Armenian Legion
| Armenian Legion | |
|---|---|
| Active | June 8, 1944 |
| Country | Germany |
| Branch | Wehrmacht |
| Size | 18,000 |
| Commanders | |
| General | Drastamat Kanayan |
The Armenian Legion (Armenian: Հայկական լեգիոն) or Armenische Legion was the name given to the 812th Armenian Battalion which was a foreign unit comprised of several thousand men.
Leaders Kanayan and Garegin Njdeh counted the support of over 18,000 Armenians.
In addition to this exclusively Armenian unit, Nazi Armenians also served in the thirty eight other SS divisions, including the elite Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler.
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