Galatine Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 Several weeks ago I was out doing grocery shopping in my home town of Halifax, Nova Scotia. When I left the store to walk back to my apartment, I was drawn to a military service being held in a park across the street. You can imagine my suprise as a Canuck and CM player when I discovered the service was made up of a large contingent of US military, both young and very, very old. I'm not a military buff but I believe I read somewhere (Band of Brothers?) that pants tucked into high cut boots are a trademark unique to paratroopers. So I wondered:Why were US special forces holding a memorial service in Canada? As my frozen goods melted into soggy puddles, I stood in the hot sun to take it all in. IIRC It was the reunion of a group knicknamed the Devils Brigade. I believe these were the surviving members of the '1st Special Service Force'. As the FSSF was multi-national in nature, it was logical that this is why a reunion was being held in Canada. It was a very touching moment for me, all the more so because it came so unexpectedly. Serendipity, I guess. After that long winded introduction I have a few questions regarding special forces in CM and WW II: -Canadian Paratroopers as a unique unit type don't appear to be included in CM? Are British Para's roughtly equivilant and so are used instead? -Do elite type units (Paratroopers, glider units etc.) have higher endurance and morale break points than normal infantry? -Does any one know a good source of the history of the FSSF or can confirm my guess of the unit identity of the reunion I saw? Thanks! --Dave [ 10-01-2001: Message edited by: Galatine ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshandorf Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 Here check this out: http://www.navyseals.com/dropzone/interro/tracy.html Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapdragon Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 There was a movie made about the 1st SSF, along with several books. Paras and Glider troops do not get special bonuses, but most scenario developers make them at least veteran or possibly elite / crack to represent their more advanced training and morale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spook Posted October 1, 2001 Share Posted October 1, 2001 Here's a link to a cursory article on the FSSF at HistoryNet: Hell's Commandoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted October 2, 2001 Share Posted October 2, 2001 Whoops! Didnt mean to close this one. But it was no doubt the fault of someone OTHER THAN ME... Madmatt [ 10-01-2001: Message edited by: Madmatt ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted October 2, 2001 Share Posted October 2, 2001 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JonS: Any indication on my part that the great one...aka Madmatt, could or WOULD ever make a mistake is my fault alone and I will bear the burdon of that for all time. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> QUICK! Get out the kodak - the madbaldone just made a mistake and admitted it. This moment must be preserved for posterity - something we can reminisce with to our grandchildren p.s. ignore the part below about Madmatt editing this post, thats also MY mistake [ 10-01-2001: Message edited by: Madmatt ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted October 2, 2001 Share Posted October 2, 2001 Thanks, Madmatt. Galatine, General Savage and myself and some others have posted responses to your questions in the General Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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