In the middle of the ongoing shootout a special forces corpsman tried to drag out one of the wounded policemen but got attacked and both died on the spot.
At the same time, the war saw the appearance of new parachute infantry, mountain infantry and special forces units, all lightly equipped and often non-motorised.
Name a special forces operation from any country that required long distance air lift that was launched without intense planning, coordination and rehearsal and was successful.