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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
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