First Special Service Force

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/First_Special_Service_Force
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1944
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1942
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Devil's_Brigade
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_T._Frederick
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded December 1944
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:formedIn gptkb:Fort_William_Henry_Harrison,_Montana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Special Service Force
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Canadian_Special_Operations_Regiment
formation of US Army Special Forces (Green Berets)
gptkbp:legacy predecessor to modern special forces
gptkbp:motto USA and Canada
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Black_Devils
gptkbp:notableFor mountain warfare
amphibious operations
behind enemy lines operations
joint US-Canadian unit
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Anzio
gptkb:Kiska
gptkb:Monte_la_Difensa
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:size about 1,800 men
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_organization
commando unit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4