1st Special Service Force

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:commemorated_by monuments in the United States
monuments in Canada
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1944
gptkbp:disbandment_date members integrated into other units
some members became authors
some members became instructors
some members became military historians
some members served in Korea
some members served in NATO missions
some members served in Vietnam
some members served in peacekeeping missions
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Browning_Automatic_Rifle
gptkb:M1911_pistol
gptkb:M1_Garand
gptkb:Thompson_submachine_gun
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1942
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Harrison,_Montana
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced future special operations forces
first joint American-Canadian unit
contributed to Allied victories
pioneered special operations tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Special Service Force
gptkbp:insignia beret
shoulder patch
combat badge
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for modern special forces
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Devil's_Brigade
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Devil's_Brigade
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:John_A._Mc_Auliffe
gptkb:Robert_T._Frederick
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_La_Difensa
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:European_Theater
gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
gptkbp:primary_role special operations
gptkbp:size approximately 1,800 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Canadian_Special_Operations_Forces_Command
gptkbp:theater gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:Camp_William_Henry_Harrison
gptkbp:type commando unit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colonel_Robert_T._Frederick
gptkb:The_Black_Devils
gptkb:Devil's_Brigade_insignia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6