Croatian Special Operations Forces Command
military unit
The Croatian Special Operations Forces Command (Croatian: Zapovjedništvo specijalnih snaga (ZSS)) is the special forces command unit of the Armed Forces of Croatia. It reports to the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, alongside the Croatian Army, Croatian Air Force, and Croatian Navy. Its mission is to conduct special operations on behalf of the Croatian government and the Ministry of Defence. They are colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive headgear. It is the youngest military unit co-equal to service branches with over 300 personnel within the command. It maintains close cooperation with the Croatian Military Security and Intelligence Agency (VSOA).
This unit oversees specialised airborne operations, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, covert ops, direct action, hostage rescue, high-value targets/manhunts, intelligence operations, mobility operations, and unconventional warfare. The Croatian Special Forces were created in 2015 from the Special Operations Battalion (BSD) which existed until the year prior. Its emergence sought to create interoperable and quickly deployable special operations forces that would be able to respond to current and future security challenges adequately. This military unit has supported coalition operations alongside regional allies and alliances such as NATO.
History
The Zrinski Battalion (Croatian: Bojna Zrinski) was the first special forces unit of the Croatian National Guard (Croatian: Zbor narodne garde – ZNG) and later of the Croatian Army (Croatian: Hrvatska vojska - HV) established in Kumrovec on May 18, 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence.
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