special forces

military units trained to conduct special operations
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special forces

Summary

special forces is a military unit type class[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of military_unit_type_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,367 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • special forces's field of work was assassination[3].
  • special forces's field of work was surveillance[4].
  • special forces's field of work was counter-terrorism[5].
  • special forces's instance of is recorded as military unit type class[6].
  • special forces is a type of military branch[7].
  • special forces is a type of elite unit[8].
  • special forces is used for special operations[9].
  • special forces is used for counter-insurgency[10].
  • special forces is used for counter-terrorist operation[11].
  • special forces is used for assassination[12].
  • special forces is used for counter-revolution[13].
  • special forces's Commons category is recorded as Special forces[14].
  • special forces's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Special forces[15].
  • special forces's has list is recorded as list of military special forces units[16].
  • special forces's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

Body

Definition and Type

special forces's instance of is recorded as military unit type class[6]. Recorded subclass of include military branch[7] and elite unit[8].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include special operations[9], counter-insurgency[10], counter-terrorist operation[11], assassination[12], and counter-revolution[13].

Why It Matters

special forces ranks in the top 7% of military_unit_type_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,367 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Yle topic id 18-209513
    Instance of military unit type class
    Has list list of military special forces units
    Field of work assassination, surveillance, counter-terrorism
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20107, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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