Back Baqramyan adına erməni batalyonu Azerbaijani Batallón Bagramian Spanish Bagramjani pataljon Estonian Bataillon Bagramian French גדוד בגרמיאן HE Բաղրամյանի անվան գումարտակ Armenian Battaglione Bagramyan Italian ბაგრამიანის ბატალიონი Georgian Batalhão Bagramyan Portuguese Батальон имени Баграмяна Russian
| 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.
Together with other Abkhazian groups, they were able to ethnically cleanse the region of Georgians, forcing some 250,000 to flee. The Battalion was reported to have been disbanded in 1996, but in 1998 a high-profile terrorist attack in Georgia was attributed to it.[3][by whom?]
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.[4] The first President of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba praised the high discipline, organization, and accomplishments of the Bagramyan Battalion.[5]
- ^ 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
- ^ Tan, Andrew T .H. (2010-10-18). Politics of Terrorism: A Survey. Rutledge, London. ISBN 9781136833366. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "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.
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