Kommando Spezialkräfte

Special Forces Command
Special Forces Command
Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK)
	KSK unit badge
Active	20 September 1996 (created); 1997 (activated)
Country	Germany
Branch	German Army
Type	Special forces
Size	~1,600 authorized positions
Part of	Rapid Forces Division
Garrison/HQ	Calw, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Motto(s)	Facit Omnia Voluntas; (Lat. "The will is decisive")
Engagements	Yugoslav Wars NATO intervention in Bosnia; Kosovo War; Operation Enduring Freedom; War in Afghanistan Battle of Tora Bora; TF K-Bar; Operation Anaconda; Northern Afghanistan; 2021 Kabul airlift; ;
Decorations	United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation for KSK members of Task Force K-Bar
Commanders
Current; commander	Brigadier General (Brigadegeneral) Ansgar Meyer
Notable; commanders	Brigadier General (Brigadegeneral) Hans-Christoph Ammon

The Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) (English: Special Forces Command) is the special forces military unit and a large brigade-level unit of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) for special operations and commando warfare, reconnaissance, counterterrorism, combat search and rescue as well as military advisor. The KSK reports to the Rapid Forces Division (DSK) and is stationed in the Graf Zeppelin barracks in Calw, Baden-Württemberg.

The British Special Air Service (SAS), the United States Special Operations Command, and the GSG 9 of the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) served as models for the formation and alignment of the KSK.

The KSK has received decorations and awards from NATO, the United States, and its affiliates. KSK operatives have taken part in joint anti-terror operations, notably in the Balkans and Middle East.

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