Special Groups (Portugal)
The Special Groups (Port: Grupos Especiais or GE) were small military units of platoon size, set up from 1966 to 1974 by the Portuguese Armed Forces in Angola and in Mozambique. Later Paratrooper Special Groups (Grupos Especiais Páraquedistas or GEP) were formed, units able to conduct airborne operations. By 1974 there were 84 Special Groups and 12 Paratrooper Special Groups operating in Mozambique and 90 Special Groups operating in Angola.
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