Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Spain)
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| Grupos de Operaciones Especiales | |
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| Active | 1977- |
| Country | Spain |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Special Forces |
The Special Operations Groups (Spanish: Grupos de Operaciones Especiales, GOE) are the special operations forces of the Spanish Army. Not to be confused with the similar-sounding Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO) and Grupos Operativos Especiales de Seguridad (GOES), two police forces, or the Spanish Navy's Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UOE).
The GOE is one of the most operative "special operatios group" of Europe.
[edit] Organization
The three Special Operations Groups are subordinated to the Special Operations Command.
| Insignia | Group |
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Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Valencia" III |
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Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Tercio del Ampurdán" IV |
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Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Maderal Oleaga" XIX - Formerly Bandera de Operaciones Especiales de la Legión (Legion Special Operations Flag, BOEL). |
[edit] External links
- Mando de Operaciones Especiales (official site)
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