M Special Unit | |
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![]() Members of M Special Unit with New Guineans, 1945 | |
Active | 1943โ45 |
Country | |
Allegiance | Allies |
Branch | Military intelligence |
Role | Amphibious reconnaissance Bomb disposal Clandestine operation Close-quarters combat HUMINT Irregular warfare Jungle warfare Long-range penetration Military intelligence Mountain warfare Parachuting Raiding Special operations Special reconnaissance Tracking |
Part of | SRD, Allied Intelligence Bureau |
Engagements |
M Special Unit, was a joint Allied special reconnaissance (special operations capable) unit, part of the Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD), in the South West Pacific theatre of the Second World War. A joint Australian, New Zealand, Dutch and British military intelligence unit, it saw action in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands between 1943โ1945, against the Empire of Japan.[1]