2nd Army Corps (Armenia)
2nd Army Corps | |
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2-ին բանակային կորպուս | |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Field army |
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HQ | Khachaghbyur |
Commanders | |
Commander | Major General Arayik Harutyunyan |
The 2nd Army Corps (Armenian: 2-ին բանակային կորպուս) is a regional military formation of the Armenian Army, located in the city of Khachaghbyur in the Gegharkunik Province.[1][2] The 2nd Army Corps has been awarded the First Degree Order of Battle Cross.[3]
History[]
During the Battle of Aghdam in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the 2nd Army Corps among other additional forces took part in the city's capture.[4] On 29 September 2015, the corps was visited by Seyran Ohanyan, the Armenian Defence Minister.[5]
During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, it was reported by Azeri media that the corps was forced to retreat from Kalbajar due to heavy losses in personnel and equipment, although this was denied by the staff of the corps.[6]
Commemorating Shushi Liberation Day and Victory Day, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, accompanied by Chief of the General Staff Artak Davtyan, visited the corps on 9 May 2021, presenting state awards to a number of servicemen. In his speech, he said that the "2nd Army Corps was crowned with glory and stood out for its high combat capability during the 44-day war" and "retained the high honor of all of us, our army, our people and our history."[3]
Structure[]
The corps has the following structure:[7][8][9][10][11]
- Headquarters (Khachaghbyur)
- independent tank battalion
- independent reconnaissance battalion
- independent rifle regiment
- two independent motor rifle regiments
- one independent artillery battalion
Commanders[]
- Major General Ovik Oganyan (-12 June 2013)[12]
- Major General Poghos Poghosyan (12 June 2013-7 July 2016)[13]
- Colonel David Manukyan (7 July 2016)[14]
- Major General Arayik Harutyunyan (since 19 December 2019)[15]
References[]
- ^ "Жизнь на боевом посту / Армии / Независимая газета". nvo.ng.ru. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "Nikol Pashinyan, accompanied by Artak Davtyan, visits a regiment in Gegharkunik Province". armenpress.am. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ a b ""Our duty to our martyrs is to build a strong, just, proud and happy country" - Nikol Pashinyan hands state awards to Armenian servicemen". www.primeminister.am. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Letter dated 93/08/04 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council" (PDF). Aug 4, 1993.
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- ^ Jane's World Armies. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, October 2004.
- ^ IISS (2007). The Military Balance 2007. London: Routledge for the IISS. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-85743-437-8.
- ^ "ВООРУЖЁННЫЕ СИЛЫ АРМЕНИИ И АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНА, УРОКИ КОНФЛИКТА ДЛЯ УКРАИНЫ. Часть 1 |". Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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- ^ Հովհաննիսյան, Տարոն. "Գնդապետ Դավիթ Մանուկյանը ներկայացվել է 2-րդ բանակային կորպուսի հրամկազմին | Razm.info" (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ Հարությունյան, Գարիկ. "Դավիթ Մանուկյանը նշանակվել է ՀՀ ՊՆ 2-րդ բանակային կորպուսի հրամանատար | Razm.info" (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Արայիկ Հարությունյանը և Արտակ Բուդաղյանը նշանակվել են 2-րդ և 4-րդ բանակային կորպուսների հրամանատարներ". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- Army corps of Armenia
- Gegharkunik Province