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  • My uncle Marouke Zarmanian standing on a rock in the centre, Armenian Legion, Mersin 1920

    My uncle Marouke Zarmanian standing on a rock in the centre, Armenian Legion, Mersin 1920. Souren Zarmanian Private Coll.

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  • Armenian Legionnaire Mateos Akinian from Artvin – Document

    Armenian Legionnaire Mateos Akinian from Artvin. Mort pour la France. Source : Ministère de la Défense, Mémoire des Hommes.

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  • The arrival of Armenian Legionnaires in Giligia (Cilicia)

    The arrival of Armenian Legionnaires in Giligia (Cilicia), Ph. ARARA. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The nucleus of the Armenian Legion or Eastern Legion (1917-1920) was composed of former Musa Dagh resistants. The Eastern Legion was organized by the Armenians following the demand of the French government. An agreement was signed between the Armenian…

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  • Monument dedicated to the heroes of the Battle of Arara – Jerusalem

    Monument dedicated to the heroes of the Battle of Arara – Jerusalem. On the right Hampartsum Natcherian. Ph. Shahe Vartabed Adjemian. The Armenian Legion fought the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Arara on September 19, 1918. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The nucleus of the Armenian Legion or Eastern Legion (1917-1920) was composed…

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  • Group of Armenian Legionnaires

    Group of Armenian Legionnaires. Ph. Onnig Sinanian. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The nucleus of the Armenian Legion or Eastern Legion (1917-1920) was composed of former Musa Dagh resistants. The Eastern Legion was organized by the Armenians following the demand of the French government. An agreement was signed between the Armenian National Delegation, represented…

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  • Dismantling of the Armenian Legion in Adana

    Dismantling of the Armenian Legion in Adana, Ph. Khoren Krikorian. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The nucleus of the Armenian Legion or Eastern Legion (1917-1920) was composed of former Musa Dagh resistants. The Eastern Legion was organized by the Armenians following the demand of the French government. An agreement was signed between the Armenian…

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  • Armenian Legionnaires welcomed in Adana

    Armenian Legionnaires welcomed in Adana, Ph. Onnig Sinanian. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The nucleus of the Armenian Legion or Eastern Legion (1917-1920) was composed of former Musa Dagh resistants. The Eastern Legion was organized by the Armenians following the demand of the French government. An agreement was signed between the Armenian National Delegation,…

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  • Armenian Legionnaires returning from the Battle of Arara

    Armenian Legionnaires returning from the Battle of Arara. Ph. Onnig Sinanian. The Armenian Legion fought the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Arara on September 19, 1918. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The nucleus of the Armenian Legion or Eastern Legion (1917-1920) was composed of former Musa Dagh resistants. The Eastern Legion was organized…

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  • Armenian Legionnaires leaving Hayfa for Beirut

    Armenian Legionnaires leaving Hayfa for Beirut. Ph. Onnig Sinanian. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The nucleus of the Armenian Legion or Eastern Legion (1917-1920) was composed of former Musa Dagh resistants. The Eastern Legion was organized by the Armenians following the demand of the French government. An agreement was signed between the Armenian National…

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  • Armenian Legionnaires at the Zeytun Rehabilitation Centre, Egypt

    Armenian Legionnaires at the Zeytun Rehabilitation Centre, Egypt. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection. The nucleus of the Armenian Legion or Eastern Legion (1917-1920) was composed of former Musa Dagh resistants. The Eastern Legion was organized by the Armenians following the demand of the French government. An agreement was signed between the Armenian National Delegation,…

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