Special Forces Command (Switzerland)
The Special Forces Command ( KSK ) or in French Commandement des Forces Spéciales ( CFS ), Italian Comando forze speciali ( CFS ), until December 31, 2011 reconnaissance and grenadier formations of the army ( AGFA ), is an amalgamation of the Swiss units intended for special operations Army .
The following were summarized in the KSK:
- KSK staff (professional and militia component)
- Headquarters company KSK (militia component)
- Army Reconnaissance Detachment 10 (AAD 10, professional unit)
- Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17 (Fsch Aufkl Kp 17 - militia component)
- Grenadier Battalions 20 and 30 (Gren Bat 20 and 30 - militia component)
- Special Detachment of Military Security (MP Spez Det - Professional Unit)
- specialized air transport detachment (professional unit)
- AZSK - Special Forces Training Center (professional and militia component ) since January 1, 2012 as a competence center at army level for special operations units, developed from Grenadier School 4 (Gren S 4) and Parachute Reconnaissance School and Courses 83 (Kdo Fsch Aufkl S + K 83).
literature
- Sören Sünkler: Europe's elite and special units . Motorbuch Verlag 2008, ISBN 3-613-02853-0 .
- Reinhard Scholzen : KSK. Pictures of an elite group . Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-613-03547-8 . Here in particular the chapter: A comparison among neighbors: The Swiss Special Forces Command, pp. 156–163.
- Reinhard Scholzen : Swiss crisis deployment. In: DWJ 6, 2013, pp. 58–63.
Web links
Commons : Special Forces of Switzerland - Collection of images, videos and audio files
