Tatul Krpeyan

National Hero of Armenia

Tatul Krpeyan
National Hero of Armenia; Tatul Krpeyan
Nickname(s)	Գետաշենի արծիվ (Getasheni artsiv, "Eagle of Getashen")
Born	April 21, 1965; Areg, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	April 30, 1991 (aged 26); Getashen, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Years of service	1990–1991
Battles/wars	First Nagorno-Karabakh War; Operation Ring †;
Awards	National Hero of Armenia (1996)

Tatul Zhorzhiki Krpeyan (Armenian: Թաթուլ Ժորժիկի Կրպեյան; 21 April 1965 – 30 April 1991) was an Armenian commander. He was the self-appointed leader of paramilitary units in Getashen and Martunashen villages in Shahumyan District of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. He was killed during Operation Ring by the Soviet Azerbaijani OMON (special police).^[1]

^ ^a ^b Դe Waal, Thomas (2013). Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War (2nd (revised and updated) ed.). NYU Press. p. 116.
^ "State awards of the Republic of Armenia". Defence Ministry of the Republic of Armenia.

National Hero of Armenia Tatul Krpeyan

Nickname(s)	Գետաշենի արծիվ (Getasheni artsiv, "Eagle of Getashen")
Born	(1965-04-21)April 21, 1965 Areg, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	April 30, 1991(1991-04-30) (aged 26) Getashen, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Armenian Revolutionary Federation^[1]
Years of service	1990–1991
Battles/wars	First Nagorno-Karabakh War Operation Ring †
Awards	National Hero of Armenia (1996)^[2]