Every army in the world has units special purpose. Let's take a look at best special forces peace.
Every army in the world has special forces units, or special forces for short. This is the elite of the army. Special forces soldiers have the best combat skills and are able to carry out the most dangerous tasks in any conditions. Let's take a look at the best special forces in the world.
Black storks (Pakistan)
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The sabotage and reconnaissance unit of the Pakistani army “Black Storks” was once commanded by Osama Bin Laden himself. Until now, no one knows exactly what operations the soldiers of this unit participated in. Some credit them with committing many terrorist acts, while others claim that the Black Storks are exclusively engaged in protecting the security of their country.
Special purpose association (Spain)
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Spanish special forces are a formidable force and are among the ten deadliest fighters in the world. This unit is formed exclusively on a voluntary basis, but thanks to constant training and exercises, Spanish special forces are always ready to complete a task of any complexity.
Alpha Squad (USSR-Russia)
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The world-famous Alpha Detachment was created back in 1974 under the KGB of the USSR. After the breakup Soviet Union and the transformation of the KGB into the FSB of the Russian Federation, Alpha retained its best fighters and officers and continues to faithfully serve the interests of Russia. Alpha fighters participated in all special operations against terrorists.
Sayret Matkal (Israel)
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Even those who are not interested in the activities of the intelligence services are well aware of the Israeli MOSSAD and some of its high-profile operations and failures. Much less known is the small special forces unit “Sayret Matkal”, consisting of only 262 people, whose personal data is reliably classified. The fighters of this detachment participate in anti-terrorist operations and also carry out missions outside the country.
Special Boat Service (UK)
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The British equivalent of the American Navy SEALs only recruits the toughest guys. Candidates must pass a survival test in the jungles of Belize (Central America) and forced interrogation. A few reach the end of the distance, but what awaits them is a training detachment with intensive training and further service in an elite unit.
Delta Force (USA)
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The American Delta Force has two functions: fighting terrorists and suppressing popular uprisings. In addition, Delta performs secret missions outside the country. According to some reports, fighters from this unit have been spotted in Syria.
Intervention SquadGIGN(France)
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French special forces are part of the national gendarmerie. Like similar units in other countries, GIGN consists of only the best fighters. In addition to combat skills, they are also required to have negotiator skills. Very often, GIGN teams go on operations to free hostages.
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Russian soldiers have been considered among the best in the world for centuries. At the same time, reconnaissance fighters are completely at an unattainable height for the armies of other countries on the planet. Much evidence for these words was provided by Soviet soldiers during the fighting in Afghanistan. The most incredible battle was in which 23 GRU special forces killed several hundred in just one night. Afghan Mujahideen.
"Black stork"
According to the recollections of soldiers and officers who went through the war in Afghanistan, the most difficult thing was to fight the Mujahideen special forces “Black Stork”.
According to Soviet intelligence these special forces consisted of the best Afghan fighters who were trained by instructors from the United States and Pakistan. Moreover, each of the Afghan special forces soldiers was not only a well-trained warrior, but could also perform the functions of a radio operator, sniper and demolition bomber. During guerrilla warfare The Black Stork fighters turned out to be the main headache for the Soviet command.
The beginning of that fateful battle was standard: the unit Soviet intelligence officers was ambushed by the Black Stork Mujahideen. According to information received by the command of a group of forces, a caravan of fuel tankers was ambushed and shot at several tens of kilometers from Kabul. However, gasoline was only a cover. In addition to this, the trucks contained new Chinese rocket launchers. Of course, the GRU special forces were immediately given the order to seize this weapon.
Fight
The soldiers of the Soviet special forces were armed mainly with machine guns, submachine guns and grenades. It was assumed that the task would be simple, and its completion would take no more than one day of light. However, since they had to move along the highway through the hills, the road greatly exhausted the Soviet military personnel.
We had to spend the night on one of the hills. However, as soon as it got dark, five heavy machine guns hit the GRU soldiers from the neighboring hills. Ironically, the Mujahideen fired from Chinese-made weapons.
