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During World War II, about 18,500 Armenians served in the armed forces of the United States. [29] A number of them were decorated for their service, including Col. Ernest Dervishian, a native of Virginia, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. [30] US Marine Harry Kizirian is considered the most decorated soldier of the state of Rhode Island. [31]
The Armenian Legion (German: Armenische Legion; Armenian: Հայկական լեգիոն, romanized: Haykakan legion) was a military unit in the German Army during World War II. It primarily consisted of Soviet Armenians, who wanted to fight the Soviets for an independent Armenia and commanded by General Drastamat Kanayan.
Armenia was spared the devastation and destruction that wrought most of the western Soviet Union during the Great Patriotic War of World War II. The Wehrmacht never reached the South Caucasus, which they intended to do in order to capture the oil fields in Azerbaijan. Still, Armenia played a valuable role in the war in providing food, manpower ...
Zangezur came under Armenia's control. [citation needed] Georgian–Armenian War (1918) First Republic of Armenia Georgia: Inconclusive. Armenia gains the province of Lori. With the intervention of Great Britain, a truce was concluded between Armenia and Georgia. Turkish–Armenian War/Soviet invasion of Armenia (1920) First Republic of Armenia ...
During the rule of the Orontid dynasty, most Armenians adopted the Zoroastrian religion. [44] Map of Orontid Armenia Armenia on a map of Ptolemy Armenia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Assyria with Adjacent Regions, Karl von Spruner, published in 1865.
De Bono's invasion of Ethiopia (Italian military operation to annex Ethiopian Empire) [4] Map of the Italian operations during the conquest of Ethiopia. Italian conquest of Absinia after the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in 1936; Axis operations and territorial ambitions during Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) Italian military intervention in Spain
Armenia under construction, Leningrad, 1928. The Soviet hospital ship Armenia (Russian: теплоход «Армения», romanized: teplokhod "Armeniya") was a transport ship operated by the Soviet Union during World War II to carry both wounded soldiers and military cargo.
Category: Armenia in World War II. 3 languages. ... Armenian people of World War II (1 C, 18 P) This page was last edited on 11 February 2024, at 21:05 (UTC). ...