Special Forces

formed July 1942
disbanded January 1945
Mixed Special Force from US Army and 1 Canadian Special Service Bn
note
first fatality was a US soldier shot and died 13.10.1942 at Fort William Henry Harrison,Helena,Montana

Roll Of Honour [ 481 Entries ]
Awards [ 162 Entries ]
Links [ 3 Entries ]
Images [ 519 Entries ]

[ 1348 Hits ]Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Search Engine for Canadian service men and women killed in both world wars.

[ 1789 Hits ]FSSF
Website of First Special Service Force with History,Awards,Deaths,etc

[ 1439 Hits ]FSSF
New website run by grandson of Captain M.H. Goodwin. Listing all members of FSSF. Still under construction as at April 2008.

Charles W. Heck

Charles W. Heck

Charles W. Heck (grave)

Charles W. Heck

G.H. Baker

Crimson Spearhead - First Special Service Forces: History, Uniforms, Insignia
By Ken Joyce

Much has been written about the First Special Service Force, much of it inaccurate. A couple of Hollywood movies (The Devil's Brigade and Anzio) didn't get it right, either. Just ask a former member o...

Devil's Brigade
By Robert H. Adleman, George Walton

The 'Devil's Brigade' was the name given to US/Canadian special forces in World War II, who saw action in the Aleutian Islands, Italy and the south of France. This account was co-written b...

Supercommandos 1942-1944: First Special Service Force, 1942-1944 an Illustrated History
By Robert Todd Ross

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The Black Devil Brigade: The True Story of the First Special Service Force
By Joseph A. Springer

This is a story told by heroes who, in context of their mission and performance in combat in World War II, lived and fought in an environment where conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in the face of...

We Move Only Forward: Canada, the United States, and the First Special Service Force, 1942-1944
By James A. Woods

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