List of Georgian Wars

The article is about the military history of the country of Georgia. Military history is composed of the events in the history of humanity that fall within the category of conflict. ...

Mid-8th cent. B.C. - The oldest Georgian state of Diaokhi destroyed by the Urartians. Dionysius Exiguus invented Anno Domini years to date Easter. ... Diaohi and its neighbours Diaokhi or Diauehi (Diauhi) known to Assyrians as Daiaeni (Dayaeni) (“the Land of the Sons of Diau”) was an ancient kingdom in what is now Northeastern Turkey and Southwestern Georgia. ... Urartu at its greatest extent 743 BC Urartu (Biainili in Urartian) was an ancient kingdom in the mountainous plateau between Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, and Caucasus mountains, later known as the Armenian Highland, and it centered around Lake Van (present-day eastern Turkey). ...

The 720s B.C - Western Georgian power of Colchis fell under Cimmerian incursions. In ancient geography, Colchis (sometimes spelled also as Kolchis) (Greek: Κολχίς, kŏl´kĬs; Georgian: კოლხეთი, Kolkheti) was a nearly triangular district in Caucasus. ... The Cimmerians were an ancient people of Iranian origin, who lived in the south of modern-day Ukraine (Crimea and northern Black sea coast) and Russia (Black Sea coast and Caucasus), at least in the 8th and 7th century BC. Little is known about them, but they were mentioned in...

The end of the 4th cent. B.C. - War of liberation of the eastern Georgian tribes under Prince Parnavaz. Creation of the first Georgian kingdom of Kartli (Iberia). King Parnavaz I (3rd century BC) was a King of the Georgian Kingdom of Iberia (modern Eastern Georgia) in 284-219 BC and founder of the Georgian dynasty of Parnavazians (284 BC-5th century AD). ... Kartli is the largest and most populated province of Eastern Georgia. ... Ancient countries of Caucasus: Armenia, Iberia, Colchis and Albania Iberia was a name given by the ancient Greeks and Romans to the ancient Georgian kingdom of Kartli (4th century BC-5th century AD) corresponding roughly to the eastern and southern parts of the present day Georgia. ...

65 BC - The Roman expedition in Kartli and Colchis under Pompey. Headline text Events By place Roman Empire Gaius Calpurnius Piso conspires against Roman emperor Nero. ... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ... Kartli is the largest and most populated province of Eastern Georgia. ... In ancient geography, Colchis (sometimes spelled also as Kolchis) (Greek: Κολχίς, kŏl´kĬs; Georgian: კოლხეთი, Kolkheti) was a nearly triangular district in Caucasus. ... Pompey, Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir [1] (Classical Latin abbreviation: CN·POMPEIVS·CN·F·SEX·N·MAGNVS[2], Gnaeus or Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus) (September 29, 106 BC–September 29, 48 BC), was a distinguished military and political leader of the late Roman republic. ...

134 AD - King Parsman of Iberia organizes the Alans’ raids against the Roman and Parthian vassal states (Albania, Midia, Armenia, Cappadocia). Events Births Deaths Categories: 134 ... Dionysius Exiguus invented Anno Domini years to date Easter. ... The Alans, Alani, Alauni or Halani were an Iranian nomadic group among the Sarmatian people, warlike nomadic pastoralists of varied backgrounds, who spoke an Iranian language and to a large extent shared a common culture. ... Motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent, c. ... Parthia[1] (Middle Persian: اشکانیان Ashkâniân) was a civilization situated in the northeast of modern Iran, but at its height covering all of Iran proper, as well as regions of the modern countries of Armenia, Iraq, Georgia, eastern Turkey, eastern Syria, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Kuwait, the Persian Gulf... Map showing Cappadocia as a province of the Armenian Empire under Tigranes the Great Photo of a 15th Century map showing Capadocia. In ancient geography, Cappadocia (or Capadocia) (from Persian: Katpatuka meaning the land of beautiful horses, Greek: Καππαδοκία; see also List of traditional Greek place names; Turkish Kapadokya) was an...

270s AD - Anti-Roman uprising in Colchis. In ancient geography, Colchis (sometimes spelled also as Kolchis) (Greek: Κολχίς, kŏl´kĬs; Georgian: კოლხეთი, Kolkheti) was a nearly triangular district in Caucasus. ...

