Canadian special forces
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Canadian special forces can refer to:
- Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM)
- The current Canadian military special forces, established 2006
- established 2005
- 1st Special Service Force, The Devil's Brigade
- A joint Canada-USA special forces unit of WWII, Canada's first special forces, established 1942 and disbanded 1944
- The RCMP's former special forces team, disbanded 1993
- Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2)
- A component of CANSOFCOM, and successor to SERT, established 1993
- provides the CF with a multi dimensional SOF unit that can be deployed anywhere in Canada or internationally. Focussed primarily on special reconnaissance, direct action, and special warfare.
- Sometimes called Canadian special forces, established in 1968 and disbanded 1995