Soviet Special Forces

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:KGB
gptkb:GRU
gptkb:Ministry_of_Defense_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:dissolved 1991
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Afghan_War
gptkb:Chechen_Wars
Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:SVD_Dragunov
AK-47
body armor
RPG-7
night vision goggles
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold War espionage
Soviet_military_strategy
post-Soviet_special_operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet Special Forces
gptkbp:knownFor covert operations
reconnaissance missions
counter-terrorism
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for films and literature
tactics adopted by other nations
influence on modern special forces
gptkbp:motto “Who_Dares_Wins”
gptkbp:notableFeature Spetsnaz
GRU Spetsnaz
KGB_Alpha_Group
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Khyber
gptkb:Operation_Vostok
Operation Storm-333
Operation Typhoon
Operation Kola
gptkbp:officialLanguage Russian
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Eastern_Europe
gptkb:Central_Asia
Africa
Middle_East
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1949
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:training gptkb:Siberia
gptkb:Krasnodar
hand-to-hand combat
urban warfare
demolitions
sniper tactics
Vystrel training center
gptkbp:uniform green