482-484 - King Vakhtang I Gorgasali’s war of resistance to the Persian invaders in Kartli. Events Qi Gao Di, ruler of the Chinese Qi Dynasty Byzantine emperor Zeno I issues the Henotikon, an attempt to reconcile the differences between the supporters of Orthodoxy and Monophysitism. ... Events December 28 - Alaric II succeeds Euric as king of the Visigoths. ... Saint King Vakhtang I Gorgasali ( 440- 502) was the Georgian king (mepe) of Kartli ( Iberia) in 452- 502 who led a lengthy anti-Persian liberation war and founded Tbilisi, Georgia’s modern capital city. ... The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. ... Kartli is the largest and most populated province of Eastern Georgia. ...

542-562 - Persian-Byzantine wars in Colchis (Egrisi). Events The plague killed upwards of 100,000 in Constantinople and perhaps two million or more in the rest of the Byzantine Empire (possibly exaggerated). ... For the area code 562 see Area Code 562 Events Nan Xiao Ming Di succeeds Nan Liang Xuan Di as ruler of the Chinese Nan Liang Dynasty. ... The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... In ancient geography, Colchis (sometimes spelled also as Kolchis) (Greek: Κολχίς, kŏl´kĬs; Georgian: კოლხეთი, Kolkheti) was a nearly triangular district in Caucasus. ... Egrisi (or Kolkheti) known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Lazica and Persians as Lazistan was a kingdom in the western part of Georgia, which flourished between the 6th century BC and the 7th century AD. It covered the territory of the former kingdom Kolkha (Colchis) and the territory...

572 - Persians expelled as a result of national uprising in Kartli. Events Emperor Bidatsu ascends the throne of Japan. ... The Persians of Iran (officially named Persia by West until 1935 while still referred to as Persia by some) are an Iranian people who speak Persian (locally named Fârsi by native speakers) and often refer to themselves as ethnic Iranians as well. ... Kartli is the largest and most populated province of Eastern Georgia. ...

627 - Fall of Tbilisi under Byzantine and Khakhan attack. Events April 11 - Paulinus, a Roman missionary, baptizes King Edwin of Deira December 12 - Battle of Nineveh: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius defeats the Persians Births Deaths November 10 - Justus, Archbishop of Canterbury Categories: 627 ... Coordinates:  - Governing Mayor Giorgi Gigi Ugulava Area    - City 372 km²  (143. ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... Khagan alternatively spelled Chagan, Qaqan, Khakhan, Khaghan, Kagan, Khaqan etc. ...

640s-1068 - Arab invasions in Georgia; Georgian resistance to Arab invaders. Events May 28 - Severinus becomes pope, but dies the same year. ... Events Emperor Go-Sanjo ascends the throne of Japan William the Conqueror takes Exeter after a brief siege Births Henry I of England (d. ... Languages Arabic other languages (Arab minorities) Religions Predominantly Islam Some adherents of Druze, Judaism, Samaritan, Christianity Related ethnic groups Mizrachi Jews, Sephardi Jews, Ashkenazi Jews, Canaanites, other Semitic-speaking groups An Arab (Arabic: ‎; transliteration: ) is a member of a Semitic group of people whose cultural, linguistic, and in certain cases...

1080 - Turk-Seljuk invasions in Georgia (the so-called Great Turkish Conquests: "Didi Turkoba" in Georgian). Events William I of England, in a letter, reminds the Bishop of Rome that the King of England owes him no allegiance. ...

1099-1125 - Wars of King David the Builder. Turks and Arabs expelled from Georgia; reunification of the Kingdom of Georgia; conquest of the neighbouring lands in Caucasus; a strong feudal state established; several Muslim attacks repelled. 1099 also refers to a United States tax form used for, among other purposes, reporting payments made to independent Contractors. ... Events May 23 - Lothair of Saxony becomes Holy Roman Emperor on the death of Henry V. War ends between Toulouse and Provence. ... David the Builder (David IV Bagrationi) (1073 - January 24, 1125) was a King of Georgia (1089-1125). ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are an ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ...

12 August 1121 - Battle of Didgori: the greatest victory in Georgian military history. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Concordat of Worms condemns Pierre Abélards writings on the Holy Trinity. ... Didgori is a place in Eastern Georgia where David the Builder, King of Georgia, defeated the Muslim coalition troops in 1121 despite being vastly outnumbered. ...