Under machine gun fire, crowds of “Black Stork” spooks launched an attack on improvised stone fortifications of Soviet soldiers. The first attack allegedly involved about 200 fighters. At the same time, the offensive, as the intelligence officers noted, was carried out according to all the rules of military science.
While some dushmans climbed the hill, others covered them with machine gun fire, then the Mujahideen switched roles. The GRU special forces allowed the enemy to come closer and returned fire. Several dozen attackers remained lying on the ground.
The enemy retreated, but then it turned out that the Soviet soldiers had little ammunition left; they had to fight off the next attacks with single shots. There was only one way out - to hold out until the morning, when reinforcements were supposed to arrive.
Fortunately, the Mujahideen hardly fired at the fortification, where the detachment commander and radio operator were located. The radio operator managed to transmit the coordinates where the battle was taking place, and his comrades opened fire on the enemy at the most decisive moment, when the main group of defenders had practically no ammunition left. In response, the Mujahideen, suffering significant losses, fired grenade launchers.
Victory
By four o'clock in the morning the last and most furious attack of the militants began. Shouting “Rus, surrender,” they went on the offensive. GRU special forces struck back using their last ammunition.
It was impossible to survive the next attack; all that remained was to blow yourself up with grenades so as not to be captured by the Afghans. At that moment, the special forces heard the sound of approaching rescue helicopters with reinforcements.
The Mujahideen were completely defeated. The surviving GRU soldiers loaded their wounded and dead comrades into helicopters and sent them to the base.
As it turned out later, during a night battle, 23 Soviet GRU special forces killed 372 Mujahideen, commanded at that time by the still young Osama bin Laden. The enemy was shocked by the heroism and professionalism of the Soviet military personnel and vowed revenge, but, of course, could not keep his word.
“Black Stork” or “Black Storks” sabotage and fighter elite detachment of Afghan Mujahideen, the leader of which was, according to different sources, Khattab, Hekmatyar and Osama bin Laden. According to other sources, Pakistani special forces. According to the third version, “Black Storks” are those people who committed a crime before Allah: they killed, stole, etc. They had to atone for their guilt before Allah only with the blood of infidels. There was information that among the “storks” there were people of European appearance with punk hairstyles who traveled in Isuzu jeeps. Each “stork” simultaneously performed the duties of a radio operator, sniper, miner, etc. In addition, the fighters of this special unit, created to carry out sabotage operations, owned almost all types of small arms.
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"Black Stork" special forces unit, was created during the Afghan War of 1979-1989. by a number of intelligence services of Pakistan and other interested countries from among the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign mercenaries. The members of the "Black Stork" were well-trained military specialists, professionally fluent various types weapons, communications, knowledge topographic maps. They knew the terrain well and were unpretentious in everyday life. They were based mainly in the hard-to-reach provinces of the Afghan highlands bordering Pakistan and Iran, at the bases and fortified areas of the Afghan Mujahideen. Took an active part in organizing ambushes on units Soviet troops. A number of such clashes became a difficult page in the history of the Afghan war.
- Death of the 1st battalion of the 66th Motorized Rifle Brigade in the Khara gorge of Kunar province on May 11, 1980.
- Death of the Maravar company in the province of Kunar of the 1st company of the 334th special forces detachment of the 15th ObrSpN GRU General Staff April 21, 1985
- Battle of the 4th company of the 149th motorized rifle regiment near the village of Konyak in the province of Kunar May 25, 1985
- Assault on the Kokari-Sharshari fortified area in Herat province on August 18-26, 1986.
- Battle at height 3234 near the village of Alikheil, Paktia province
The “Black Stork” detachment was equipped with a special black uniform, with stripes of this special. divisions. - With rare exceptions, all members of the Black Stork were adherents of fundamental Islam. Mostly natives Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Very often, during an intense battle, flaunting their own fearlessness, the “Black Storks” stood up to their full height in order to fire a shell from a grenade launcher, or fire a long burst. With this action, as well as the reading over a horn loudspeaker during the battle, suras from the holy book “Storks” hoped to demoralize and break morale Soviet soldiers. Special databases for vocational training The Black Storks were located mainly in Pakistan and Iran.
