| 5th Army Corps | |
|---|---|
| 5-րդ բանակային կորպուս | |
| Active | 1998–present |
| Country |
 Armenia |
| Branch |
 Armenia Army |
| Type | Field army |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence of Armenia |
| HQ | Nubarashen in Yerevan |
| Commanders | |
| Supreme Commander |
Armen Sarkissian (de jure) Nikol Pashinyan (de facto) |
| Commander | Major General Andranik Piloyan[1] |
The 5th Army Corps (Armenian language: 5-րդ բանակային կորպուս ) is a military unit of Armenian Army.[2] The 5th Army Corps was formed in 1998. The commander of the army corps is Andranik Piloyan (since 18 June 2018[3]).
Structure[]
The corps consists of two fortified regions, the 4th independent motor rifle regiment, and the 545th independent rifle regiment.[4] It also has reconnaissance, tank, and artillery battalions as well as self-propelled artillery and rear battalions. Units from the corps are stationed close to the Armenian-Turkish border.[5] Together with the Russian 102nd Military Base, the corps makes up the United Group of Forces,[6][7] set up in 2000 by President Robert Kocharyan and President Vladimir Putin.[8][9] Units of the corps took part in the 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani skirmishes.
Commanders[]
- Major General Seyran Ohanyan (1998-1999)
- Major General Karen Abrahamyan (13 November 2015 – 28 September 2017)
- Major General Artak Davtyan (28 September 2017[10]-24 May 2018[11])[12]
- Major General Andranik Piloyan (since 18 June 2018)
References[]
- ↑ "Саркисян при награждении военнослужащих: если Азербайджан предпочтет язык силы, то Армения готова ответить (ВИДЕО)" (in ru). 16 July 2020. https://newsarmenia.am/news/politics/sarkisyan-pri-nagrazhdenii-voennosluzhashchikh-esli-azerbaydzhan-predpochtet-yazyk-sily-to-armeniya-/. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/armenia/army-orbat.htm
- ↑ Նոր նշանակումներ Զինված ուժերում
- ↑ https://istiglal.com/tag/5-%D0%B9-%D0%B0%D0%BA-%D0%B2%D1%81-%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8/
- ↑ https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/armenia/army.htm
- ↑ https://fip.am/en/174
- ↑ "Russia and Armenia to create joint defense force in Caucasus". https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/11/16/Russia-and-Armenia-to-create-joint-defense-force-in-Caucasus/1461479301074/.
- ↑ "Russia, Armenia Agree To Boost Joint Military Force". https://www.azatutyun.am/amp/28148314.html.
- ↑ https://www.cacianalyst.org/publications/analytical-articles/item/13416-russia-and-armenia-establish-joint-ground-forces.html
- ↑ Արտակ Դավթյանը նշանակվել է ՊՆ 5-րդ բանակային կորպուսի հրամանատար
- ↑ Արտակ Դավթյան. ՀՀ ՊՆ
- ↑ "Artak Davtyan is Armenian army’s new Chief of the General Staff" (in en). mediamax.am. https://mediamax.am/en/news/armypolice/28644/.
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