1122 - Liberation of Arab-held Tbilisi by David the Builder. Events Resolution of Investiture Controversy in the Concordat of Worms Pierre Abélard writes Sic et Non Births Ben Lancaster, Gradutate, Dynamite dancer. ... Coordinates:  - Governing Mayor Giorgi Gigi Ugulava Area    - City 372 km²  (143. ... David the Builder (David IV Bagrationi) (1073 - January 24, 1125) was a King of Georgia (1089-1125). ...

1195 - Battle of Shamkor (see Tamar of Georgia). Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... Tamar (Georgian: თამარი; 1160–1213), from the House of Bagrationi, was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. ...

1203 - Battle of Basiani (see Tamar of Georgia). Events April 16 - Philip II of France enters Rouen, leading to the eventual unification of Normandy and France. ... Tamar (Georgian: თამარი; 1160–1213), from the House of Bagrationi, was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. ...

1210 - Expedition of Georgian army in Iran. Events End of the reign of Emperor Tsuchimikado, emperor of Japan Emperor Juntoku ascends to the throne of Japan Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor excommunicated by Pope Innocent III for invading southern Italy in 1210 Gottfried von Strassburg writes his epic poem Tristan about 1210 Beginning of Delhi Sultanate Births...

1225-1231- Khorasm invasion in Georgia; Georgians defeated at Garnisi (1225); the fall of Tbilisi (1226). // The Teutonic Order is expelled from Transylvania. ... // Events Ardengus becomes bishop of Florence. ... Khwarezmid Empire (1190-1220) Khwarezm was a series of states centered on the Amu Darya river delta of the former Aral Sea, in modern Uzbekistan, extending across the Ust-Urt plateau and possibly as far west as the eastern shores of the northern Caspian Sea. ... // The Teutonic Order is expelled from Transylvania. ... Coordinates:  - Governing Mayor Giorgi Gigi Ugulava Area    - City 372 km²  (143. ...

1235-1236 - Mongol conquests of Georgia. Events Anglo-Norman invasion of Connacht St. ... // Events May 6 - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler of St Albanss Abbey dies. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ...

1259-1260, 1297 - Unsuccessful uprisings against Mongols. For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... The magnificent Cathedral of Chartres was dedicated in 1260. ... Events 8 January - Monaco gains independence. ... The name Mongols (Mongolian: Mongol) specifies one or several ethnic groups. ...

1330s - King Giorgi the Brilliant expelled Mongols and restored the strength and integrity of the Kingdom of Georgia. Events The Bulgars under Michael III are beaten by the Serbs at Velbuzhd, and large parts of Bulgaria fall to Serbia. ... The name Mongols (Mongolian: Mongol) specifies one or several ethnic groups. ... Georgia has one of the world’s richest and oldest histories, stretching back to the prehistoric times. ...

1386-1403 - Tamerlane’s (Timur) invasions in Georgia. The peace treaty signed in 1403. Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Events July 21 - Battle of Shrewsbury. ...

XV-XVIII centuries - Wars of resistance to the Persian and Ottoman invaders. The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI...

September 1795 - The last Persian invasion; battle of Krtsanisi: 4.500 Georgians under King Erekle II defeated by 38.000 Persians; Tiflis fell after heroic resistance. 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. ... Erekle II (aka Irakli) (1720-1798), Georgian king of the Bagrationi dynasty, ruled Kingdom of Kakheti in 1744-1762 and Kartl-Kakheti in 1762-1798. ... The Persians of Iran (officially named Persia by West until 1935 while still referred to as Persia by some) are an Iranian people who speak Persian (locally named Fârsi by native speakers) and often refer to themselves as ethnic Iranians as well. ... View of Tiflis from the Grounds of Saint David Church, ca. ...

1810 - War of independence in the western Georgian Kingdom of Imereti; Russia occupies and annexes Imereti. King Solomon II (the last Georgian monarch of Bagrationi dynasty) forced to flee after being defeated by overwhelming Russian troops. Georgia served as a battlefield in all Russian-Turkish and Russian-Persian wars in the 19th cent. 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Imereti is a historic province in Western Georgia, situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. ... The Bagratuni or Bagrationi or Bagratid royal dynasty (Armenian: Բագրատունյաց Արքայական Տոհմ or Bagratunyac Arqayakan Tohm, Georgian: ბაგრატიონთა სამეფო დინასტია or Bagrationta Samepo Dinastia) is a royal family whose ascendancy in Transcaucasia lasted for more than a millenium, since the 8th century until the early 19th century. ... The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. ...

