What was founded in 1941 as a regiment, and later reconstituted as a corps in 1950, that fought along side a Greek special forces unit formed in 1942 in the Middle East in the Western Desert and the Aegean?
Sacred Band (World War II) The Sacred Band or Sacred Squadron (Greek: Ιερός Λόχος ) was a Greek special forces unit formed in 1942 in the Middle East, composed entirely of Greek officers and officer cadets under the command of Col. Christodoulos Tsigantes. It fought alongside the SAS in the Western Desert and the Aegean, as well as with General Leclerc's "Free French Forces" in Tunisia. It was disbanded in August 1945 but is the precursor of the modern Greek Special Forces.
40th Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa The 40th Infantry Division "Cacciatori d’Africa" ("Hunters of Africa") was an infantry division of the Italian Army ("Regio Esercito Italiano") during World War II. It was formed 27 July 1940 and dissolved 15 May 1941. The divisions "Cacciatori d’Africa" and 65 Infantry Division Granatieri di Savoia were out of normal chain-of-command, being subordinated directly to Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta., together with other colonial troops in Italian East Africa.