Armenian battalions
Armenian battalions refer to military units formed by Armenian volunteer conscripts, mostly fighting against the Ottoman forces:
- 1912-13, Balkan Wars, an auxiliary battle group in Bulgarian Army. (Andranik Ozanian#Balkan Wars)
- 1914-17, World War I, Armenian volunteer units were employed in the Russian Imperial Army
- 1914-17, World War I, Armenian volunteer units were employed in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force of British Army.
- 1916-20, World War I, French Armenian Legion were employed in the French Army. The unit was active in Adana and Arara.
- 1940-45, World War II, Armenian Legion.
Armenian volunteer units detachment under Russian Caucasus Army
Armenian battalion one of the detachments under Dunsterforce
Armenian volunteers under Egyptian Expeditionary Force
French Armenian Legion within French Army
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