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  • Armenian Legion, soldiers from Sevaz (Sebastia) – December 31, 1918

    Armenian Legion, soldiers from Sevaz (Sebastia) – December 31, 1918. Ph. Bahag. 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…

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  • Armenian Legion, soldiers from Kessab – December 31, 1918

    Armenian Legion, soldiers from Kessab – December 31, 1918. Ph. Bahag. 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…

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  • Armenian Legion, soldiers from Chunkush

    Armenian Legion, soldiers from Chunkush. Ph. Enovk Ashdaragents. 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 Legion, soldiers from Chunkush and Adish – December 31, 1918

    Armenian Legion, soldiers from Chunkush and Adish – December 31, 1918. Ph. Bahag. 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…

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  • Armenian Legion, soldiers from Arapkir – December 31, 1918

    Armenian Legion, soldiers from Arapkir – December 31, 1918. Ph. Bahag. 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…

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  • Statue honouring the Armenian Legion

    Statue honouring the Armenian Legion

    Statue honouring the Armenian Legion and the battle of Arara. The statue is covered with Armenian British and French flags. 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…

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  • Commemoration of the Armenian Legion in Jerusalem

    Commemoration of the Armenian Legion in Jerusalem

    Commemoration of the Armenian Legion in Jerusalem on October 25, 1925. 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…

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  • Jim Chankalian, defender of Van

    Jim Chankalian, defender of Van, was also the leader of the Armenian Americans who joined the Armenian Legion in 1917. 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 and nationalist Turks, Kurdish tribes with the complicity of the…

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  • Armenian Legion officers in Marash

    Armenian Legion officers in Marash

    Armenian Legion officers in Marash (Kermanig). 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 by…

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  • The Armenian Volunteers of the Eastern Legion

    The Armenian Volunteers of the Eastern Legion

    The Armenian Volunteers of the Eastern Legion. 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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