Amphibious Marine Infantry Brigade
Amfibi Deniz Piyade Tugayı
Founded1966[1]
Country Turkey
AllegianceTurkish Armed Forces
BranchTurkish Naval Forces
TypeMarines
RoleAir assault
Airlift
Amphibious warfare
Anti-tank warfare
Armoured warfare
Artillery observer
Bomb disposal
CBRN defense
Close-quarters combat
Counterinsurgency
Counter-battery fire
Demining
Desert warfare
Direct action
Disaster response
Emergency management
Fire support
Force protection
Forward air control
HUMINT
Indirect fire
Intelligence assessment
ISTAR
Maneuver warfare
Medical evacuation
Military engineering
Military intelligence
Military logistics
Mountain warfare
Naval boarding
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
SIGINT
Special reconnaissance
Support special operations
Tactical communications
Tracking
Urban warfare
SizeBrigade
BrigadeFoça, İzmir
Nickname(s)Turkish Crocodiles
Motto(s)"Always Ready!"
"Once a marine, always a marine"
ColorsGreen
MarchAlay marşı
Mascot(s)Crocodile
Engagements
Insignia
AbbreviationAMFİBİ

The Amphibious Marine Brigade (Turkish: Amfibi Deniz Piyade Tugayı), also known as Amphibious Commando (Turkish: Amfibi Komando), is the marine corps special operations capable unit of the Turkish Naval Forces based in Foça near İzmir, three amphibious battalions, an MBT battalion, an artillery battalion, a support battalion and other company-sized units.[3][4]

History

The modern history of Turkish Marine Brigade, under the command of the Turkish Amphibious Group, began in 1966 with the formation of Amphibious Marine Infantry Brigade Command's first Amphibious Landing Forces, constituting the 1st Marine Infantry Battalion, was formed with Vice Admiral Kemal KAYACAN's encouragement on 15 September 1966 at the Garrison of Golcük. The Forces Headquarters was established in Mersin in April 1971. The 2nd Amphibious Marine Infantry Battalion was founded in 1973, and the headquarters of the Amphibious Marine Infantry Regiment was constituted on 18 April 1974, completed prior to the Invasion of Cyprus.[2]

The Amphibious Marine Infantry Regiment operated on July 20, 1974, during intervention to Cyprus by sea, secured the beachhead and contributed to significant success. Amphibious Marine Infantry Division also participated in the Second Peace Operation, with the success of given tasks fulfilled. Due to the success in Cyprus Peace Operation, on November 15, 1983, Chief of the General Staff awarded the Gold "Outstanding courage and Self-sacrifice" medal.[1]

After the invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the 3rd Naval Infantry Battalion, the Amphibious Support Battalion, was formed in 1979 in Izmir. This completed the organization of the unit at the regimental level. In 1980, the 3rd Amphibious Marine Infantry Battalion temporarily deployed to Mersin to complete martial law executive tasks. In the period 1985–1992 many domestic and overseas drills were conducted, the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean deterrence tasks were performed successfully.The Amphibious Marine İnfantry Regiment also participated operations in Syria and Libya under the leadership of Admiral Gürsel Çaypınar. [1]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Amphibious Marine Infantry Brigade Command/Amfibi Deniz Piyade Tugay Komutanligi/Amfibi Deniz Piyade". Global Security. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Marine Badges :: Turkey". Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hata Sayfası". Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Amfibi deniz piyadeleri". Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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