3rd Commando Brigade (Turkey)

3rd Commando Brigade
Insignia of the 3rd Commando Brigade
Country	Turkey
Allegiance	Turkish Army
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	7th Corps
Garrison/HQ	Siirt
Motto(s)	"Güçlüyüz, Cesuruz, Hazırız." "We are strong, We are brave, We are ready."
Mascot(s)	Scorpion
Engagements	Operation Olive Branch
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier Gen. Ferat Vural

The 3rd Commando Brigade is one of the 12 infantry brigades designated as commando in Turkish Land Forces. It's under the 7th Corps and is headquartered at Siirt. The unit was involved in the Operation Olive Branch (2018) in Syria and is actively involved in the Kurdish–-Turkish conflict. It was professionalized in 2010.^[1]^[2]

References

Turkish Army Formations

Commands

2nd Corps	4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 8th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 18th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 95th Armored Brigade 102nd Artillery Regiment Corps Engineer Combat Regiment 5th Commando Regiment 41st Commando Brigade
3rd Corps	52nd Tactical Armored Division 2nd Armored Brigade 66th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 23rd Tactical Motorized Infantry Division 47th Motorized Infantry Regiment
5th Corps	1st Armored Brigade 3rd Armored Brigade 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Corps Armored Cavalry Battalion 105th Artillery Regiment

4th Corps	28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 58th Artillery Regiment 1st Commando Brigade 2nd Commando Brigade 56 Motorized Infantry Brigade
6th Corps	5th Armored Brigade 20th Armored Brigade 39th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 106th Artillery Regiment 6th Mechanized Infantry Division
7th Corps	3rd Tactical Infantry Division 34th Border Brigade 16th Mechanized Brigade 20th Mechanized Brigade 48th Border Brigade 2nd Border Brigade 70th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 172nd Armored Brigade 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade 6th Motorized Infantry Brigade 3rd Commando Brigade 107th Artillery Regiment Hakkari Mountain and Commando Brigade

8th Corps	1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade 12th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade 34th Motorized Infantry Brigade 49th Motorized Infantry Brigade 51st Motorized Infantry Brigade 49th Commando Brigade 4th Commando Brigade 108th Artillery Regiment 17th Motorized Infantry Brigade 225th Motorized Infantry Brigade 7th Commando Brigade
9th Corps	9th Tactical Infantry Division 4th Armored Brigade 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 25th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade 25th Border Brigade 17th Commando Brigade 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade 109th Artillery Regiment 9th Commando Brigade

Cyprus Turkish Peace Force	28th Mechanized Infantry Division 39th Mechanized Infantry Division 14th Armored Brigade (Turkey) KTBK Cyprus Special Forces Regiment KTBK Cyprus Artillery Regiment
Direct Command	57th Artillery Training Brigade 19th Infantry Brigade 11th Motorized Infantry Brigade 5th Army Aviation School Command 2nd Infantry Regiment Commando Training School Command 3rd Infantry Training Brigade 1st Infantry Training Brigade 11th Commando Brigade

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