2007-09-23 00:23:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Rangers (Under Colonel Darby in Europe), the Maurauders (Under Merrill in the Pacific Theater, also in which the US Army Rangers of today trace their lineage), the Office of Strategic Services (Under William Donavan in which it was a civilian office that trained spies with commando-type training), and the 1st Special Service Force (the Devil's Brigade), a joint American and Canadian force trained in commando tactics and sent to Europe.
2007-09-23 01:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by ross4thus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U.S. Army Rangers - 6 battalions operating in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany
Merrill's Marauders - 3 battalions operating in Burma
U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Teams - the frogmen or combat swimmers, the forerunners of the SEALs.
OSS - the forerunner of the CIA, active in all theaters
2007-09-23 07:39:11 · answer #2 · answered by Captain Atom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rangers were definitely number one. They were trained by British Commandos.
2007-09-23 07:33:00 · answer #3 · answered by level_9_sorcerer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Merrils Marauders
2007-09-27 12:56:58 · answer #4 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rangers
2007-09-23 07:31:39 · answer #5 · answered by Gone Fishing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