Andranik Toros Ozanian, or Zoravar Andranik, (Armenian: Անդրանիկ Թորոս Օզանյան or Զորավար Անդրանիկ) (February 25, 1865 – August 31, 1927) was an Armenian general and freedom fighter who was a national hero with big admiration. February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Early Age

He was born in Şebinkarahisar, where its is in Giresun Province, though very close to Erzurum. After losing his wife and son at an early age, he joined the Armenian freedom movement in the Ottoman empire, and participated in various parties, including Armenian Revolutionary Federation. Åžebinkarahisar is a district of Giresun Province, Turkey. ... shows the Location of the Province Giresun Giresun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. ... Panorama of Erzurum. ... now. ... The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) (Armenian: Hay Heghapokhakan Dashnaktsutiun Dashnaktsutiun, Dashnak, or Tashnak) is an Armenian political party founded in Georgia in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian. ...

Balkan Wars

Andranik participated in the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913, within the Bulgarian army, alongside of general Garegin Njdeh as a commander of Armenian auxiliary troops of 1912-1913. After his arrest and jailed; he spent he some time in Istanbul, where he took up contact again to Armenian nationalists. The outcome as of April 1913 Boundaries on the Balkans after the First and the Second Balkan War (1912-1913) Distribution of races in the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor in 1923, Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, New York (The map does not reflect the results of the 1923... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Garegin Njdeh Garegin Njdeh (Armenian: , real name Garegin Ter-Harutiunian, 1 January 1886 - late 1955) was an Armenian statesman, military, and political thinker, native of Nakhichevan. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural, and economic centre. ...

World War I

During the First World War, he participated to the Caucasus Campaign and appointed to general of the Armenian volunteer units of the Russian army. He was involwed in twenty battles among other things with Dilman, Zevan, and Bitlis . The battles turned out by his courage (he always led his attacks) and his tactical being able to large fame. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Combatants Ottoman Empire Russian Empire, First Republic of Armenia Commanders Enver Pasha, Vehip Pasha, Kerim Pasha, Mustafa Kemal Nikolai Yudenich The Caucasus Campaign was fought from 1914 until 1918 in the Caucasus during World War I between the Russian Empire a member of the Allied Powers and the Ottoman Empire... Armenian volunteer units were Armenian soldiers in Russian, French and British armies during the WWI. Majority of these units support the military activities at Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. Most famous commanders of these units were on alongside the Russian army units, such as Andranik Toros Ozanian whom...

He was in the Russian army that took the city Van at May 6, 1915, and second time at after the Battle of Van. With his military supremacy, he made possible for the Armenian population the escape from the Ottoman Army to the Eastern Armenia controlled by Russia. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Background by April 1915, the Armenians had already donated their grains, their food, their warehouse supplies, money and men to the Ottoman war effort. ... Eastern Armenia or Russian Armenia is the portion of Ottoman Armenia that was ceded to the Russian Empire following the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829. ...

Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

After decleration of Democratic Republic of Armenia, he organized volunteer units against the Ottoman army, and fight. Decleration of Treaty of Batum was in diffuse as Antranig, was fighting against the Ottoman Empire with his army. He refused to accept the borders stated by the treaty. His activities were concentrated at the link between Ottoman Empire to Azerbaijan Democratic Republic at Karabakh-Zanghezur. Ozanian struck back at the Ottoman Fronts, Army of Islam. National motto: n/a Language Armenian (official) Capital Yerevan Independence From Imperial Russia, 1918 Currency Armenian dram National anthem Mer Hayrenik The Democratic Republic of Armenia (DRA; Armenian: Ô´Õ¥Õ´Õ¸Õ¯Ö€Õ¡Õ¿Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Õ€Õ¡ÕµÕ¡Õ½Õ¿Õ¡Õ¶Õ« Õ€Õ¡Õ¶Ö€Õ¡ÕºÕ¥Õ¿Õ¸Ö‚Õ©ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ¶, Demokratakan Hayastani Hanrapetutyun; also known as the First Republic of Armenia), 1918–1922, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of... Treaty of Batum, June 4, 1918, a treaty between Democratic Republic of Armenia and Ottoman Empire. ... Motto: Odlar Yurdu Land of the Eternal Fire Anthem: AzÉ™rbaycan Respublikasının DövlÉ™t Himni March of Azerbaijan Capital Baku Largest city Baku Official language(s) Azerbaijani Government President Prime Minister Representative democracy Mammed Amin Rasulzade Fatali Khan Khoyski Independence - Declared - Formerly From the Russian Empire May... In 1918, Enver Pasha, the War Minister for the Ottoman Empire ordered the creation of a new military force. ...

Aftermath of World War I

1919 it left to take part neither will in the political struggles for power in the recent Republic of still those its opinions contradicting policy to carry Armenia for the last time and went oneself into the exile to Fresno (the USA).

As the First Republic of Armenia fell, he immigrated to Fresno, California, and died in 1927. His remains were moved to Paris in 1928, and returned to Armenia in 1999. Monuments in Armenia and France remind today at the victorious national heroes of Armenia. The First Republic of Armenia existed from 1917 until 1922. ... Fresno, a Spanish word for ash tree (from Latin fraxinus) is a common placename in Spanish speaking areas. ... It has been suggested that Califas be merged into this article or section. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...