What are some of the most notorious special operations? Can be

>>879298
Forget their name. But back during ww2 a unit of naval engineers in the Pacific would hit the beach before the Marines did to clear out mines and other traps. Often under fire.
They would later become known as the US Navy seals.
Another group was canada's princess Patricia's light infantry, and the Calgary devil's brigade. Not technically speacil forces, but they were hard bastards equal to the SS.
The Grossdeustland pranzer grenadiers were pretty elite too.

>>879298
Operation Eagle Claw, which effectively destroyed Carter's presidency through its complete and utter failure.

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I don't know if it counts as it's aircraft based but this will always impress me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise

>>879393

I've met the Dambusters. They're really fun guys.

>>879449

>really fun guys
>racists

pick one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-rR-5wClag

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Sasso_raid

The arrest and execution of the Duc d'Enghien was pretty funny.

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>>879514

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Anthropoid

>>879357
this basically blows anything else ever out of the water

In WW2 british commandos loaded up a destroyer with timed explosives, BOARDED the destroyer, rammed it into a french (german occupied) port, got off and fucked shit up and then the destroyer detonated completely fucking up the port beyond use for the rest of the war. Don't recall the name of the operation though.

>>880793
Not really. The Ugandan soldiers were conscripts and probably barely knew what part of their AK47 goes towards the enemy. The raid could have been flawless if they had entered more stealthily. It was good but not perfect, and the hijackers barely put up resistance from what i can tell.

>>881039
Operation Chariot, considered the "the greatest raid of all time".

>ram destroyer filled with explosives into the dock
>hundreds of commandos rush out and begin to attack the area
>this is St Nazaire, one of the most important naval docks in use by the Germans for their U-boats
>tear shit up for hours
>massive German reinforcements arrives
>eventually they retake the crashed ship
>high ranking German officers tour the ship
>bombs go off
>destroyer is blown apart and sinks in the middle of the St Nazaire dock entrance
>keeps it out of order for an age

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eland

Rhodesians knew how to spread the banter.