Z Special Unit

Allied forces special unit in WWII

Z Special Unit was a joint Allied special forces unit formed during World War II to operate behind Japanese lines in South East Asia. Mostly Australian, Z Special Unit was a specialist reconnaissance and sabotage unit that included British, Dutch, New Zealand, Timorese and Indonesian members, operating on Borneo and the islands of the former Dutch East Indies.

Z Special Unit
Crew of the MV Krait during Operation Jaywick, 1943
Active1942–1946
Country
AllegianceAllied
TypeSpecial forces
RoleGuerrilla warfare
Special operations
Special reconnaissance
Part ofSRD, Allied Intelligence Bureau
Engagements