Drastamat Kanayan Politician
Drastamat Kanayan (Armenian: Դրաստամատ Կանայեան; 31 May 1884 – 8 March 1956), better known as Dro (Դրօ), was an Armenian military commander and politician, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. He served as Defense Minister of Armenia in 1920, during the country's brief independence. During World War II, he led the Armenian Legion of the Wehrmacht, the armed forces of the Axis powers.
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Office holder
| military operations | |
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| military command | 2nd Battalion Volunteer Corps 812th Armenian Battalion Armed Forces of Yerevan |
| office | Civil Commissioner of Van Defense Minister of Armenia |
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| service end | 1945 |
| service start | 1914 |