Armenian volunteer units

Armenian volunteer units
Armenian volunteers
Active1914–1917
CountryRussian Empire
AllegianceArmenians
RoleDetachment
Size150,000 troops
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Andranik Ozanian
Drastamat Kanayan
Arshak Gavafian
Hamazasp Srvandztyan
Sargis Mehrabyan

The Armenian volunteer units (Armenian: Հայ կամավորական ջոկատներ Hay kamavorakan jokatner) were units composed of Armenians within the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. Composed of several groups at battalion strength. The Russian-Armenian volunteer units took part in military activities in the Middle Eastern theater of World War I.