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Today is July 20th… It is the 50th anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces. This operation, which was carried out after Turkey’s right to be a guarantor through international agreements, is still one of the largest military operations conducted by our army in the history of the Republic. Now I will introduce you to the veteran lieutenant colonel of the operation, Cemal Eruç, who made a significant contribution to the establishment of the commando unit in the armed forces. 92-year-old Retired Brigadier General Cemal Eruç set foot on the island with an airborne operation as the Commando Brigade 1st Battalion Commander, Infantry Lieutenant Colonel. He personally led very critical clashes on the first night of the operation. He changed the course of the operation. He was shot and became a veteran. He did not leave his battalion… 00:00 Entry 01:14 Who is Cemal Eruç? The son of an airman… How did he become a soldier? 05:10 Infantry training 05:42 First mission in Cyprus 09:25 First commando training 14:56 Flying unit operation to Cyprus 28:24 First night... 30:54 Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Cemal Eruç is shot and becomes a veteran. To support our channel: / @tolgaozbekcom Detailed aviation-defense news: www.tolgaozbek.com on our website. Our e-mail address: [email protected] WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GgCAmnDTAca... Telegram: t.me/tolgaozbekcom Instagram: @tolgaozbek_com Twitter: @tolgaozbek_com Telegram: https://t.me/tolgaozbekcom Facebook: www.facebook.com/tolgaozbekcom/ The music of our video was prepared by our valued follower Selçuk Çelebi: Channel @Ambient Music To reach Selcuk Celebi's works: / ambientmusicselcukcelebi https://open.spotify.com/artist/5y4Mp... To support our channel: / @tolgaozbekcom