Irish in the British Armed Forces March and are presented with shamrocks. The Royal Irish and the Irish Guards have an Irish Wolfhound as their military mascot, named "Brian Boru IX" and "Domhnall," respectively. Irish in the British Armed Forces The Irish in the British Armed Forces refers to the history of Irish people serving in the British Armed Forces (including the British Army, the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and other elements). Ireland was then as part of the United Kingdom from 1800-1922 and during this time in particular many Irishmen fought in the British Army. Different social classes joined the military for various
Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces No. 48427), which participated in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. The unit is housed at Matrosskaya Tishina 10 in Moscow. Below is a list of current "Spetsnaz" units in the Russian Armed Forces that fall under GRU operational control: Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (), commonly known as the Spetsnaz G.U. or Spetsnaz GRU is the special forces ("spetsnaz") of the G.U., the foreign military intelligence agency of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The