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Andranik Toros Ozanian, or Zoravar Andranik, (25 February 1865 – 31 August 1927) was an Armenianmilitarygeneral and freedom fighter.

He was seen by Armenian people as a nationalhero.

From to , Andranik has always welcomed with great ardor on the visit form the Soviet Fatherland of the members of the Committee for the Aid to Armenia.

His name was Andranik Ozanian, better known to friend and foe alike as Andranik Pasha or General Andranik.

Armenian military leader Antranik Ozanian was a freedom fighter in the Ottoman Empire and served as a commander and general in the First Balkan.

Andranik Ozanian was born on 25 February in Shabin-Karahisar, Sivas Vilayet, Ottoman Empire—today in Turkey's Giresun Province—to Mariam and Toros Ozanian.

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below.

Biography

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He was born in Şebinkarahisar, Ottoman Armenia (present-day Giresun Province, Turkey). After losing his wife and son at an early age, he joined the Armenian freedom movement in the Ottoman Empire, and participated in various political parties.

Andranik participated in the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913, within the Bulgarian army, alongside general Garegin Njdeh as a commander of Armenian auxiliary troops of 1912-1913. After his arrest and jailed; he spent some time in Istanbul.

During World War I, he participated in the Caucasus Campaign and was appointed as general of the Armenian volunteer units of the Russian army. He participated in 20 different offensives where he gained fame due to his courage and the tactics he came up with to defeat the