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Armenian volunteers leaving for Van
Armenian volunteers leaving for Van from Etchmiadzin. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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The Catholicos blessing the volunteers, 1919
His Holiness the Catholicos blessing the volunteers in 1919. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Neshan Sanakian, defender of Van
The 12-year-old Neshan Sanakian, heroic defender of Van. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The Defense of Van (1915) was an act of self-defense by the Armenians against the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey, the Turkish population, the Kurdish people and the German Empire. The Ottoman army and its military elite were modernized and trained…
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Military board of Vaspurakan
The military board of Vaspurakan (Vasburagan). Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Megerdich Yakoubian
Megerdich Yakoubian, one of the four Ishkhan of Zeytun and a leader and hero of the first 1862 Zeytun Resistance. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Nazaret Surenian, prince of Zeytun
Nazaret Surenian, one of the four Ishkhan of Zeytun and a leader and hero of the first 1862 Zeytun Resistance. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Heroes of Sardarabad
Heroes of Sardarabad: officers of the 5th Infantry Regiment. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The Battle of Sardarabad took place in Armenia from May 21–29, 1918. It prevented the complete annihilation of the Armenian nation.
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Defenders of Van with General Antranig
A. Yegarian’s Group of Defenders of Van with General Antranig, 1915. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The Defense of Van (1915) was an act of self‑defense by Armenians against the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey, the Turkish population, the Kurdish people and the German Empire. The Ottoman army and its officer corps were modernized…
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Ishkhan, defender of Van
Ishkhan, one of the main defenders of Van. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The Defense of Van (1915) was an act of self-defense by the Armenians against the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey, the Turkish population, the Kurdish people and the German Empire. The Ottoman army and its military elite were modernized and trained…
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Ishkhan
Ishkhan, hero of the Defense of Van. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The Defense of Van (1915) was an act of self‑defense by Armenians against the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey, the Turkish population, the Kurdish people and the German Empire. The Ottoman army and its officer corps were modernized and trained by Germany…