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Armenia thus had one of the highest death tolls, per capita, among the other Soviet republics. Armenian Marshals and Admiral of World War II on stamps: Bagramyan, Isakov, Babadzhanian, Khudyakov. A total of 117 citizens of Armenia including 10 non ethnic Armenians were awarded Hero of the Soviet Union. Of these, 36 had been killed in action and ...
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 .
Armenian side (and allies) Opponent Results World War II (1939–1945) Soviet Union. Soviet Armenia; Germany. Armenian Legion; Victory. 500,000 Armenians fought in the Soviet Army, 200,000 of whom perished. 20,000 Armenians fought in the American Armed Forces [citation needed] 10,000 Armenians fought in the French Armed Forces [citation needed]
Armenian civilians, being deported during the Armenian genocide 6 Armenian provinces of Western Armenia and boundaries between countries before World War I Map of massacre locations and deportation and extermination centers during the Armenian genocide 1915–1916. In 1915, the Ottoman Empire systematically carried out the Armenian genocide.
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 ...
Shah Abbas of Persia invades Ottoman Armenia (to 1618) and reestablishes full control over Eastern Armenia and large parts of Western Armenia as part of his empire. 1605 When forced to abandon the siege of Kars , Shah Abbas orders the complete destruction of many Armenian towns and villages and deports over 300,000 Armenians to Persia , of ...
Armenia was not the scene of any battles in World War II. An estimated 500,000 Armenians (nearly a third of the population) served in the Red Army during the war, and 175,000 died. [ 111 ] A total of 117 citizens of Armenia including 10 non ethnic Armenians were awarded Hero of the Soviet Union .
The Battle of the Caucasus was a series of Axis and Soviet operations in the Caucasus as part of the Eastern Front of World War II.On 25 July 1942, German troops captured Rostov-on-Don, opening the Caucasus region of the southern Soviet Union to the Germans and threatening the oil fields beyond at Maikop, Grozny, and ultimately Baku.