M Special Unit

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M Special Unit
Members of M Special Unit with New Guineans in August 1945
Members of M Special Unit with New Guineans in August 1945
Active 1943-1945
Country Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Role close target reconnaissance
intelligence gathering
Engagements New Guinea campaign

M Special Unit, was part of the Services Reconnaissance Department, a joint Australian, New Zealand and British military intelligence reconnaissance unit, which saw action against the Empire of Japan during World War II. Unlike its counterpart, Z Special Unit (Z Special), M Special Unit's role was to gather intelligence by sending small teams behind enemy lines via infiltration by sea, air or land.

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