Armenian battalions

Armenian battalions refer to military units formed by Armenian volunteer conscripts, mostly fighting against the Ottoman forces:

1912-13, Balkan Wars, an auxiliary battle group in Bulgarian Army. (Andranik Ozanian#Balkan Wars)
1914-17, World War I, Armenian volunteer units was employed in Russian Imperial Army
1914-17, World War I, Armenian volunteer units was employed in Egyptian Expeditionary Force of British Army.
1916-20, World War I, French Armenian Legion was employed in French Army. It was established by French-Armenian Agreement (1916) as a detachment unit. The unit was active in Adana (Turkey) and Arara (Palestine).
1940-45, World War II, Armenian Legion.

Armenian volunteer units detachment under Russian Caucasus Army
Armenian battalion one of the detachments under Dunsterforce
Armenian volunteers under Egyptian Expeditionary Force
French Armenian Legion within French Army

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