How About the Swedish karoliner, in the great northern war.

What about Janissaries ?

Originally Posted by Easy-8

Various gullrilia movements threwout the ages
- Chechens in the second war with Russia

I think in the First War Chechens were more successful and effective than in Second one.

The Finnish Army during the Winter War against the USSR in 1939-40.

I think that various units on the British side in the North Africa Campaign of WW2 are worth a thought. Popskis Private Army, LRDG & the SAS. They roamed far and wide behind enemy lines and drive down the runways of the German airfields shooting up all the aircraft there. Also the intelligence reports that they sent back of troops movements hundreds to rear of the German lines.

For some reason I have always carried great admiration for the Polish and French troops who fought at Narvik april-may 1940, they performed and achieved very well under climate and conditions they never had never experienced before.

Not to mention the feelings old Norwegian people up there still have for the crews of the ORP Blyskawica and the ORP Grom, of wich the latter was nicknamed "Die Menschjäger" (manhunter) due to the fact the crew always had some few grenades to spare when a single German appeared in their sights.

WW I Meusse-Argonne
WW II Normandy landing D-Day
Vietnam
Iraq war OIF I, II, V, VII

other great military units (so as to offset the predominantly Western slant):
Mughal Army under Emperor Akbar
Mughal Army under Babur
Delhi Sultante's Pashtun/Turkish army under General Zafar Khan that defeated the Mongol invasion attempt of North India.
Mirwais Khan Hotak who invaded and defeated the Safavid Persians thus ending their reign.
Nadir Shah of Persia led one of the most successful military campaigns in Asia.
The Jezail and other Pashtun militia, guerillas, and gunmen who gave the British a black eye and the worst Victorian military defeat on record during the First Anglo-Afghan war.
And the Sikhs under Maharaja Ranjit Singh who carved a huge chunk of land out for their own empire.

Originally Posted by AussieNick

Well nice to see at least 1 Aussie mention, but I'd correct one thing. The only Kiwi's there were part of 2/4th Battalion RAR.... not the SAS.

It seems to me that the Australians are the forgotten army by the rest of the world when it comes to recognising brave actions.

There were more NZ troops in Vietnam, don't forget 161 arty which fired in support of 6RAR were a kiwi mob..........

New Zealand's commitment:

Washington pressured New Zealand to expand its commitment. It finally sent two infantry companies (V and W Companies, RNZIR), an SAS detachment (4 Troop, NZSAS), and a tri-service medical team (1st New Zealand Services Medical Team). About 60 personnel were made available for service in 1st Australian Logistic Support Group, including two nurses who served in 1st Australian Field Hospital. The peak strength of V Force was 543 men and women. From 1966 New Zealand units were integrated within the 1st Australian Task Force, the gunners joining an Australian field regiment, the infantrymen forming part of an Anzac battalion and the SAS serving in an Australian SAS squadron. Most were based at Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy province. A small number of RNZAF personnel also served as helicopter pilots or forward air controllers.


Alongside its military effort, New Zealand also tried to alleviate suffering among the civilian population caused by the war. A surgical team served at the provincial hospital in Qui Nhon in Binh Dinh province from 1963 to 1975. The New Zealand Red Cross also sent teams to South Vietnam to assist refugees between 1968 and 1975. (taken from vietnamwar.govt.nz)



Aussies being forgotten by the rest of the world, well I think history has shown a bias towards lumping all Commonwealth forces, (of every nation) as British, maybe they couldn't be bothered with the extra typing....

Originally Posted by mocco

There were more NZ troops in Vietnam, don't forget 161 arty which fired in support of 6RAR were a kiwi mob..........

New Zealand's commitment:

Washington pressured New Zealand to expand its commitment. It finally sent two infantry companies (V and W Companies, RNZIR), an SAS detachment (4 Troop, NZSAS), and a tri-service medical team (1st New Zealand Services Medical Team). About 60 personnel were made available for service in 1st Australian Logistic Support Group, including two nurses who served in 1st Australian Field Hospital. The peak strength of V Force was 543 men and women. From 1966 New Zealand units were integrated within the 1st Australian Task Force, the gunners joining an Australian field regiment, the infantrymen forming part of an Anzac battalion and the SAS serving in an Australian SAS squadron. Most were based at Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy province. A small number of RNZAF personnel also served as helicopter pilots or forward air controllers.


Alongside its military effort, New Zealand also tried to alleviate suffering among the civilian population caused by the war. A surgical team served at the provincial hospital in Qui Nhon in Binh Dinh province from 1963 to 1975. The New Zealand Red Cross also sent teams to South Vietnam to assist refugees between 1968 and 1975. (taken from vietnamwar.govt.nz)



Aussies being forgotten by the rest of the world, well I think history has shown a bias towards lumping all Commonwealth forces, (of every nation) as British, maybe they couldn't be bothered with the extra typing....

Ah good work on that one. I wasn't aware of a troop of NZSAS getting in there. Truth be told I wasn't thinking about gunners or medics, I'm kinda infantry biased in my thinking.

Ah the good old Commonwealth forces panacea. It covers nearly everybody when you think about it. GBR, AUS, NZ, RSA, CAN, IND etc etc