Posted on Jan 26, 2022
Decima MAS: The Most Successful Frogmen In History | SOFREP
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There is an oil pipeline that goes through Ukraine and goes to Europe. What if Ukrainian Special Forces sabotaged that pipeline in retaliation for Russian meddling in Ukraine?
Someone on the Facebook Army civil Affairs page sent me the story about the most successful Italian Frogmen special operations team and how they were able to destroy or damage so many British ships infiltrating into various protected ports in WW2.
The exploits of this small underwater unit help shape the future of the U.S. Navy Seals
Someone on the Facebook Army civil Affairs page sent me the story about the most successful Italian Frogmen special operations team and how they were able to destroy or damage so many British ships infiltrating into various protected ports in WW2.
The exploits of this small underwater unit help shape the future of the U.S. Navy Seals
Decima MAS: The Most Successful Frogmen In History | SOFREP
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Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL School (BUD/S)
Special Operations
Italy
Naval/Maritime History
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From the look of the photo, looks like they were airdropped, like from under a Swordfish. Possible with their later attachment with British Special Forces in the latter part of the War. Could have been a staged photo for training or reference. Got to hand it to those men. That took quite a bit of courage to work underwater in the dark, murky bottoms of harbors and bays.
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LTC (Join to see) Poetic justice...
..."Italy’s best unit left behind a legacy still unrivaled in terms of material destruction and caused a spur of innovation in naval Special Warfare that may still be seen today. All one has to do is watch the many films of Navy SEALS with their rebreathers on, riding their SDVs through the depths toward a sleeping target, and realize that long ago there were once similar men in similar craft traveling the silent seas in a World War, attempting to affect the destiny of nations."
..."Italy’s best unit left behind a legacy still unrivaled in terms of material destruction and caused a spur of innovation in naval Special Warfare that may still be seen today. All one has to do is watch the many films of Navy SEALS with their rebreathers on, riding their SDVs through the depths toward a sleeping target, and realize that long ago there were once similar men in similar craft traveling the silent seas in a World War, attempting to affect the destiny of nations."
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