Z Special Unit (/zɛd/) was a joint Allied special forces unit formed during the Second World War to operate behind Japanese lines in South East Asia....

also known as "Z Force" Z Special Unit, an Australian-British-New Zealand commando unit in the South West Pacific theatre, also known as "Z Force" This disambiguation...

Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military...

its counterpart, Z Special Unit, which became well known for its direct-action commando-style raids. A notable member of M Special Unit was Sergeant Leonard...

the elite Z Special Unit against the Empire of Japan during the Second World War. The film fictionalises the exploits of the Z Special Unit, which was...

gathering units such as Z Special Unit part of Special Operations Australia (code name Services Reconnaissance Department SRD) and M Special Unit part of...

Department (SRD) of the Allied Intelligence Bureau in Melbourne. He joined Z Special Unit in October and was transferred to Cairns in Far North Queensland for...

protection roles. In addition to these units, the Australians also raised the Z Special Unit and M Special Unit. M Special Unit was largely employed in an intelligence-gathering...

Operation Copper was carried out by the Allied commando unit Z Special Unit, during World War II. The objective of the mission was to investigate the...

was taken over by the Z Special Unit of the Australian intelligence forces. At the suggestion of General Thomas Blamey special forces were trained in...

Jaywick was a special operation undertaken in World War II. In September 1943, 14 commandos and sailors from the Allied Z Special Unit raided Japanese...

commissioned and the last HDML in RAN service. She was assigned to Z Special Unit and delivered commandos for the 1945 ill-fated raid on Muschu Island...

Base, code name Potshot, was used as a staging base for Z Special Unit. Z Special Unit was special forces use made up of British, Australian, Dutch, New...

Guinea and Borneo, although other units such as M and Z Special Units performed more clandestine roles. These units were disbanded following the end of...

Liaison Office (FELO) M Special Unit Rose Force Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos Services Reconnaissance Department Z Special Unit Bushveldt Carbineers...

wooden-hulled vessel famous for its use during World War II by the Z Special Unit (Z Force) of Australia during the raid against Japanese ships anchored...

July 1920 – 7 July 1945) was an Australian soldier who was a member of Z Special Unit during the Second World War. He took part in Operation Jaywick and Operation...

Operation Jaywick, a World War II special forces raid on Japanese shipping in Singapore harbour by the Australian Z Special Unit, based on Ronald McKie's 1960...

Regiment and the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing. In British freedom of information law, "special forces" has been defined as "those units of the armed forces...

Storm-Z (Russian: Шторм-Z, romanized: Shtorm-Z) is a series of penal military units established by Russia by April 6, 2023, at the latest. On June 24...

Sun Yat-sen University (Zhong Shan University, in Chinese) Z Special Unit, a World War II unit This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...

was a series of reconnaissance operations carried out by Australia's Z Special Unit in 1945, during the final stages of World War II. This operation was...

military intelligence agent during the Second World War. As a member of Z Special Unit Lyon took part in a number of commando operations against the Japanese...

The fifteenth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit made its debut with a two-hour premiere episode on September 25, 2013, at 9pm/8c - 11pm/10c (Eastern)...

Australian/Japanese co-production about Operation Jaywick and Operation Rimau by Z Special Unit during World War II. The same story inspired the TV mini-series Heroes...

resistance efforts against the Germans. In 1944, he transferred to the Z Special Unit, which was based in Melbourne, Australia as part of the Services Reconnaissance...

The Special Boarding Unit (特別警備隊, Tokubetsukeibitai) is a special forces unit established by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on March 27, 2001,...

the site. Z Special Unit Official History of Special Operations Australia Volume 1 - Organisation (Copy 1) "Cairns 'Z' Experimental Station (Z.E.S.) Commando...

releasing McLaren back to Australian command. After being transferred to Z Special Unit, under the command of the Services Reconnaissance Department, attached...

Australia. Wong Sue served as a member of the commando/special reconnaissance section, Z Special Unit, during the Second World War and was decorated with...