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SSG Pak was raised by amalgamating 17/10th Baloch (19 Baloch) and 312 Garrison Company. Based out ofCherat and Attock, the SSG was created in 1956. That year, 19 Baloch was selected[by whom?] for conversion to a special operation force. As a result of this, the SSG has inherited many of the traditions and insignia of the Baloch Regiment. The 19th Baloch Regiment's first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel (later Major General) Aboobaker Osman Mitha[3] who commanded it for six years till 1961.[4] The first commander of its Alpha Company was Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Gaideen Khan Abdullai Mahsud. Their initial training and orientation as regards tactics was based on the US Special Forces pattern with whom they co-operated closely in the Cold War years.[3] The SSG initially had 6 companies and each company had specialization units, specialized in desert, mountain, ranger, and underwater warfare.[3] The desert companies participated in training exercises with US Army Special Forces Mobile Training Team in late 1964. In August 1965, scope of SSG was raised from a battalion size force to larger Special Operations outfit and instead of 19 Baloch (SSG) they simply adopted the name Special Service Group.[3] The scuba company in Karachi was renowned for its tough physical training.[3] Later on, Chinese training, tactics, weapons, and equipment were also introduced.[3]
Special Services Group Insignia outside SSG former Headquarters at Cherat
Indo-Pakistan War of 1965[edit]
INDIAN PARA Commandos
The unit was created in 1966 by the Indian Army. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, a small ad hoc force comprising volunteers from most infantry units from North India under Maj Megh Singh of the Brigade of the Guards, operated along and behind enemy lines. The performance of this force made the powers that be sit up and take notice of the contribution and necessitated the raising of unconventional forces. Forming the nucleus of the new force from the volunteers of the then-disbanded Meghdoot Force, a battalion was raised to be part of the Brigade of Guards, but paratrooping being an integral part of commando tactics, the unit was transferred to the Parachute Regiment. Raised in July 1966, 9th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Commando) was the first special operations unit.
Exactly to the date, 1st July, 1967, 10 Para Commando was raised by splitting 9 Para Commando at Gwalior. The Para Commandos were first deployed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, with 9 Para Cdo capturing the heavy gun battery at Mandhol in Poonch, J&K. They took part in the 1984 Operation Blue Star. They were deployed in Sri Lanka in 1980s during India's involvement in the civil war, codenamed Operation Pawan. They also saw action in the Operation Cactus in 1988 in Maldives and in the 1999 Kargil War.[1]
The list of PARA (SF) Battalions are:[2]
1 PARA (SF) (Raised 1761, converted to para role in 1945, became part of para regt in 1952, converted to commando in 1978) 2 PARA (SF) (Ex-3 Maratha LI, converted to special forces in 1999.) 3 PARA (SF) (Ex-1st Kumaon, converted to special forces in 2000) 4 PARA (SF) (Raised 1961, converted to special forces in 2001) 9 PARA (SF) | 10 PARA (SF) | 11 PARA (SF) (Raised 2011) 12 PARA (SF) (Raised 2012) 21 PARA (SF) (ex-21 Maratha LI, converted to special forces in 1996).
The SSG has a lot of experience in 3 wars with India , defeating Russian SFs Spentaz in Afghanistan , War against terrorism and also Foreign missions , The SSG has a better and more tougher training than the Para commandos , SSG has also been ranked by the US think tanks as 7th Best in the world , by Australia as the best special force in the world , Russian President once said with Russian weapons and the SSG commandos i can conquer the whole world .
The Para commandos are well equipped but lack experience and they are not recognized by any ranking , while SSG always comes in top 10
LINKS :
Pakistan’s elite SSG troops top list of world’s most formidable special units: Report - The Express Tribune
10 Best Special Forces From Around the world
Top 10 Most Dangerous Special-Forces Around the World - TheRichest
The 10 Best Special Forces Units In The World. - Lousy CV
SSG Pak was raised by amalgamating 17/10th Baloch (19 Baloch) and 312 Garrison Company. Based out ofCherat and Attock, the SSG was created in 1956. That year, 19 Baloch was selected[by whom?] for conversion to a special operation force. As a result of this, the SSG has inherited many of the traditions and insignia of the Baloch Regiment. The 19th Baloch Regiment's first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel (later Major General) Aboobaker Osman Mitha[3] who commanded it for six years till 1961.[4] The first commander of its Alpha Company was Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Gaideen Khan Abdullai Mahsud. Their initial training and orientation as regards tactics was based on the US Special Forces pattern with whom they co-operated closely in the Cold War years.[3] The SSG initially had 6 companies and each company had specialization units, specialized in desert, mountain, ranger, and underwater warfare.[3] The desert companies participated in training exercises with US Army Special Forces Mobile Training Team in late 1964. In August 1965, scope of SSG was raised from a battalion size force to larger Special Operations outfit and instead of 19 Baloch (SSG) they simply adopted the name Special Service Group.[3] The scuba company in Karachi was renowned for its tough physical training.[3] Later on, Chinese training, tactics, weapons, and equipment were also introduced.[3]
Special Services Group Insignia outside SSG former Headquarters at Cherat
Indo-Pakistan War of 1965[edit]
INDIAN PARA Commandos
The unit was created in 1966 by the Indian Army. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, a small ad hoc force comprising volunteers from most infantry units from North India under Maj Megh Singh of the Brigade of the Guards, operated along and behind enemy lines. The performance of this force made the powers that be sit up and take notice of the contribution and necessitated the raising of unconventional forces. Forming the nucleus of the new force from the volunteers of the then-disbanded Meghdoot Force, a battalion was raised to be part of the Brigade of Guards, but paratrooping being an integral part of commando tactics, the unit was transferred to the Parachute Regiment. Raised in July 1966, 9th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Commando) was the first special operations unit.
Exactly to the date, 1st July, 1967, 10 Para Commando was raised by splitting 9 Para Commando at Gwalior. The Para Commandos were first deployed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, with 9 Para Cdo capturing the heavy gun battery at Mandhol in Poonch, J&K. They took part in the 1984 Operation Blue Star. They were deployed in Sri Lanka in 1980s during India's involvement in the civil war, codenamed Operation Pawan. They also saw action in the Operation Cactus in 1988 in Maldives and in the 1999 Kargil War.[1]
The list of PARA (SF) Battalions are:[2]
1 PARA (SF) (Raised 1761, converted to para role in 1945, became part of para regt in 1952, converted to commando in 1978) 2 PARA (SF) (Ex-3 Maratha LI, converted to special forces in 1999.) 3 PARA (SF) (Ex-1st Kumaon, converted to special forces in 2000) 4 PARA (SF) (Raised 1961, converted to special forces in 2001) 9 PARA (SF) | 10 PARA (SF) | 11 PARA (SF) (Raised 2011) 12 PARA (SF) (Raised 2012) 21 PARA (SF) (ex-21 Maratha LI, converted to special forces in 1996).
The SSG has a lot of experience in 3 wars with India , defeating Russian SFs Spentaz in Afghanistan , War against terrorism and also Foreign missions , The SSG has a better and more tougher training than the Para commandos , SSG has also been ranked by the US think tanks as 7th Best in the world , by Australia as the best special force in the world , Russian President once said with Russian weapons and the SSG commandos i can conquer the whole world .
The Para commandos are well equipped but lack experience and they are not recognized by any ranking , while SSG always comes in top 10
LINKS :
Pakistan’s elite SSG troops top list of world’s most formidable special units: Report - The Express Tribune
10 Best Special Forces From Around the world
Top 10 Most Dangerous Special-Forces Around the World - TheRichest
The 10 Best Special Forces Units In The World. - Lousy CV
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