1940 it was renamed the Western Special Military District. It covered the territory of the Byelorussian SSR and the western part of the RSFSR (including...

missiles. The 5. PŠU regularly trains with western special operations units, including the US Army's 10th Special Forces Group and the French 1er RPIMa. Since...

(Russian: Спецназ) are special forces in many post-Soviet states. Historically, this term referred to the Soviet Union's Spetsnaz GRU, special operations units...

created on 22 June 1941 from the Western Special Military District (which before July 1940 was known as Belorussian Special Military District). The first...

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

Pavlov became the commander of the Western (Belorussian) Special Military District, which became the Soviet Western Front bearing the brunt of German attack...

brand new Directorate of Special Operations was established in 2009 following studies of American and various Western special operations forces units and...

new standard-velocity loading for the .38 Special was developed by Western Cartridge Company. This .38 Special variant, which incorporated a 200 grains...

The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in the regions of Australasia, Western Europe, and Northern America;...

On 5 April 2014, an Australian Senate special election in Western Australia was held. The special election was held six months after the 2013 Australian...

Front – renamed 1st Ukrainian Front 20 October 1943. Western Front – formed from Western Special Military District on 22 June 1941 For constituent armies...

United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, is the special operations branch...

Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities providing year-round training and activities...

The Special Relationship is a term that is often used to describe the political, social, diplomatic, cultural, economic, legal, environmental, religious...

"Special military operation" (also "special operation", and abbreviated as "SMO" or "SVO" for специальная военная операция) is an official term used by...

Special police usually describes a police force or unit within a police force whose duties and responsibilities are significantly different from other...

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was...

Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the land area of Australia, excluding external territories...

made-for-TV movie Westerns were introduced. Western (genre) Westerns on television List of Contemporary Westerns TV Westerns, listings for 200 Western shows...

Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, or Western society, includes the diverse heritages of social...

upper house of Parliament, as one of the special delegates from the province. The election for the Western Cape Provincial Parliament is held every five...

Special reconnaissance (SR) is conducted by small units, such as a recon team, made up of highly trained military personnel, usually from special forces...

Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term scholars use to classify a wide range...

recognized or boasted—they are only more effective if unknown. Like most western Special Operations Forces, the Jaegers regularly take part in joint training...

Unlike other municipalities (including the municipalities of western Tokyo), special wards were initially not considered to be local public entities...

The River Cleddau (Welsh: Afon Cleddau) consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau...

Special Branch is a label customarily used to identify units responsible for matters of national security and intelligence in British, Commonwealth, Irish...

United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that comprises...

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara (SRSG) is appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Mission...

Lioness, also known as Special Ops: Lioness, is an American spy thriller television series created by Taylor Sheridan that premiered on July 23, 2023...