This is a list of notable naval frogman and may contain combat units, salvage units, training units and diving research units which are present or past commands of any branch of the armed forces of any country.

Algeria

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Argentina

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Austria

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Australia

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Bangladesh

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Brunei

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Canada

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China (Republic of China/“Taiwan”)

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Croatia

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Denmark

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Eritrea

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Finland

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Finnish diver insignia

France

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French Navy

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Commando Hubert, the combat diver unit belonging to Commandos Marine, within FORFUSCO, Force maritime des fusiliers marins et commandos, a section of the French Navy. Minewseeper divers perform sea and land EOD tasks and engineering diving.

French Army

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Each Engineer regiment do have a platoon, called DINOPS of military diver, tasked with engineer missions, reconnaissance and specialized actions in underwater inland environnement, including sewage systems. Special Forces regiments (1st Marine Infantry Paratroopers Regiment and 13th Paratrooper Dragoons Regiment)and Strategic Reconnaissance Regiment (2nd Hussar Regiment) do have underwater operators platoons.

Directorate-General for External Security

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The French foreign intelligence agency has a clandestine combat swimmer unit, called CPEOM ("Paratrooper Training Centre for Maritime Operations").

Germany

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Greece

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India

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Green berets and PARA SF training together.

Indonesia

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Iran

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Nedsa[5]

Ireland

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Israel

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Israeli frogmen transfer equipment using lifting-bags

Italy

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Japan

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Korea (Republic of Korea/“South Korea”)

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Lebanon

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Malaysia

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Mexico

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Namibia

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Norway

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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Poland

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Three Polish military units train and deploy frogmen in military operations. Most known are:

Polish frogmen SF uses e.g. R.C.H OXY-NG2, Aqua Lung Amphora closed-circuit apparatus.

Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Singapore

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Sri Lanka

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South Africa

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Spain

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Spain has been training combat divers and swimmers since 1967. Two units in the Spanish Navy currently operate under a Naval Special Warfare mandate:

Nowadays both units were unified into the Naval Special Warfare Unit (FGNE) , which covers all maritime special operations such as underwater demolitions, underwater infiltration techniques, maritime interdiction operations, direct action, military assistance, special reconnaissance, hydrographic surveys, parachuting into water (helocast, craftcast...), etc.

Sweden

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Thailand

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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United States

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Assets.aspx [bare URL]
  2. ^ Finnish Navy: Sukeltajakurssi – valintakoelajit Retrieved 14 February 2007. In Finnish
  3. ^ Finnish Navy: Sukeltajakurssi – tehtävä Retrieved 14 February 2007
  4. ^ "Hellenic Navy - Underwater Demolition Command". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  5. ^ "گزارش تسنیم| گسترش قدرت سپاه به زیرِ دریا/ ویژگی‌های احتمالی زیرسطحی‌های ندسا چیست؟- اخبار نظامی | دفاعی | امنیتی - اخبار سیاسی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  6. ^ "Panji-panji KD Duyong". Official Portal for Royal Malaysian Navy (in Malay).
  7. ^ KCT frogman units
  8. ^ "Defensie Duikgroep - Koninklijke Marine - Defensie.nl". 16 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Eenheden Explosieven Opruimingsdienst Defensie - Koninklijke Landmacht - Defensie.nl". 16 September 2019.
  10. ^ RNZN – Navy Dive School
  11. ^ "Ryazan Higher Airborne Command school". YouTube. 2 August 2015.