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  • A group of volunteers from Tomarza

    A group of volunteers from Tomarza

    A group of volunteers from Tomarza. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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  • Armenians making ammunitions defense of Van

    Armenians making ammunitions defense of Van

    Young Armenians making ammunitions during the Defense 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…

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  • The Armenian volunteers in the trenches – 1919

    The Armenian volunteers in the trenches – 1919

    The Armenian volunteers in the trenches in 1919. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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  • Armenian defenders of Zeytun

    Armenian defenders of Zeytun

    Armenian defenders of Zeytun. They fought heroically the Ottoman oppression in 1895-1896 during the Second Zeytun Resistance. At that time, Armenian massacres were underway. These mass murders were orchestrated by the Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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  • Defenders of Van, 1915

    Defenders of Van, 1915

    Defenders of Van, 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 and trained by Germany under Colmar von…

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  • Heroes of Van

    Heroes of Van

    Heroes 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 with the passive complicity and occasional collaboration of its ally, the German Empire. The Ottoman army and its military elite were modernized and trained by Germany…

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  • The Hnchakian fedayeen (partisans) in Shabin-Karahisar

    The Hnchakian fedayeen (partisans) in Shabin-Karahisar

    The Hnchakian fedayeen (partisans) in Shabin-Karahisar. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. Fedayeen were Armenian civilians who formed self-defense groups in reaction to the mass murder of Armenians (1894-1896) during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

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  • The manufacture of ammunition – Defense of Van

    The manufacture of ammunition – Defense of Van

    The manufacture of ammunition during the Defense 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…

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  • Young Armenian volunteer in 1919

    Young Armenian volunteer in 1919

    Young Armenian volunteer in 1919. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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  • Young Armenian volunteer

    Young Armenian volunteer

    Young Armenian volunteer. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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