Depiction of Commanders of the Armenian Army

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Filename : Box_28_Photo_080-scaled

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Left to Right, Standing:
(1) Colonel Shahkhatouni – Commandant of Yerevan
(2) Commander Yedigarian – On the Sarikamish/Sarıkamış front
(3) Colonel of the Officer Corps Vekilian – Taken captive in Gars/Kars
(4) Colonel Engineer Abazian
(5) B. Avedian
(6) Lieutenant Stepanian – Secretary to the consul at Batumi
(7) Colonel Lazarian – First Cavalry Regiment
Seated:
(1) Dro
(2) General Siligian – Deputy Minister of War
(3) Lieutenant Colonel Der-Ohanian – Head of the officer corps at the battles of Masis/Zangibasar
(4) General Nazarbekian – Commander-in-Chief
(5) General Piroumian – Commander of Gars/Kars, captive
(6) Colonel Zalinian – Later in Russia
On the Ground:
(1) S. Sarkisian? – Died heroically
(2) Colonel Arsen Shahmazian – Hero of Siunik/Zangezour and Masis/Zangibasar

Arshavir Shahkhatounian (Acho Chakatouny) (1885-1957)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acho_Chakatouny

Dro – Drastamat Kanayan (1883-1956)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drastamat_Kanayan

General Movses Siligian (1862-1937)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movses_Silikyan

General Tovmas Nazarbekian (1855-1931)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tovmas_Nazarbekian