Many people don't know what special forces really mean, let alone what their mission is, and they think that special forces are very powerful secret forces, but they are not. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The prototypes of special forces originated in Germany and Britain; Before the Second World War in the 20th century, the British had already formed the Gomand special forces. Admiral Canaris, who was appointed head of military intelligence in the Defense High Command of Nazi Germany in 1936, led the establishment of the Brandenburg special forces. Members of the unit speak more than one foreign language and are familiar with the specific circumstances of the country in which they speak. After the outbreak of World War II, members of the unit infiltrated hostile countries to carry out extensive sabotage operations, and the results were notable; In 1943, Nazi Germany secretly formed a very secret special forces unit - the Orningburg Unit; This unit was mainly subordinate to the SS Foreign Intelligence Service, and the main mode of operation of all special operations forces in the world was established.

As the ancestor of the rise of special forces, China has a long history of using special teams to engage in special combat operations: during the agrarian revolution in the 30s of the 20th century, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army at that time had a very elite "pistol team"; During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the 30s and 40s of the 20th century, the special forces under the system of the "Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army" and the "Armed Forces Behind Enemy Lines" carried out strategic and tactical methods such as mine warfare, tunnel warfare, and sparrow warfare to deal with the invaders in the base areas behind the enemy lines and in the areas occupied by the Japanese invaders. In the 40s and 50s of the 20th century, during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, due to the need to deal with the joint forces led by Britain and the United States that invaded the Korean Peninsula and the northeast region of our country; Under this war environment, the newly hastily formed special forces of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army blew up important bridges built by the US military on the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula and sabotaged the enemy's entire campaign plan with its elusive whereabouts. The most famous thing in this battle is that a battalion-like special service unit of the Volunteer Army made a surprise attack on the headquarters of the White Tiger Regiment, the most elite capital division under the leadership of the South Korean region at that time, and made a decisive contribution to the annihilation of the White Tiger Regiment. And the longest lasting in the history of China's special operations was the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam in the early 80s. When the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army decided in 1979 to withdraw troops from the Laoshan and Langshan areas, the battalion-type formed special forces in the army became the backbone of the war against the enemy at that time.

The members of the special forces have the most worthy spirit of all mankind: unity, cooperation, tenacity, pushing the limits, full of responsibility and sense of mission. They crossed swamps, crossed ice seas, climbed cliffs, exterminated wolves, and fought snake caves; Participated in the World Special Forces Competition and was invited to fight terrorism, and wrote a chapter of blood and fire with wisdom and courage. They are good at shooting, fighting, rock climbing, armed swimming and battlefield ambulance, and the Type 85 sniper rifle in their hands is full of bullets, red willow darts are full of shots, and every time they pull the trigger, an enemy falls; They are Chinese special forces in the new era.

The spirit of the special forces can be summed up in one sentence as the slogan in the "Sky Wolf Commando" camp: "fearless, incomparably loyal, invincible, invincible".

Selection method

Soldiers of the special forces are selected from the field combat units of the major branches of the armed forces, and the specific selection criteria will vary according to the different branches of the military and the nature of the mission.

It is not easy to become a member of the special forces known as the "elite of the military", and countries have extremely strict criteria when selecting special forces members; Of course, the special forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army are no exception, and generally the following standards are mainly followed:

1. Loyalty: Since the nature of the activities of the special forces is a secret armed group that performs some very complex special political tasks on behalf of their own country, loyalty to their own country and their own nation is the primary condition for becoming a member of each selected special forces; This is also the ideological basis for the Chinese special forces to have the spirit of not fearing hardship, not being afraid of sacrifice, fighting bravely, and treating death as if they were at home.

2. Elites in the military: Special forces members who are responsible for carrying out special missions must be "one in a hundred" elite elements in the army when they are selected, and if they want to become a member of the special forces, they must first become a soldier with the quality of a professional soldier. The special forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army are almost all selected from the best combat units, and they will have a certain number of years of military life experience before entering the special forces; Moreover, it is necessary to master the necessary military professional skills, and some even require actual combat experience. Of course, special forces with different special operations missions also have their own professional focus when selecting members. As reported by the media, the vast majority of the members of the Chinese Army's "Flying Dragon" special brigade are selected and transferred from reconnaissance units.

3. Absolutely strong: From the perspective of geographical conditions, the depths of the turbulent sea, the peaks of the high mountains, the endless open plains, the hot and arid loess desert and the unpredictable primeval jungle may be the battlefield environment that the special forces members will face when fighting; From the perspective of climatic conditions, the special team members should be able to fight continuously day and night in the scorching heat and severe winter, wind, snow, thunder and lightning; From the perspective of combat skills, special team members must be able to adapt to the operational requirements of airborne, airborne, swimming, and wading on foot; From the point of view of the living environment, the members of the special forces should be able to ensure their own survival through the rational use of local resources in an environment where water and food are starved and there is no support. These extremely harsh living environments put forward high requirements for the physical fitness of special forces members; This requires that special forces members must have a strong physique, strong perseverance and long-lasting endurance, and be able to adapt to different combat environments to the greatest extent.

4. Superb intelligence: Because the members of the special forces often have to stay in the heart of the enemy to carry out short-term and high-risk combat missions according to the order, they will often face unimaginable military pressure and psychological pressure; If the special forces members do not have the extraordinary intelligence to face the above pressures, it will be difficult for them to carry out their combat missions smoothly. Therefore, a special combat team member must not only learn shooting, fighting, assassination, and demolition techniques, but also learn technical and tactical skills such as photography, eavesdropping, communications, swimming, skiing, climbing, and parachuting techniques, vigilance, reconnaissance, search, capture, and rescue. In addition, it is necessary to master the prevention and control of some diseases, the knowledge of distinguishing edible wild animals and plants, and the language and customs of the intended combat area, which are difficult to achieve without a good level of education and understanding.

The above are just the initial entry requirements for joining the special forces; After entering the special forces, all members of the team will face more rigorous training and still face the possibility of being eliminated.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army refers to special operations forces as "fist forces" and suggests that they can carry out special tactics that "can deliver fatal blows to the enemy in specific locations" during combat. Moreover, the special operations forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army have always adhered to the strategy of building a small system for front-line combat forces; Although the total number of troops is less than 5,000, it is well-equipped and well-trained, and has the 6th Special Operations Group, the 8th Special Operations Group, the 12th Special Operations Task Force, and the Marine Corps. The 15th Airborne Army is the main source of recruits for the special operations forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army must first enter the Airborne Forces if they want to become special forces.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army has recruited and trained special operations personnel for nearly 20 years, and has trained hundreds of outstanding special combat personnel. They all have more than 10 years of experience in special operations, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army also selects special combat personnel to receive training abroad. More than a decade ago, the Chinese People's Liberation Army sent hundreds of special combat personnel to Venezuela for a six-month joint training with the Venezuelan military, covering reconnaissance techniques and counterterrorism tactics. The Chinese special combatants who went to Venezuela are fluent in English and Spanish, so they are able to communicate seamlessly with the Venezuelan military's joint trainers. Since U.S. military special forces had been trained in Venezuela in 2003, the Chinese military was also very interested in learning about the U.S. military's training methods, and the Venezuelans adapted to the situation to teach the Chinese military participants the entire training process. Since then, the Chinese military has carried out many similar training and intelligence missions, and has found the technology that the United States has used for half a century to be very useful.

Main role

The mission of China's special forces is to carry out battlefield reconnaissance, surprise attacks, sabotage of important military, political, economic and other targets of the enemy, and special operations such as anti-terrorism.