1857 - A large anti-Russian rebellion in Samegrelo (Principality of Mengrelia). 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Samegrelo (Mingrelia) is a historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi. ... Samegrelo (Mingrelia) is an historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi. ...

1914-1918 - World War I; collapse of Russian Empire; declaration of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (May 26, 1918). 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nikolay II Aleksey Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert H. Asquith D. Lloyd George Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna... Anthem: God Save the Tsar! The Russian Empire in 1914 Capital Saint Petersburg Language(s) Russian Government Monarchy Emperor  - 1721-1725 Peter the Great (first)  - 1894-1917 Nicholas II (last) History  - Established 22 October, 1721  - February Revolution 2 April, 1917 Area  - 1897 22,400,000 km2 8,648,688 sq... Anthem: Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls (Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings) Map of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from November 1918 to May 1920. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

April-June, 1918 - Turkish-Georgian war; Turkish temporary occupation of Batumi and Akhalkhalaki. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... A general view of Batumi Batumi (Georgian: , formerly Batum or Batoum) is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. ...

December 1918 - Georgian-Armenian war 1918. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...

1918-1919 - Unsuccessful Russian-backed pro-Bolshevik revolts in various regions of Georgia. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ...

October 1919-April 1920 - The first Soviet aggression; Peace Treaty of Moscow signed on May 7, 1920; Soviet Russia recognized Georgian independence. Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Bolshevist Russia is a common term that refers to the Red side in the Russian government between the Bolsheviks October Revolution (November 7, 1917) and the constitution of the Soviet Union (December 30, 1922). ...

February 11-March 19, 1921 - The Bolshevik Russia's Red Army attacks and occupies the whole territory of Georgia. The legal government of Georgia is forced to leave the country. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Bolshevist Russia is a common term that refers to the Red side in the Russian government between the Bolsheviks October Revolution (November 7, 1917) and the constitution of the Soviet Union (December 30, 1922). ... Red Army flag The Workers and Peasants Red Army (Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия, Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya; RKKA or usually simply the Red Army) were the armed forces first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918 and that in 1922 became the army of the Soviet Union. ... Combatants •  Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic •  Republic of Turkey •  Georgian SSR •  Democratic Republic of Georgia Commanders •  Anatoli Gekker • Mikhail Velikanov • Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze •  Kazım Karabekir • Giorgi Kvinitadze • Giorgi Mazniashvili • Valiko Jugheli Strength ~50,000 (Red Army) ~35,000 Casualties Unknown, dead estimated at 5,500 Soviet soldiers Unknown, dead estimated...

March 12, 1921 - Turkish troops occupied Batumi as Soviet armies invaded Georgia. Troops of the ousted Menshevik government under General Giorgi Kvinitadze and General Giorgi Mazniashvili, remaining in western parts of the country, expelled the Turks on March 18 and ceded Batumi to the Soviets to avoid the loss of Ajara region. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... A general view of Batumi Batumi (Georgian: , formerly Batum or Batoum) is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Leaders of the Menshevik Party at Norra Bantorget in Stockholm, Sweden, May 1917. ... Giorgi Kvinitadze (in Georgian: გიორგი კვინიტაძე) (1874_1970) was a Georgian general and one of the most prominent military leaders of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. ... Giorgi Mazniashvili (in Georgian: გიორგი მაზნიაშვილი) (1872-1937) was a Georgian general and one of the most prominent military figures in the Democratic Republic of Georgia. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... A general view of Batumi Batumi (Georgian: , formerly Batum or Batoum) is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Official language Georgian Capital Batumi ISO code GE.AJ Head of the Government Levan Varshalomidze Area  - Total  - % water 2,900 km² n/a Population  - Total (1989)  - Density 392,432 135. ...

1922 -1924 - Guerrilla resistance to the Soviet occupation. Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Soviet redirects here. ...

August 1924 - Unsuccessful popular uprising against the Soviet occupation; repressions and terror in Georgia. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Soviet redirects here. ...

