1st Special Operations Group
| 1st Special Warfare Group | |
|---|---|
| 'Rezkoye' | |
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| Active | 1903–present |
| Country | Template:Country data Acronius Acronius |
| Branch | Elite Infantry Corps, ex Free Acronian |
| Type | Special Infantry |
| Size | Battalion |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Crowe, Acronius |
| Nickname(s) | Sosul'ki The Ghost Legion The Snow Reapers |
| Motto(s) | Light, Swift, Accurate |
| Engagements | Great War I
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| Commanders | |
| Colonel | Victor Grozny |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Nikolai Leonov |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Antonin Drezchny |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Richard Davidson |
| Notable commanders | Szymon Tsereteli, Armand Mancelles |
The Acronian 1st Special Warfare Group of the Free Union Elite Infantry Corps is the oldest continuously serving combat unit in the Union Combat Forces. Often called Rezkoye by both locals and foreigners, it is one of the only dedicated sniper units in Atlas. Created in 1903 by Archlegionnaire Leander Falkenrath, the 1st Special Warfare Group has seen continuous combat service since the First Great Atlasian War. It was officially nicknamed "Rezkoye", or "Sharpers", after their sharpshooting abilities, but they were also given monikers such as the Ghost Legion and the Snow Reapers. It is currently based at Fort Crowe, Acronius.
History
Great War I
The First Alternative Warfare Unit, later designated the 1st Special Warfare Group, was constituted on 16 September, 1903, in the Free Army, and was organized on 28 October 1903, at Fort Crowe, on the border between the provinces of Stamford and East Tundra, under the command of Colonel Silas C. Haynes from various sharpshooters from around the nation deemed skilled enough to enter service in the Free Army through the nation's only sniper unit. The original table of organization and equipment included two organic infantry brigades of two infantry regiments each, one engineer battalion; one signal battalion; one trench mortar battery; one field artillery brigade of three field artillery regiments; one air squadron; and a full division train. The total authorized strength of this TO&E was 18,919 officers and enlisted men. George S. Patton, who served as the first headquarters commandant for the American Expeditionary Forces oversaw much of the arrangements for the movement of the 1st Division to France, and their organization in-country.