Special Service Group (Army)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Special_Service_Group_(Army)
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SSG
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:United_States_Army_Special_Forces
Special Air Service (UK)
gptkbp:awards Nishan-e-Haider (awarded to SSG members)
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature maroon beret
gptkbp:established 1956
gptkbp:founder Major General A.O. Mitha
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Cherat,_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa,_Pakistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Special Service Group (Army)
gptkbp:insignia commando dagger with lightning bolt
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Mann_Janbazam_(The_Men_of_Heart)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Black_Storks
gptkbp:notableCommander Major General A.O. Mitha
Lieutenant General Ahsan Azhar Hayat
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Siachen_conflict
gptkb:Operation_Silence
gptkb:Operation_Gibraltar
gptkb:Kargil_War
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Pakistan_Army
gptkbp:role counter-terrorism
reconnaissance
direct action
hostage rescue
special operations
unconventional warfare
gptkbp:selectionProcess highly rigorous
gptkbp:trainer mountain warfare
counter-insurgency
airborne operations
gptkbp:website https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Special_Service_Group_(Navy)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6