Special Operations Command (Spain)
Encyclopedia
The Special Operations Command is the command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Groups
(Grupos de Operaciones Especiales or GOE) of the Spanish Army
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Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Spain)
The Special Operations Groups are the special operations forces of the Spanish Army. Not to be confused with the similar-sounding Grupo Especial de Operaciones and Grupos Operativos Especiales de Seguridad , two police forces, or the Spanish Navy's Unidad de Operaciones Especiales .The GOE is one...
(Grupos de Operaciones Especiales or GOE) of the Spanish Army
Spanish Army
The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:...
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Organization
The three Special Operations Groups are subordinated:| Insignia | Group |
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| |Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Valencia" III | |
| |Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Tercio del Ampurdán" IV | |
| |Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Maderal Oleaga" XIX - Formerly Bandera de Operaciones Especiales de la Legión (Legion Special Operations Flag, BOEL), GOE XIX is the special operations unit of the Spanish Legion Spanish Legion The Spanish Legion , formerly Spanish Foreign Legion, is an elite unit of the Spanish Army and Spain's Rapid Reaction Force. Founded as the Tercio de Extranjeros , it was originally intended as a Spanish equivalent of the French Foreign Legion, but in practice it recruited almost exclusively... . |
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External links
- Mando de Operaciones Especiales (official site)