“Black Stork” or “Black Storks” is a sabotage and fighter elite detachment of the Afghan Mujahideen, the leader of which, according to various sources, was Khattab, Hekmatyar and Osama bin Laden. According to other sources, Pakistani special forces. According to the third version, “Black Storks” (Chokhatlor) are those people who committed a crime before Allah: they killed, stole, etc. They had to atone for their guilt before Allah only with the blood of infidels. There was information that among the “storks” there were people of European appearance with punk hairstyles who traveled in Isuzu jeeps. Each “stork” simultaneously performed the duties of a radio operator, sniper, miner, etc. In addition, the fighters of this special unit, created to carry out sabotage operations, owned almost all types of small arms.
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"Black Stork" - a special forces unit, was created during the Afghan War of 1979-1989. by a number of intelligence services of Pakistan and other interested countries from among the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign mercenaries. The members of the Black Stork were well-trained military specialists, professionally proficient in various types of weapons, communications equipment, and knowledge of topographic maps. They knew the terrain well and were unpretentious in everyday life. They were based mainly in the hard-to-reach provinces of the Afghan highlands bordering Pakistan and Iran, at the bases and fortified areas of the Afghan Mujahideen. They took an active part in organizing ambushes on units of the Soviet troops. A number of such clashes became a difficult page in the history of the Afghan war.
Death of the Maravar company in the province of Kunar of the 1st company of the 334th special forces detachment of the 15th ObrSpN GRU General Staff - April 21, 1985
Battle of the 4th company of the 149th motorized rifle regiment near the village of Konyak in Kunar province - May 25, 1985.
Battle at height 3234 near the village of Alikheil, Paktia province
The “Black Stork” detachment was equipped with a special black uniform, with stripes of this special. divisions. - With rare exceptions (in the person of instructors), all members of the Black Stork were adherents of fundamental Islam. Mostly natives of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Very often, during an intense battle, flaunting their own fearlessness, the “Black Storks” stood up to their full height in order to fire a shell from a grenade launcher, or fire a long burst. With this action, as well as the reading over a horn loudspeaker during the battle, suras from the holy book “Storks” were expected to demoralize - to break the morale of the Soviet soldiers. Special bases for the professional training of “Black Storks” were located mainly in Pakistan and Iran.
Throughout the entire period of stay of the limited contingent in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, not a single documented case of the destruction of the Black Stork was recorded.
Events related to “black storks”
1985, May - Kunar province, Kunar operation, Battle of the 4th company of the 149th motorized rifle regiment near the village of Konyak.
Story
Pakistan Army Special Operations Forces were created simply. To carry out special operations, the 19th battalion of the “Baluch” regiment was appointed and an army MTR headquarters was created in the town of Cherat near the city of Atgok.
In March 1964, the US Army Special Forces Mobile Airborne Training Team arrived in Pakistan to assist in the establishment of the 19th Baluch Battalion Airborne School in Peshawar. The team also included 4 aircraft mechanics. The school established basic training courses and parachute skills courses, as a result of which all personnel of the 19th Baluch battalion qualified as paratroopers. In 1969, on the basis of the 19th battalion, three commando battalions were created (1st, 2nd, 3rd), which were united into separate group special service(SSG - Special Service Group) and had 24 companies. Each of the companies specialized for use in the desert, in the mountains, as rangers or for submarine warfare. Desert-dedicated companies participated in training exercises with the US Army Special Forces Mobile Training Team in late 1964.
