Özet:

The Turkish army, which did not participate in the World War II, could not experience the modern commando tactics used in this war. The increasing Soviet pressure after the war led Turkey to make an alliance with the United States, and as a result of the Truman Doctrine announced in March 1947, the reorganization of the Turkish army was given to American military advisors. American military advisors who came to Turkey saw in their first examination that the Turkish army was unfamiliar with modern commando training and tactics. For this reason, American officials commissioned Lieutenant Colonel Fracois d'Eliscu, a world-renowned expert on modern commando training, to teach the Turkish army modern commando tactics and techniques. Lieutenant Colonel Francois d'Eliscu came to Turkey in 1949 and, with his interesting teaching methods and challenging commando courses, he quickly became a highly praised person in the Turkish army. So much that, as a manifestation of the feeling of respect and gratitude towards his person, the first commando badge created in the Turkish Army was given to Lieutenant Colonel Francois d'Eliscu. In this paper, I will be discussing the initiation of modern commando training and types of programs implemented in the Turkish Army in the Republican era within the scope of the activities of the American Lieutenant Colonel Francois d'Eliscu, who supervised courses for four years. Thereby, It is aimed to reveal the contribution of a foreign military expert to the training of Turkish military personnel and effort to the reorganization of the Turkish Army, after the World War II.