Vardan Stepanyan

Vardan Stepanyan
Nickname(s)Dushman
Born(1966-03-09)March 9, 1966
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedJuly 3, 1992(1992-07-03) (aged 26)
Myurishen, Nagorno-Karabakh
Buried
Yerablur
AllegianceArmenian Revolutionary Federation
Years of service1984–1986 (Afghanistan)[1]
1989–1992 (Karabakh)
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War[1]
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
AwardsMedal "For Courage"[2]
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"[2]
Order of Combat Cross[3]

Vardan Stepanyan (Armenian: Վարդան Ստեփանյան; March 9, 1966 – July 3, 1992), better known as Dushman Vardan,[A] was an Armenian military commander during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. He is considered a hero in Armenia.[4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b c "Armenian hero's mother on her son's feats". Tert.am. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference vardananq was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rubinyan, Gr. (8 July 2013). "Yerablur is the battalion of Armenian immortals…". Artsakh Today. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. ^ ""Be sure Vardan that the good generation is coming!"". Yerevan State University. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Karabakh war hero, Dushman Vardan, died 20 years ago today". Tert.am. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  6. ^ Դուշման Վարդան. «Հայ երեխային երբեք չասես` քարի մեջ արյուն կա». Public Radio of Armenia (in Armenian). 8 May 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  7. ^ ""Serzh Sargsyan should start with himself"". A1plus. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  8. ^ 1966թ. այս օրը ծնվեց Արցախյան պատերազմի հերոս, լեգենդար Դուշման Վարդանը (in Armenian). 1in.am. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.


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