In 1970, the SSG was also assigned the task of combating terrorism. This task was entrusted to the company "Musa", which received its name in honor of the soothsayer Musa (Moses). This company was formed in 1970 as a detachment of combat swimmers, however, due to the fact that in 1980, each commando company had its own detachment of combat swimmers, the Musa company was repurposed to fight terrorism. To do this, in mid-1981, the company underwent anti-terrorist training under the guidance of British SAS advisers in Cherat.
In 1986, the SSG began conducting a large-scale basic training program for the Sri Lanka Military Militia forces, as well as training personnel of the Sri Lanka Commando Regiment for airborne operations and commando missions.
SSG can currently solve the following tasks:
- conducting special operations when the use of the army is undesirable from the point of view of secrecy;
- reconnaissance and raids behind enemy lines;
- carrying out operations on rivers;
- anti-terrorist operations and hostage release;
- suppression of riots and uprisings;
- security of VIPs and their places of stay.
During Afghan war Soviet Union SSG units conducted covert operations in Afghanistan, including direct participation in combat operations on the side of the Mujahideen. In particular, the film “9th Company” is based on what actually happened fighting, when, under the guise of Mujahideen, commandos of the Pakistani Chehatwal regiment entered into battle with a company of the Soviet 345th Parachute Regiment.
The SSG headquarters also houses the Airborne Regiment in Peshawar. Typically, two SSG battalions are stationed at Cherat and rotate with a third battalion serving on the border and a number of strategic locations such as the Terbella Dam and nuclear research centres. The SSG commando battalion has a strength of 700 people, consisting of four companies, which are divided into platoons and then into teams of 10 people. The battalion commander is a lieutenant colonel, and the SSG is commanded by a colonel.
Acquisition
Recruitment of the SSG is carried out on a voluntary basis. Before enlisting in the SSG, officers must have served in the armed forces for at least two years and be contracted to continue serving with the group for 3 years. NCOs and enlisted personnel are recruited into the SSG from other army units.
Preparation
Training of SSG personnel is carried out through 8-month courses at Cherat. All training is carried out under extremely harsh conditions. These include a 36-mile forced march in 12 hours as the first essential test, as well as a 5-mile run in 40 minutes at full strength. Then voluntary training at an airborne school is provided. The duration of the training course is 4 weeks, and to qualify as a parachutist (receiving the “Wings” badge), you must make at least 7 jumps (5 during the day and 2 at night), and without obtaining a parachutist qualification, at least 5 daytime parachute jumps. Some SSG cadets are selected for additional training. The High Altitude Delayed Parachute Jumping Course is being held in Peshawar. The “Skydiver” badge is awarded after 5 free fall jumps.
The Mountain Warfare classification badge is awarded upon completion of a course at the Mountain Warfare School in Abbottabad, and the Combat Swimmer badge is issued after service in Karachi. There are three classes of such specialists:
1st class - those who completed an 18-mile swim, 2nd class - a 12-mile swim, 3rd class - a 6-mile swim.
SSG personnel regularly deploy to the United States for special warfare and airborne training. In addition, the group's personnel conduct regular training and participate in exercises of special operations forces of the United States, Great Britain, Turkey and Jordan.
A uniform
The personnel of the Baluch regiment wear green berets with an emblem on a chestnut background. The "Baluch" patch - black on a chestnut background - is worn on the left shoulder. The combat uniform is khaki. In other parts of SSG green beret was replaced by chestnut. The metallic silver SSG beret emblem sits on a light blue felt square. The SSG Parachute Wing badge on a black cloth backing is worn by master parachutists who have completed at least 50 jumps. SSG aircraft mechanics wear a "Wings" badge with the word "Rigger" encircling the wing. Distinctive feature The SSG emblem is a dagger framed by arrows. The emblem is worn on the left shoulder. Qualification patches and emblems such as "Skydiver", "SCUBA" and "Mountain Warfare" are located on the right shoulder, and a silver metal SSG emblem is worn on the shoulder strap.
