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Armenian battalions refer to military units formed by Armenian volunteer conscripts, mostly fighting against the
Ottoman forces:
* 1912-13,
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and defe ...
, an auxiliary battle group in
Bulgarian Army. (
Andranik Ozanian#Balkan Wars)
* 1914-17,
World War I, ''
Armenian volunteer units
The Armenian volunteer units ( hy, Հայ կամավորական ջոկատներ ''Hay kamavorakan jokatner'') were units composed of Armenians within the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. Composed of several groups at battalion streng ...
'' were employed in the
Russian Imperial Army
* 1914-17,
World War I, ''
Armenian volunteer units
The Armenian volunteer units ( hy, Հայ կամավորական ջոկատներ ''Hay kamavorakan jokatner'') were units composed of Armenians within the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. Composed of several groups at battalion streng ...
'' were employed in the
Egyptian Expeditionary Force of
British Army.
* 1916-20,
World War I, ''
French Armenian Legion
The Armenian Legion (french: Légion arménienne) was a volunteer unit that was raised by the Allied Powers to serve in the Middle East Theatre during World War I. Trained and led by French army commanders, the Légion d'Orient (The Eastern Le ...
'' were employed in the
French Army. The unit was active in Adana and Arara.
* 1940-45,
World War II, ''
Armenian Legion
The Armenian Legion (german: Armenische Legion; hy, Հայկական լեգիոն ''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 Russians for an ...
''.
File:Pervaya Armyanskaya Drujina 2 battalion 1914.png, ''Armenian volunteer units
The Armenian volunteer units ( hy, Հայ կամավորական ջոկատներ ''Hay kamavorakan jokatner'') were units composed of Armenians within the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. Composed of several groups at battalion streng ...
'' detachment under Russian Caucasus Army
File:WW1 2nd Battalion established from Van Armenians in Hamadan Persia under British forces.jpg, Armenian battalion one of the detachments under Dunsterforce
File:Armenian volunteer units in Egyptian Expeditionary Force.PNG, Armenian volunteers under Egyptian Expeditionary Force
File:Armenian legion.png, French Armenian Legion
The Armenian Legion (french: Légion arménienne) was a volunteer unit that was raised by the Allied Powers to serve in the Middle East Theatre during World War I. Trained and led by French army commanders, the Légion d'Orient (The Eastern Le ...
within French Army
Military units and formations of World War I
Military units and formations of Armenia
Expatriate military units and formations
20th century in Armenia
Military units and formations established in 1912
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945