| Ground Forces of Armenia | |
|---|---|
| Հայաստանի ցամաքային ուժեր Hayastani ts’amak’ayin uzher | |
 Emblem of the Armenian Army | |
| Founded | 28 January 1992 |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Type | Army |
| Role | Ground warfare |
| Size | 65,000 (including 40,000 professional and 25,000 conscripts)[1] (2023 census) |
| Part of | Armenian Armed Forces |
| Patron | Ashot II the Iron (the "Guardian of the Armenian Army")[2] |
| March | Our name is Armenian Army |
| Anniversaries | Army Day (28 January) |
| Engagements | First Nagorno-Karabakh War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | |
The Armenian Ground Forces (Armenian: Հայաստանի ցամաքային ուժեր) is the collective term for personnel branches of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia that are responsible for the country's land-based operations. It was established in conjunction with the other components of Armenia's military on January 28, 1992, several months after the republic declared its independence from the Soviet Union.[3] The army's first head was the former deputy commander-in-chief of the main staff of the Soviet Ground Forces, Norat Ter-Grigoryants.[4]
Since the end of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, Armenia has committed many elements of the army to help bolster the defense and defend the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh from a possible renewal of hostilities with neighboring Azerbaijan. Jane's World Armies reports that both conscripts and officers from Armenia are routinely sent for duty to Artsakh, often posted to the frontline between Artsakh Armenian and Azerbaijani forces.[5]
Equipment in the ground forces is regulated by the Military Industry Committee under the Armenian Government.
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The Military Balance 2013. London: Routledge, 2013, pp. 215–16.
- ^ "Մեր Իրավունքը Եվ Ազատությունը Պաշտպանող Ուժը".
- ^ "Military Balance in Europe 2011"., March 07, 2011.
- ^ Petrosyan, David. "Formation and Development of Armenian Armed Forces Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine." Moscow Defence Brief. Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Moscow, 6-2002, accessed November 2009. Ter-Grigoryants had previously served with the 40th Army (Soviet Union) in Afghanistan as chief of staff, supervising operations in May 1982.
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