Drastamat Kanayan Դրաստամատ Կանայեան | |
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Defense Minister of Armenia | |
In office 24 November 1920 – 2 December 1920 | |
Preceded by | Ruben Ter-Minasian |
Succeeded by | position abolished |
Civil Commissioner of Van | |
In office December 1917 – 7 April 1918 | |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Igdyr (Iğdır), Surmalu uezd, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire | 31 May 1884
Died | 8 March 1956 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America | (aged 71)
Nationality | Armenian |
Political party | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
Nickname | General Dro |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Years of service | 1914–1920 1941–1945 |
Commands | 2nd Battalion Volunteer Corps Armed Forces of Yerevan 812th Armenian Battalion |
Battles/wars | |
Drastamat Kanayan (Armenian: Դրաստամատ Կանայեան; 31 May 1884 – 8 March 1956), better known as Dro (Դրո), was an Armenian military commander and politician. He was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. He briefly served as Defence Minister of the First Republic of Armenia in 1920, during the country's brief independence. During World War II, he led the Armenian Legion, which consisted of Armenian POWs who opted to fight for Nazi Germany rather than face the brutal conditions of the Nazis' camps.[1]
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