Garo Kahkejian Military person

Garo Kahkejian (24 March 1962 - 26 June 1993) was a famed Armenian military commander and participant in the Nagorno-Karabakh war. He was the founder and commander of the «Խաչակիրներ» ("Crusaders") volunteer detachment, and was known by his nickname "The White Bear".Kahkedjian was one of the Armenians from the Diaspora who volunteered to go and fight in the Karabakh conflict.

Personal facts

Garo Kahkejian
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1962
Birth place
Aleppo , Syria
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1993
Place of death
Nagorno-Karabakh , Martakert Province , Magauz

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Military person

military operations
Lachin
Battle of Kalbajar
Mardakert and Martuni Offensives
Hadrut Province (NKR)
Nagorno-Karabakh War
military commandCrusaders Detachment («Խաչակիրներ»)
relation
service start1991
service end1993

Garo Kahkejian on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://fedayi.ru/karo.php
  2. http://janfedayi.com/Karo/index.html