Today marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in World War II. Seventy-five years ago today, the last remnants of the Nazi regime unconditionally surrendered to the Allied Powers.
About 600,000 Armenians participated in the war, and only half returned home.
Six Armenian national divisions participated in the Great Patriotic War, five of which were formed after the outbreak of hostilities.
Victoriously, the Soviet divisions formed in the Armenian SSR and the Armenian fighters enlisted in Soviet troops paraded to Europe. Many ended their glorious journey in Warsaw, Prague and Vienna.
Members of the glorified Tamanyan Division marked the fall of the Third Reich by performing the Armenia Kochari folk dance under the walls of the defeated Reichstag in Berlin.
75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War!
6 national Armenian divisions participated in the Great Patriotic War, five of which were formed immediately after the start of the war. Armenian divisions and Armenian fighters entered Europe in a victorious parade as part of the Soviet forces, liberating countries and peoples from the fascist yoke. Many ended their glorious journey in Warsaw, Prague and Vienna. The fighters of the glorious Tamanian Division celebrated the capture of Berlin by dancing the national “Kochar” under the walls of the crushed Reichstag. Six Armenian national divisions participated in the Great Many have ended their glorious journey in
Gepostet von Armenia am Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2020
The names of the Armenian marshals are eternally inscribed in history books.
During the Patriotic War, the Armenian people gave the Soviet Union three marshals of the armed forces, one marshal of the Soviet Union and one admiral of the Soviet Union.
75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War!
Among the immortal names of the commanders of the Great Patriotic War, the names of the Armenian marshals are eternally inscribed in history books.During the Patriotic War, the Armenian people gave the Soviet Union three marshals of the armed forces, one marshal of the Soviet Union and one admiral of the Soviet Union.#Victory75
Gepostet von Armenia am Donnerstag, 7. Mai 2020
More than 60 Armenian generals commanded the fronts of the war. At the end of the war, 83 officers received the ranks of general.