| Bagramyan Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Vagharshak Kosyan Sergei Matosyan |
| Dates of operation | 1993–1995 |
| Active regions | Abkhazia |
| Size | 1,500 |
| Part of |  Abkhazia Army |
| Opponents | .svg){kind=small} Georgia |
| Battles and wars | Battle of Sukhumi |
The Bagramyan Battalion (Armenian: Բաղրամյանի անվան գումարտակ; Russian: Батальон имени Баграмяна), also known officially as the Independent Motorized Rifle Battalion named after Marshal Ivan Khristoforovich Baghramyan (Russian: отдельный мотострелковый батальон и́мени маршала Ивана Христофоровича Баграмяна) was a unit formed in Abkhazia and predominantly composed of ethnic Armenians living in Abkhazia that fought together with separatist Abkhaz forces during the War in Abkhazia (1992–93).[1] Named in honour of the Soviet Armenian Marshal Ivan Bagramyan, the battalion fought against the forces of Georgia.[2] It was subsequently disbanded.
A total of 1,500 Armenians participated in the war, a quarter of the Abkhazian army. Twenty Armenians were awarded the highest honor Hero of Abkhazia and 242 were killed in battle.[3] The first President of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba praised the high discipline, organization, and accomplishments of the Bagramyan Battalion.[4]
- ^ Bagramyan Battalion Archived 2006-09-24 at the Wayback Machine MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
- ^ Abkhazia Armenians: Holding a home in an unstable territory, AGBU, 1 November 2004
- ^ "ABKHAZIA ARMENIANS: HOLDING A HOME IN AN UNSTABLE TERRITORY". Armenian General Benevolent Union. 1 November 2004. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Вагаршак Косян: "Если мы не можем защитить себя, значит мы - не армяне"" (in Russian). Yerkramas. 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.