| Grupos de Operaciones Especiales | |
|---|---|
 Emblem | |
| Active | 1977- |
| Country | Spain |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Special Forces |
The Special Operations Groups (Spanish language: 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.
Organization[]
The three Special Operations Groups are subordinated to the Special Operations Command.
| Insignia | Group |
|---|---|
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3rd Special Operations Group "Valencia" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Valencia" III) |
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4th Special Operations Group "Tercio del Ampurdán" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Tercio del Ampurdán" IV) |
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19th Special Operations Group "Maderal Oleaga" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Maderal Oleaga" XIX)[1] |
Notes[]
- ↑ Formerly Bandera de Operaciones Especiales de la Legión (Spanish Legion Special Operations Flag), BOEL.
See also[]
External links[]
- Mando de Operaciones Especiales (official site)
The original article can be found at Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Spain) and the edit history here.