KSK soldiers

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:antiSubmarineWarfare operations
gptkbp:collaboratedWith other special forces
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:culturalSignificance included
gptkbp:equipment advanced communication systems
tactical vehicles
night vision goggles
specialized weaponry
gptkbp:formed 1996
gptkbp:futurePlans expansion of capabilities
gptkbp:gender mixed-gender unit
gptkbp:hasOccupation high standards
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Calw
gptkbp:historicalContext post-Cold_War_era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label KSK soldiers
gptkbp:humanInteraction mandatory
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:KSK_badge
gptkbp:intelligence gathering and analysis
gptkbp:internationalCooperation joint exercises
training with foreign forces
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn ongoing missions
gptkbp:knownFor highly secretive operations
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:languageSpoken required
gptkbp:leadership Colonel
gptkbp:legalStatus military_unit_under_German_law
gptkbp:mission reconnaissance
hostage rescue
counter-terrorism operations
direct action missions
gptkbp:motto ‘In the dark, we are the light’
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
anti-piracy missions
gptkbp:operationalArea global
gptkbp:operationalStatus logistics
medical support
intelligence support
gptkbp:operations international missions
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Bundeswehr
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:Kommando_Spezialkräfte
gptkbp:publicPerception controversial
gptkbp:recruitment voluntary basis
gptkbp:role counter-terrorism
gptkbp:specialization special operations
gptkbp:supports gptkb:German_Federal_Police
gptkbp:symbol skull and crossbones
gptkbp:training gptkb:Schnöggersburg
several months
direct action
intensive selection process
gptkbp:uniform camouflage
gptkbp:unitAwards special forces
approximately 1,000 personnel