Force unified the scattered special forces in 1983, the number of active soldiers has reached more than 9,300. This unit is mainly an armed helicopter unit and has been active since the Vietnam War. From the 1960s to the first half of the 1980s, it gradually had various types of fixed-wing main aircraft improved on the basis of the C-130 tactical fighter.

5. The U.S. Delta Force (delta force): was established in 1977. Its founder, Colonel Beckwith, was a Green Beret officer, and the initial selection of Delta Force personnel was also done by the Green Berets. It's going on in Thundercap, but Delta Force maintains a staggering elimination rate. Their main mission is counter-terrorism. To this end, the "Hostage Rescue Team" was established in 1982. Delta is headquartered in Stoke Ed and employs approximately 800 people.

6. The U.S. Army Rangers Black Berets (rangers): Its predecessor was a temporary assault force composed of infantry in World War II, mainly performing battlefield raids. During the Normandy landings, the U.S. Army Rangers broke through the German defenses at great cost. At that time, Brigadier General Cota, deputy commander of the 29th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, praised: "The Rangers are the pioneers!" This sentence has now become the motto of the Rangers. Rangers are often temporary combat units organized during wartime, and their organization and numbers are not fixed. After Abrams took office as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, he decided to change the 75th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army into the 75th Ranger Regiment, becoming the first permanent mobile force of the U.S. Army. The 75th Ranger Regiment has 3 battalions, 2,300 troops, and is headquartered at Fort Benning.

7. French National Gendarmerie Action Group (elite paramilitary gendarmerie unite): established in March 1974. It is an anti-terrorist force. The weapons and equipment of this action group are specially manufactured by industrialists according to the special technical specifications required by the group. Since its formation, the team has successfully rescued more than 30 children held hostage in Djibouti in 1976, successfully forced the surrender of Corsican nationalists in 1980, and successfully killed four people at Marseille International Airport in France in 1994. Muslim hijackers smashed a hijacking incident.

8. French Army Special Forces: After the end of the Algerian War of Independence, among the two elite units of the French Army

(rep) (Foreign Airborne Regiment), the 1st REP was disbanded , the 2nd REP was retained and became the French Army Corps. The main feature of this force is that its members come from more than 80 countries. It is a foreign force, and many of its members are experienced. They have served in the special forces of Russia and other Eastern European countries. The main force of the foreign airborne regiment is four companies, which are highly professional combat groups, namely the night commando team, the mountain commando team, the amphibious company, and the sniper and demolition company. After the 1990s, experienced special forces members from the former Soviet Union also joined it.

9. The 29th Operations Bureau of the French Intelligence Agency: Its members are selected from the 2nd REP and other elite units of the army and navy, and are dedicated to dealing with terrorist activities. Since the 1980s, this force has been fighting terrorists in Arab societies.

10. British Army Special Activities Squadron (sas): Created in the second half of 1941, the founder at that time envisioned this unit as a guerrilla airborne force, so he took this name. But in the past 60 years, this force has rarely participated in secret or special battles as a special "airborne force". The main activity of this special force during World War II was to disrupt the German rear and engage in sabotage activities to destroy German morale. After the war, the main tasks of this force varied from era to era and from period to period. They have engaged in counter-guerrilla warfare in Malaysia and other regions; fought against terrorist activities in Northern Ireland and other regions and collected intelligence for this purpose; reconnoitred the enemy's situation during the Malvinas Islands War; dealt with drugs; reconnoitred the enemy's situation and searched for "Scud" missiles during the Gulf War wait. Due to its long-term outstanding military exploits, the British Army's Special Activities Squadron has been regarded as a strategic covert combat force. The squadron consists of one active regiment (approximately 700 men) and two reserve regiments. ***There are about 2,000 soldiers.

11. Royal Marines Special Boat Squadron (sbs): This squadron was formerly a maritime commando force created in the army and navy during World War II under the instructions of then Prime Minister Churchill.

After the war, in order to facilitate mobilization during combat, they were reduced and reorganized into the Royal Marines. Although there are only six to seven hundred people now, they are an important part of the British Royal Marines, which is known for its well-trained and quick response. This force has been mainly using small boats and submarines for infiltration and has participated in many operations.

12. South Korea’s special forces: Since the early 1980s, there have been seven active brigades with about 30,000 active special forces.

13. The 9th German Border Guard Anti-Terrorist Brigade: Established from 1972 to 1974, it is called the "9th Border Guard Brigade" within Germany, also known as the "9th Border Guard Brigade", referred to as "GSG9" . The *** has about 350 members, organized into multiple combat groups. It is always on the verge of war. It has been modernized in terms of personnel, technology and tactics. It has extremely strong combat effectiveness. It is a world-famous veteran special force. . Even Israel requested assistance from the 9th Border Guard Group. In addition to being fully authorized for domestic operations, this force also has diplomatic immunity as an international special police force to protect the safety of German personnel and assets abroad.

14. Russia's "Alfa" Commando: It is a well-known special anti-terrorist commando team in Russia, with 250 people. It is affiliated to the Federal Security Service. Its predecessor was the famous "Alfa" commando team established in July 1974. "A" Team. Everyone in the commando team has special skills, is brave and good at fighting, and sometimes dares to disobey the president's orders.

15 American "Rangers" "Delta" British Special Air Service Regiment Russian "Alfa" French National Gendarmerie Special Service

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