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Armenian battalions

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Armenian battalions

Armenian battalions refer to military units formed by Armenian volunteer conscripts, mostly fighting against the Ottoman forces:

  • 1912-13, Balkan Wars, an auxiliary battle group in Bulgarian Army. (Andranik Ozanian#Balkan Wars)
  • 1914-17, World War I, Armenian volunteer units were employed in the Russian Imperial Army
  • 1914-17, World War I, Armenian volunteer units were employed in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force of British Army.
  • 1916-20, World War I, French Armenian Legion were employed in the French Army. The unit was active in Adana and Arara.
  • 1940-45, World War II, Armenian Legion.

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