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Kommando Spezialkräfte
German special forces command / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) (English: Special Operations Forces (SOF)[1][3] alternatively Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM)[4]) is a special forces unit and a large brigade-level unit of the German Army for special operations and commando warfare, reconnaissance, counterterrorism, combat search and rescue as well as military advisor.[1] The KSK is under the command and control of the Rapid Response Forces Division (DSK) when on routine duty and is stationed in the Graf Zeppelin barracks in Calw, Baden-Württemberg.[1][4]
Special Operations Forces | |
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Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) | |
![]() KSK unit badge | |
Active | 20 September 1996[1] |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | German Army |
Type | Special operations forces |
Size | above 1,500 |
Part of | Rapid Response Forces Division[1] |
Garrison/HQ | Calw, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Motto(s) | German: Der Wille entscheidet[2] Latin: Facit Omnia Voluntas ("The will decides") |
Engagements | Yugoslav Wars |
Decorations | ![]() |
Website | Bundeswehr: Special Operations Forces (Kommando Spezialkräfte) |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Brigadier General Alexander Krone |
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The British Special Air Service (SAS), the United States Special Operations Command, and the GSG 9 of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) served as models for the formation and alignment of the KSK.
The KSK has received decorations and awards from NATO, the United States, and its affiliates. KSK operatives have taken part in joint anti-terror operations, notably in the Balkans and Middle East.