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 was the commander of Armenian volunteer units within the Russian army. WWI may be an acronym for: World War I World Wrestling Industry This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Combatants Ottoman Empire Triple Entente Strength 2,850,000 2 Casualties 550,000 KIA 3 891,000 WIA 240,000 Sickness 103,731 MIO 250,000 POW 1 1 Ottoman casualties are from Republic of Turkey gov. ... Andranik Toros Ozanian, or Zoravar Andranik, (Armenian: Անդրանիկ Թորոս Օզանյան or Զորավար Անդրանիկ) or Andranik Pasha (1865—1927) was an Armenian military commander and national hero. ...

The origin of these military units are also varied. There were many Armenian units which were escaped from Ottomans such as former Ottoman Parliamentary representatives Karekin Pastirmaciyan (Erzurum) and Hamparsum Boyaciyan, led the Armenian units in defending the Western Armenia. Western Armenia or Ottoman Armenia was the Armenian part of the Ottoman Empire. ...

Under Russian Army

There were 20,000 Armenian Volunteers ^[1] under the unit that enetered to Van On May 16 which these Armenian battalions led Russian regulars into Van.^{[2] [3]} By October 15, under heavy fight around the region Lake Van, these battalions had lost five hundered (Armenian soldiers) and there were more then twelve hundred wounded or missing. ^[4] Lake Van from space, September 1996 Lake Van Landsat photo Lake Van (Turkish: Van Gölü, in Armenian: Վանա լիճ) is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country. ...

Around 1916, more than 1000 of Armenian soldiers quit from Tsarist army and joint to Armenian irregular units which most of them will be united one more time under Democratic Republic of Armenia. ^[5] In 1918, Andranik, major general, was controlling soldiers from the old Russian army (note: 1918 old Tsarist army was dissolved; refering to Armenians whose origin was Russia), and 150,000 Armenians who had volunteered from all over the world. During the years between 1915-18 each district that was freed from Ottoman Empire and placed under "Administration for Western Armenia" was asked to support the Armenian Revolution. Administration for Western Armenia was extended from Igdir to Lake Van. The Russian Government showed, at least on the surface, a great goodwill, such as giving official recognizition certificates, towards the Armenians and doing everything in its power for the liberation of western Armenia. 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: Դեմոկրատական Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, Demokratakan Hayastani Hanrapetutyun; also known as the First Republic of Armenia), 1918–1922, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of... Andranik Toros Ozanian, or Zoravar Andranik, (Armenian: Անդրանիկ Թորոս Օզանյան or Զորավար Անդրանիկ) or Andranik Pasha (1865—1927) was an Armenian military commander and national hero. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl... Foundation: May 1915 - Dec 1917 Head: Aram Manougian With the Armenian Revolution, Armenian provisional government with the progressive autonomous region [1] that initially set up around of Lake Van, which later at the end of WWI officiated as Wilsonian Armenia in Treaty of Sèvres. ... the Armenian revoluton took place in the lake Van region in 1915, and was a part of World War 1. ... Foundation: May 1915 - Dec 1917 Head: Aram Manougian With the Armenian Revolution, Armenian provisional government with the progressive autonomous region [1] that initially set up around of Lake Van, which later at the end of WWI officiated as Wilsonian Armenia in Treaty of Sèvres. ... Iğdır is a city in eastern Turkey, close to the border with Armenia. ... Lake Van from space, September 1996 Lake Van Landsat photo Lake Van (Turkish: Van Gölü, in Armenian: Վանա լիճ) is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country. ... Western Armenia or Ottoman Armenia was the Armenian part of the Ottoman Empire. ...

Under French Army

Democratic Republic of Armenia

Armenian volunteer units became the military units under Democratic Republic of Armenia. Andranik was the chief organizer which these units used in liberation of western Armenia. 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: Դեմոկրատական Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, Demokratakan Hayastani Hanrapetutyun; also known as the First Republic of Armenia), 1918–1922, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of... Western Armenia or Ottoman Armenia was the Armenian part of the Ottoman Empire. ...

See also

• Garegin Njdeh
• Andranik Toros Ozanian
• Movses Silikyan

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. ... Andranik Toros Ozanian, or Zoravar Andranik, (Armenian: Անդրանիկ Թորոս Օզանյան or Զորավար Անդրանիկ) or Andranik Pasha (1865—1927) was an Armenian military commander and national hero. ... Movses Silikyan Movses Silikyan (Armenian: , Russian: , Movses Silikov) (1862 - 1937) was a famed Armenian general and national hero, Major General in the Russian army and subsequently in the Armenian army. ...

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