1939 -1945 - WW2. Georgia contributed 700.000 soldiers to the Red army and more than 400.000 fell in the war. A few thousands Georgian émigrés (e.g., the Georgian Committee, the political organization of Tetri Giorgi and the Georgian Legion of Wehrmacht under major-general Shalva Maglakelidze) collaborated with the Nazis hoping to liberate their Motherland with the help of Germany. Many Georgians were involved in resistance movements against the Nazi occupants in France, Italy, etc. Georgian guerrilla fighter Phore Mosulishvili became a national hero of Italy. Georgian émigré, colonel of the French Foreign Legion Dimitri Amilakhvari was prominent military officer of the French Resistance. See also Georgian Uprising of Texel. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Red Army flag The Workers and Peasants Red Army (Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия, Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya; RKKA or usually simply the Red Army) were the armed forces first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918 and that in 1922 became the army of the Soviet Union. ... Tetri Giorgi (“White George”) is one of the names of St George, in the eastern mountainous part of Georgia. ... Georgian Legion on parade displaying flag of Independent Georgia, Germany 1943. ... Image:Wehrmacht 20 April 1939 Birthday Parade. ... Shalva Maglakelidze (1893_1970) was a Georgian politician and commander of the Georgian Legion of the Wehrmacht. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Sir Galahad, a hero of Arthurian legend In many myths and folk tales, a hero is a man or woman (the latter often called a heroine), traditionally the protagonist of a story, legend or saga, commonly possessed of abilities or character far greater than that of a typical person, which... Legionnaire (film) The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is a unique elite unit within the French Army established in 1831. ... Dimitri Amilakhvari (French spelling: Amilakvari) (October 31, 1906-September 24, 1942) was a Georgian nobleman and French Resistance hero during World War II, Lieutenant Colonel of the French Foreign Legion. ... The French Resistance is the name used for resistance movements during World War II which fought the German occupation of France and the collaborationist Vichy regime, and was a vital and some say decisive factor in the defeat of Hitler and the Nazi revolution. ... Texel island The Georgian Uprising of Texel (Dutch: Opstand der Georgiërs) (April 5, 1945–May 20, 1945) was an insurrection by the 882nd infantry battalion of the Georgian Legion stationed on the German occupied Dutch island of Texel (pronounced Tessel). ...

January 5, 1991 - July 14, 1992 - Armed conflict in former “South Ossetia” autonomy; escalated again in July-August 2004; still unresolved. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... National anthem Unknown Official languages Ossetian, with Russian having and widespread use by government and other institutions Political status De facto independent Capital Tskhinvali Capitals coordinates 42°14′N 43°58′E President Eduard Djabeevich Kokoity Prime Minister Yury Morozov Independence  â€“ Declared  â€“ Recognition From Georgia  1991-11-28  none... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

December 22, 1991- January 6, 1992 - Violent military Coup d’etat in Tbilisi. First President of the Republic of Georgia, Dr. Zviad Gamsakhurdia overthrown. He was forced to leave Georgia. December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A coup d’État (pronounced ), or simply coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government through unconstitutional means by a part of the state establishment — mostly replacing just the high-level figures. ... Coordinates:  - Governing Mayor Giorgi Gigi Ugulava Area    - City 372 km²  (143. ... Zviad Konstantines dze Gamsakhurdia[1] (Georgian: ზვიად კონსტანტინეს ძე გამსახურდია, IPA: ) (March 31, 1939 — December 31, 1993) was a dissident, scientist and writer, who became the first democratically elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era. ...

August 14, 1992-May 15, 1994 - War in Abkhazia; ethnic conflict and Russian intervention. The conflict escalated again in May 1998 and October 2001; remains unresolved. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... National anthem Aiaaira Official languages Abkhaz, with Russian having co-official status and widespread use by government and other institutions Political status De facto independent Capital Sukhumi Capitals coordinates President Sergei Bagapsh Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab Independence  â€“ Declared  â€“ Recognition From Georgia  23 July 1992  none Currency Russian ruble Official... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

October-November 1993- Civil war in western Georgia; President Gamsakhurdia’s forces defeated. Gamsakhurdia’s death (December 31, 1993). 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

The Kosovo Force (KFOR) Pocket badge of the KFOR Ukrainian soldier on foot patrolling in Serbian village near Brezovica KFOR vehicle of the French Army The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international force responsible for establishing and maintaining security in Kosovo. ... Pocket badge of the KFOR Ukrainian soldier on foot patrolling in Serbian village near Brezovica KFOR vehicle of the French Army The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international force responsible for establishing and maintaining security in Kosovo. ...

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