French Armenian Legion
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french-armenian-legion-286-10273518
title:
French Armenian Legion
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The Armenian Legion was a volunteer unit that was raised by the Allied Powers to serve in the Middle East Theatre during World War I. Trained and led by French army commanders, the Légion d'Orient, as the unit was originally known, was created in 1916, its ranks chiefly drawn from Levantine and Armenian exiles and refugees from the Ottoman Empire. In 1919, it was renamed the Légion Arménienne.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Armenian_Legion
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date modified:
2024-01-22T22:35:28Z
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