List of Military Special Forces Units - France

France

Almost all French special forces are attached to the Commandement des Opérations Spéciales (COS).

First circle:

  • Bureau forces spéciales, reassembling :
  • FKSOD special ops
    • Commando parachutiste de l'Air n°10 (CPA 10)
    • Escadrille spécialisée hélicoptères 1/67 Pyrénées, reassembling to escadron d'hélicoptères 1/67 Pyrénées
    • Escadron de transport 3/61 Poitou
  • Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre:
    • 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (1er RPIMa)
    • 4e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales (4e RHFS)
    • 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (13e RDP)
  • Commandos-Marine:
    • Commando Jaubert
      • Escouade de contre-terrorisme et de libération d'otages
    • Commando Kieffer
    • Commando de Montfort
    • Commando de Penfentenyo
    • Commando Trépel
    • Commando Hubert

Second circle:

  • 17e Régiment du Génie Parachutiste (17e RGP)
  • Groupement des commandos parachutistes (GCP)
    • Chuteurs opérationnels
  • GIGN

The COS doesn't recognize the "second circle"; it's a popular expression employed by members of units of that circle. There isn't official text which mentions the second circle.

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