Kristapor Ivanyan
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Kristapor Ivani Ivanyan (Armenian: Քրիստափոր Իվանի Իվանյան, Russian: Христофо́р Ива́нович Иваня́н; 20 December 1920 – 30 August 1999) was a Soviet and Armenian lieutenant general. He fought in both World War II and the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. He was one of the founders of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army.
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Native name | Քրիստափոր Իվանյան |
Birth name | Kristapor Ivanyan |
Born | (1920-12-20)20 December 1920 Tiflis, Georgia |
Died | 30 August 1999(1999-08-30) (aged 78) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Armenia |
Service/ | Soviet Army Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army Armed Forces of Armenia |
Years of service | 1938–1978 1992–1998 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands held | 195th Mortar Regiment 318th Infantry Division 280th Guards Tank Regiment 52nd Rifle Brigade 14th Army |
Battles/wars | World War II First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Awards | see below |
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A military school in Stepanakert is named after Ivanyan. In 2001, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic renamed the town of Khojaly to Ivanyan in his honor, and a statue of Ivanyan was unveiled in Stepanakert on the tenth anniversary of the proclamation of Nagorno-Karabakh's independence.[1]