This article is about the World War I volunteer battalions. For the present day Armenian Volunteer Corps, see Armenian Volunteer Corps.
Armenian volunteer units
Armenian volunteers
Active
1914–1917
Country
Russian Empire
Allegiance
Armenians
Role
Detachment
Size
150,000 troops
Commanders
Notable commanders
Andranik Ozanian
Drastamat Kanayan
Arshak Gavafian
Hamazasp Srvandztyan
Sargis Mehrabyan
Military unit
The Armenian volunteer units (Armenian: Հայ կամավորական ջոկատներHay kamavorakan jokatner) were units composed of Armenians within the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. Composed of several groups at battalion strength, its ranks were primarily made up of Armenians from the Russian Empire, though there were also a number of Armenians from the Ottoman Empire.[citation needed] The Russian-Armenian volunteer units took part in military activities in the Middle Eastern theater of World War I.
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