M Special Unit

M Special Unit
M Special Unit
	Members of M Special Unit with New Guineans, 1945
Active	1943–45
Country	Australia; Netherlands; New Zealand; United Kingdom;
Allegiance	Allies
Branch	Military intelligence
Role	Amphibious reconnaissance; Bomb disposal; Clandestine operation; Close-quarters combat; HUMINT; Irregular warfare; Jungle warfare; Long-range penetration; Military intelligence; Mountain warfare; Parachuting; Raiding; Special operations; Special reconnaissance; Tracking
Part of	SRD, Allied Intelligence Bureau
Engagements	Second World War:; New Guinea campaign: Operation Locust; Operation Whiting; ;

M Special Unit, was a joint Allied special reconnaissance (special operations capable) unit, part of the Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD), in the South West Pacific theatre of the Second World War. A joint Australian, New Zealand, Dutch and British military intelligence unit, it saw action in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands between 1943–1945, against the Empire of Japan.