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| 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne) | |
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 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Beret Flash | |
| Active | 15 April 1960 – 15 September 1995 |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  U.S. Army 1960–1969 U.S. Army Reserve 1969–1995 |
| Type | Special forces |
| Role | Primary tasks:
Other roles:
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| Part of |  1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) |
| Nickname(s) | Green Berets, Quiet Professionals,[1] Soldier-Diplomats, Snake Eaters |
| Motto(s) | De oppresso liber (U.S. Army's translation: "To Liberate the Oppressed") |
| Engagements | Vietnam War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Gulf War |
| Insignia | |
| Former 12th Special Forces Group recognition bar, worn by non-special operations qualified soldiers—in lieu of a beret flash—from the 1960s to 1984[2] |  |
| 1st Special Forces Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, worn by all special forces units of the era | .png) |
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The 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne) [12th SFG(A)] traces its lineage from the 6th Company, 2nd Battalion, First Regiment, 1st Special Service Force, a joint Canadian-American special operations unit from World War II. The 12th Special Forces Group was reconstituted, but not activated, as a Regular Army special operations unit under the 1st Special Forces in 1960 and was subsequently allotted to the Army Reserve in 1969 where it remained until deactivation in 1995.
- ^ Stanton, Doug (24 June 2009). "The Quiet Professionals: The Untold Story of U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009.
- ^ Rottman, Gordon L. (2012). US Army Special Forces, 1952-84. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1782004462. OCLC 813846700. Retrieved 29 March 2019.