Armenia & The Armenians

Armenia & The Armenians

THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE ARMENIANS IN WWI

Some authoritative testimonials:

Lord Robert Cecil:

"In the beginning of the war, Russian Armenians organized volunteer forces which bore the brunt of some of the heaviest fighting in the Caucasian Campaign. After the Russian Army's collapse following the 1917 Revolution, the Armenians took over the Caucasian Front, fought the Turks for five months, and thus rendered a very important service to the British Army in Mesopotamia. They served alike in the British, French and American armies, and have borne their part in General Allenby's victory over the Turks in Palestine. The services rendered by the Armenians in the Common Cause can never be forgotten."

Field Marshall Allenby, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in the Eastern Mediterranean operations, stated in a despatch dated October 12, 1918:

"I am proud of the Armenian contingent in my command. It has fought splendidly and has taken a great part in the victory."

Liman Von Sanders, German General:

"The collapse of the Turkish Palestinian front was due to the fact that the Turks sent all their available forces to the Caucasian and Azerbijan fronts where they fought the Armenians."