Albert Hovhannisyan | |
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| Native name | Ալբերտ Արտակի Հովհաննիսյան |
| Born | September 15, 2001 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Died | October 8, 2020 (aged 19) Republic of Artsakh (de facto) |
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| Allegiance |  Armenia  Artsakh |
| Service/ | Armed Forces of Armenia Artsakh Defence Army |
| Years of service | 2020 |
| Rank | Junior sergeant |
| Unit | 4th Artillery of the 2nd Artillery Battery of the D-30 Artillery Division of the N Military Unit of the Defense Army of Artsakh |
| Known for | Heroism in war |
| Battles/wars | Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
| Awards | Medal for Courage (Artsakh) Order of the Golden Eagle (Artsakh) |
| Alma mater | Russian-Armenian University |
Albert Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Ալբերտ Հովհաննիսյան; 15 September 2001 – 8 October 2020) was a junior sergeant of the Armenian Army who participated in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war and died amid the hostilities.
A photo released by the Armenian Ministry of Defense of him firing artillery when fighting on the frontlines of the Artsakhian side quickly became an iconic image used by hundreds of media outlets around the world when covering the most recent attacks onto the Republic of Artsakh by Azerbaijan.[1] In 2021, he was posthumously awarded the Hero of Artsakh military award, which is the highest honorary title of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.[2]
- ^ "Soldier in Iconic Photo Killed on Artsakh Frontline".
- ^ "Junior Sergeant firing artillery in iconic war photo bestowed posthumous Hero of Artsakh title". armenpress.am. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.