Special Services Group

Special Service Group (SSG)
Special Service Group Insignia
Active	23 March 1956 – present
Country	Pakistan
Allegiance	Pakistan Army
Branch	Pakistan Army
Type	Special Operations Forces
Role	Special Operations
Size	8 Battalions (5,600 men)
Garrison/HQ	Tarbela Cantonment, Pakistan
Nickname(s)	SSG Commandos Maroon Berets Army SS Group Black Storks^[1]
Motto(s)	Man Janbazam (I am valiant)
Colours Identifications	Maroon and Sky blue
Anniversaries	Pakistan Day: March 23
Engagements	Operation Gibraltar Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Grand Mosque Seizure Soviet war in Afghanistan Siachen war Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Operation Silence War in North-West Pakistan United Nations Military missions War in Afghanistan Operation Zarb-e-Azb
Commanders
Current Commander	Major-General Tahir Masood Bhutta, General Officer Commanding
Notable Commander	Brigadier Tariq Mehmood Shaheed

HISTORY

19th Baluch (SSG Pak)

Ssg pak turned into raised by means of amalgamating 7th/10th baluch (19 baluch) and 312 garrison enterprise. based out of cherat and attock, the ssg changed into created in 1956. that year, 19 baluch became selected[by whom?] for conversion to a unique operation force. due to this, the ssg has inherited some of the traditions and insignia of the baloch regiment. the 19th baluch regiment's first commanding officer became lieutenant colonel (later important popular) aboobaker osman mitha[3] who commanded it for 6 years until 1961.[4] the first commander of its alpha organization become primary (later lieutenant colonel) gaideen khan abdullai mahsud. their preliminary schooling and orientation as regards tactics changed into based on the united states special forces sample with whom they co-operated intently inside the bloodless war years.[3] the ssg first of all had 6 corporations and each employer had specialization units, specialized in wilderness, mountain, ranger, and underwater battle.[3] the wasteland organizations participated in education sporting activities with us navy unique forces cellular education group in past due 1964. in august 1965, scope of ssg was raised from a battalion length force to larger unique operations outfit and instead of 19 baluch (ssg) they honestly adopted the name unique offerings group.[3] the scuba company in karachi changed into famend for its hard physical education.[3] afterward, chinese education, tactics, weapons, and system were additionally added.[3]

Indo-Pakistan War of 1965

The ssg guerrillas have been to begin with deployed along the afghan border to repel afghan incursions into pakistan, however their first primary deployment came at some stage in the conflict of 1965. by 1971, the ssg had grown to a few battalions with 1 permanently stationed in east pakistan