Elite Units

I would call the French Maqui one of the great elite units. They were like a ghost, and when the Nazis thought they were safe, the Maqui were tinkering with their planes/tanks/transports if not assassinating leaders. I think the British (I think mostly Scottish) SAS was a great elite unit. You Americans had something, I forgot what it was, where William Colby accomplished many missions. And yes, many Russian Units were excellent (more of my biases). But I would have to say, THE MOST ELITE UNIT in WWII was Pavlov's platoon. Sgt. Pavlov, along with I think 12 people held a house, and a large on at that, I think 4/5 stories for 59 days against German attacks. They held the house, later nicknamed "Pavlov's house" until Russian reinforcments arrived.

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Originally Posted by rotorgun

Baron Manfred Von Richtofen

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Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen ~;)

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Originally Posted by The Stranger

did the italians have a elite :P...

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As AgonyDuck said, definately the Italian Frogmen, they caused tremendous disruption to the Royal Navy in the mediterranean and were highly respected (and feared).

I'm going to throw one into the mix that hasn't been mentioned. 92 (East India) squadron, RAF. The top scoring RAF fighter unit of WW2. A list of their pilots during the BoB is like a who's-who of RAF aces.

Well the Elite British Infantry in WWII were:

Royal Army Commandos

Royal Marine Commandos

Parachute Regiments

The Guards were also elite at the time, but in a slightly more mundane way, they fought as normal infantry/mech infantry.

Today the Guards are mainly kept home so that they don't spoil their uniforms, thats a modern failing though.

The SAS, the SBS was originally part of the SAS Brigade, were special forces which is above elite. Elite forces are really just the best of your regular troops.

yeah i know richthofen. THE RED BARON, i saw a docu on discovery about how he was shot down :P

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Originally Posted by evil_maniac from mars

Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen ~;)

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Danke! Shuligan Zie bitte.

that pavlov defending house thing, wasnt it implemented in Call of Duty

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Originally Posted by The Stranger

that pavlov defending house thing, wasnt it implemented in Call of Duty

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I wouldn't know. I have seen Call of Duty being played once or twice, but only on American missions. I would really like to see this mission if it is included in a game. That would be really fun.

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Originally Posted by The Stranger

that pavlov defending house thing, wasnt it implemented in Call of Duty

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In actuality the Pavlov's House incident took place at the battle for Stalingrad. It was one of the most heroic stands by a squad/platoon sized unit in all of the history of the Army of the Soviets during WWII. They held up against numerous attacks from the Germans that included Pzkw III tanks and Sdfz 250 halftracks supporting the infantry on several occasions. At some points in the battle the Russians and Germans were literally within feet of each other or seperated by a floor. They could hear each other singing during lulls in the battle.

Little known fact:

China had 8 German-trained and equipped (complete w/ uniforms and what not) divisions though they lost about 1/3 of their men fighting in the Battle of Shanghai.

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Originally Posted by ChewieTobbacca

Little known fact:

China had 8 German-trained and equipped (complete w/ uniforms and what not) divisions though they lost about 1/3 of their men fighting in the Battle of Shanghai.

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While I was aware that the Chinese obtained equipment from wherever they could during WWII, and this included Germany, I had no idea that they had equipped this many divisions. I have played some pretty fun scenarios in Advanced Squad Leader set in the Chinese theater incorporating the famous 88mm dual purpose gun, German MG 34s, and other types of equipment. Do you have a list of the units so equipped?