Ganja Battalion
Gəncə yarım könüllü batalyonu | |
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Active | 1992-??? |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Allegiance | Armed Forces of Azerbaijan |
Branch | Azerbaijani Land Forces |
Type | Infantry |
Size | 200 over the course of the war |
Engagements | First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Commanders | |
Commander |
The Ganja Volunteer Battalion (Azerbaijani: Gəncə yarım könüllü batalyonu) was a battalion of volunteers made up of active and reserve Azerbaijani military personnel sent to the Nagorno-Karabakh region as part of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan force fighting in the first Nagorno-Karabakh War. The battalion is best known for liberation of Askeran province and elimination of Armenian Arabo Unit on June 29, 1992 in Ağdərə.[1][2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Huseynov, Rizvan. Июнь 1992 года. Попавшие в окружение армянские бандиты и иностранные наемники (in Russian). 1news.az. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ Hüseynov Şahlar İsa oğlu[permanent dead link] (in Azerbaijani)
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- Military units and formations of Azerbaijan in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
- Battalions of Azerbaijan
- Military units and formations established in 1992
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