The KSK Kommando Spezialkräfte "(Special Forces Command, KSK)" is an elite military unit of Germany. Its soldiers are handpicked from each of the ranks of Germany’s army, the Bundeswehr. The KSK is organised as such under the "Division Spezielle Operationen" (Special Operations Division, DSO). KSK operators are performing joint anti-terror operations, mostly in the Balkans and Middle East.