Military unit
The2nd Army Corps (Armenian :2-րդ բանակային կորպուս ) is a regional military formation of theArmenian Army , located in the city ofKhachaghbyur in theGegharkunik Province .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
During theBattle of Aghdam in theFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War , the 2nd Army Corps among other additional forces took part in the city's capture.[ 4] Seyran Ohanyan , theArmenian Defence Minister .[ 5]
During the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war , it was reported by Azeri media that the corps was forced to retreat fromKalbajar due to heavy losses in personnel and equipment, although this was denied by the staff of the corps.[ 6]
CommemoratingShushi Liberation Day andVictory Day , Prime MinisterNikol Pashinyan , accompanied by Chief of the General StaffArtak Davtyan , visited the corps on 9 May 2021, presenting state awards to a number of servicemen. In his speech, he said that the "2nd Army Corps was crowned with glory and stood out for its high combat capability during the 44-day war" and "retained the high honor of all of us, our army, our people and our history."[ 3]
On 19 January, fifteen servicemen of the corps were killed and seven injured after a fire broke out at a military barracks inAzat .[ 7] [ 8]
The corps has the following structure:[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Headquarters (Khachaghbyur ) independent tank battalion independent reconnaissance battalion independent rifle regiment two independent motor rifle regiments one independent artillery battalion Major GeneralSedrak Saroyan (1993–???)[ 14] Major General Ovik Oganyan (– 12 June 2013)[ 15] Major General Poghos Poghosyan (12 June 2013 – 7 July 2016)[ 16] Colonel David Manukyan (7 July 2016)[ 17] Major GeneralArayik Harutyunyan (19 December 2019 – 9 August 2021)[ 18] Major General Vahram Grigoryan (9 August 2021 – 19 January 2023)[ 19] Major General Garegin Poghosyan (since 19 January 2023)[ 20] ^ "Жизнь на боевом посту / Армии / Независимая газета" .nvo.ng.ru .Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved2021-03-15 .^ "Nikol Pashinyan, accompanied by Artak Davtyan, visits a regiment in Gegharkunik Province" .armenpress.am .Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved2021-06-01 .^a b " .www.primeminister.am .Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved2021-06-01 .^ "Letter dated 93/08/04 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council" (PDF) . Aug 4, 1993.^ "Minister Ohanyan pays working visit to 2nd Army Corps" .armenpress.am .Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved2021-06-01 .^ "2-й АК ВС Армении отступил с потерями в личном составе и технике" .Armiya.Az .Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved2021-06-01 .^ "15 Armenian soldiers die in fire at military base" .AP NEWS . 2023-01-19. Retrieved2023-01-19 .^ "Fifteen Armenian soldiers killed in barracks fire | Eurasianet" .eurasianet.org . Retrieved2023-01-22 .^ Jane's World Armies . Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group, October 2004.^ IISS (2007).The Military Balance 2007 . London: Routledge for the IISS. p. 155.ISBN 978-1-85743-437-8 ^ "ВООРУЖЁННЫЕ СИЛЫ АРМЕНИИ И АЗЕРБАЙДЖАНА, УРОКИ КОНФЛИКТА ДЛЯ УКРАИНЫ. Часть 1 |" .Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved2021-06-01 .^ "Российские эксперты обнародовали секреты армий Армении и Карабаха" .haqqin.az .Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved2021-03-18 .^ "Updates from the Armenia-Azerbaijani Border: Uneasy Calm" .www.evnreport.com . 17 July 2020.Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved2020-12-20 .^ "Սեդրակ Ֆիրդուսի Սարոյան" [Sedrak Firdus Saroyan].Parliament of Armenia . Retrieved2022-10-25 .^ "Personnel changes made in Armenian Army" .Apa.az .Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved2021-06-01 .^ Հովհաննիսյան, Տարոն."Գնդապետ Դավիթ Մանուկյանը ներկայացվել է 2-րդ բանակային կորպուսի հրամկազմին | Razm.info" (in Armenian).Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved2021-06-01 . ^ Հարությունյան, Գարիկ."Դավիթ Մանուկյանը նշանակվել է ՀՀ ՊՆ 2-րդ բանակային կորպուսի հրամանատար | Razm.info" (in Armenian).Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved2021-06-01 . ^ "Արայիկ Հարությունյանը և Արտակ Բուդաղյանը նշանակվել են 2-րդ և 4-րդ բանակային կորպուսների հրամանատարներ" .«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian).Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved2021-06-01 .^ "Vahram Grigoryan appointed commander of second army corps" .^ "2nd Army Corps Commander sacked after deadly fire at barracks" .Public Radio of Armenia . Retrieved2023-01-21 .
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