Defense of Van (1915)
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The defense of Van and in Russian Van operation was the armed resistance of the Armenian population of Van and Russian army against the Ottoman Empire's attempts to massacre the Ottoman Armenian popul
Armenian fighters holding a defense line against Ottoman forces in the walled city of Van, May 1915.
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Rafael de Nogales Méndez with his Kurdish guard during the siege of Van.
Armenians digging trenches
Armenian fedayi
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Fedayi, also known as the Armenian irregular units, Armenian militia, or Armenian Hayduks were Armenian civilians who voluntarily left their families to form self-defense units and irregular armed-ban
Defense of Van (1915)
…the walled city of Van, May 1915. Date 19 April – 17 May 1915 Location Van, Ottoman Empire Result Russo-Armenian victory Belligerents Ottoman Empire Armenian fedayi Russian Empire Commanders and leaders Djevdet Bey Halil Bey Köprülü Kâzım Bey Rafael de Nogales Nikolai Yudenich Pyotr Oganovsky Aram Manukian Strength…
A fedayi group fighting under the ARF banner. The banner reads Liberty or Death.
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A photo of an Armenian volunteer from the Library of Congress
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