page_title: Kommando Spezialkräfte
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: Kommando Spezialkräfte / Structure
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Aufgenommen am Tag der Bundeswehr 2017 auf dem Heeresflugplatz Faßberg.
context_page_description: The Kommando Spezialkräfte is an elite special forces military command composed of special operations soldiers selected from the ranks of Germany's Bundeswehr and organized under the Rapid Forces Division. The KSK has received many decorations and awards from NATO, the United States and its affiliates. KSK operatives are frequently requested for joint anti-terror operations, notably in the Balkans and Middle East.
context_section_description: The KSK is a regular army unit at brigade level and (apart from the HQ and the Development Group) divided into two battalion-sized departments: Operational Forces and Support Forces.
caption: KSK land based training operations (2017)
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