Spezielle Aufklärungseinheit

The Spezielle Aufklärungseinheit (Special Reconnaissance Unit) or SAE, was formed in 1973 and is the elite special forces unit of the Neu Westfalen Army. The SAE were first deployed during the Spiran Conflict in 1989, where they engaged Indonesian regular and paramilitary forces. Their most recent deployment was to East Timor between 1999 to 2000, to help secure the capital Dili from pro-Indonesian militia. During this deployment the SAE confirmed the killing of a dozen militiamen during an ambush on December 5, 1999. Largely due to their limited number of deployments, no members of the SAE have ever been killed in action.