Operations
First baptism of fire Pakistan received the MTR during the Indochina War in 1965. Their task was to conduct airborne raids against three Indian air bases. Although these raids failed and the commandos suffered casualties, they still caused serious concern to the Indians. During the late 1960s, each SSG commando battalion served periodically in East Pakistan on a rotational basis, helping to quell civil unrest.
In 1970, political elections and Bengali nationalism led to increased unrest, which forced the deployment of two battalions there on a permanent basis.
In January 1971, the 2nd Battalion was replaced by the 3rd Battalion. The unrest in East Pakistan was led by the Awami League's military wing, the Mikti Bahini.
On March 26, 1971, the Pakistan Army conducted Operation Searchlight to suppress the Awami League and hold East Pakistan. The operation began early in the morning when a platoon of the 3rd Commando Battalion captured a house and arrested Awami leader Sheikh Mulibar Rahman. After that it started Civil War. Over the next 8 days, the army maintained control of the cities of East Pakistan, the 2nd and 3rd Commando Battalions suppressed street riots, but the Mikti Bahini controlled the rest of the country. In their border areas, the Hindus trained Bengali militants and supplied them with weapons. In October 1971, SSG units began conducting cross-border raids into India to destroy training bases and disrupt rebel supplies. In response, Indian troops invaded East Pakistan and the Third Indo-Pak War began. By this time, most of the 3rd Commando Battalion had withdrawn, leaving only the 2nd Commando Battalion remaining in East Pakistan. Although the 2nd Commando Battalion carried out several successful harassing raids during the month-long war, many of its soldiers were killed or captured attempting to cross into Burma when Pakistani forces surrendered.
One of the tasks of the SSG is to fight terrorism and free hostages. An example of the release of hostages taken by terrorists is the operation when 6 armed Afghans seized a school bus and took hostage 35 children under the age of 12, two teachers and the bus driver. The terrorists drove the hostages into one of the buildings and demanded that the Pakistani government hand over military equipment to them for their release, including, in particular, jet fighters! Many Pakistani security forces were involved in the operation to free the hostages.
To gain time to prepare an operation to free the hostages, the terrorists were informed that the government was considering their demands. The terrorists set a deadline for fulfilling their demands - 72 hours and demanded that they and the hostages be provided with food and water, to which consent was given. After this, the terrorists agreed to release a sick child and one of the teachers from the building for assistance, on the condition that they return back with food and water. Then 2 hostages were released, which allowed the leadership of the operation to find out the situation inside the building and obtain information about the terrorists’ weapons and the location of their posts. It was established that the hostages were located in different rooms and are guarded by terrorists dressed in typical Afghan clothing and army boots, wearing bulletproof vests and armed with Kalashnikovs and pistols. The next day, upon contact with the hostages during the transfer of food and water, they were informed that the operation to free them would be carried out the next day at sunset and that all terrorists would be destroyed. Therefore, a minute before sunset, all hostages were asked to lie down on the floor or hide behind furniture.
A minute after sunset, tear gas and smoke grenades were fired into the building through the windows. Within 3-4 seconds, commandos from the Zarrar Jarreh SSG burst through the windows and doors into the building. The special forces, in camouflage uniforms with protective Kevlar vests and gas masks, were armed with MP5 submachine guns and pistols with Glock and Beretta laser designators, and also had spare tear gas grenades. The terrorists were not prepared for the attack, but opened fire blindly. In the first 40 seconds, two terrorists were killed with the MP5, and the remaining four were killed a minute later. The assault ended without any commando casualties in 2 minutes, all the terrorists were killed, all the hostages were freed. The Afghan government has denied any responsibility for this hostage-taking.
The Pakistan Army's MTR continues to expand and improve. In particular, according to some reports, the strength of the SSG has now increased to four brigades: the 1st Brigade (located as part of the 9th Army Corps and includes the Baluch Regiment, stationed in Abbottabad) and the 2nd Brigade are intended to conduct combat operations, the 3rd Brigade is for counter-terrorism operations and is known as "Musa-Colony", and the 4th Brigade is permanently stationed in Saudi Arabia to protect the royal family.