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Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces

elite military formation under the control of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces
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Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces

Summary

Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces is a special forces[1]. It draws 890 Wikipedia views per month (special_forces category, ranking #5 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces is in the country of Russia[3].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's image is recorded as Evstafiev-spetsnaz-prepare-for-mission.jpg[4].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's instance of is recorded as special forces[5].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's coat of arms image is recorded as Specnaz.jpg[6].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's logo image is recorded as Spetsnaz emblem.svg[7].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's subclass of is recorded as spetsnaz[8].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's part of is recorded as Russian Armed Forces[9].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's has use is recorded as special reconnaissance[10].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's has use is recorded as direct action[11].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's has use is recorded as attempted murder[12].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's has use is recorded as sabotage[13].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's has use is recorded as reconnaissance[14].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's has use is recorded as asymmetric warfare[15].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's has use is recorded as counter-terrorism[16].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's Commons category is recorded as Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces[17].
  • +1950-11-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces[18].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's participated in conflict is recorded as Soviet-Afghan War[19].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's participated in conflict is recorded as First Chechen War[20].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's participated in conflict is recorded as Second Chechen War[21].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's participated in conflict is recorded as Russo-Georgian War[22].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's participated in conflict is recorded as 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine[23].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's participated in conflict is recorded as full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war[24].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's participated in conflict is recorded as Tajbeg Palace assault[25].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zy688[26].
  • Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's parent organization or unit is recorded as GRU[27].

Body

Founding

+1950-11-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces[18].

Identity

Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's part of is recorded as Russian Armed Forces[9].

Operations

Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces's parent organization or unit is recorded as GRU[27].

Why It Matters

Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces draws 890 Wikipedia views per month (special_forces category, ranking #5 of 49).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Russia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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