Z Special Unit

Z Special Unit
Crew of the MV Krait during Operation Jaywick, 1943
Active	1942–1946
Country	Australia Netherlands New Zealand United Kingdom
Allegiance	Allied
Type	Special forces
Role	Guerrilla warfare Special operations Special reconnaissance
Part of	SRD, Allied Intelligence Bureau
Engagements	World War II: Operation Scorpion Operation Jaywick Operation Rimau Operation Binatang Borneo campaign: Operation Semut Operation Agas Operation Python Operation Copper Operation Opossum Operation Platypus

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.