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Armenia, Artsakh and world Armenians celebrate May triple holidays
11:55, 9 May, 2013
YEREVAN, MAY 9, ARMENPRESS:Armenia, Artsakh and the world Armenians
celebrate the triple holiday of the victories on May 9. According to
Armenpress, the 68th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic
War, the Liberation of Shoushi and the 21stanniversary of the
establishment of the Artsakh Defense Army are celebrated on May 9
2013.
The Great Patriotic War was a stage in the World War II, when the
Fascist Germany attacked the Soviet Union on June 22 1941. The severe
and bloody war finally ended with the victory of the Soviet Union on
May 2 1945, when the Soviet forces occupied Berlin. By the decree of
the Soviet Union, the day of May 9 was announced to be a holiday in
the country and was called the Day of Great Victory. About 600,000
Armenians participated in the war.
The Liberation of Shoushi took place on May 8 1992 in the
strategically important mountainous city ofShoushi. The military
actions were properly developed and on the next day Shoushi was fully
liberated from the Azerbaijanis, who had been bombing from Shoushi the
capital of the Nagorno Karabakh, Stepanakert during the entire
collision. In the result of the bombings 111 were killed and 332 were
wounded among the peaceful population.
In the end of 1991 and beginning of 1992 more than 10 units of about
1000 volunteer soldiers were formed. This was one of the most
important steps in the way of the formation of the Artsakh army, made
parallel to the military actions. Later the Artsakh Defense Army
became stronger and taking brilliant victories, it threw the enemy out
of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. On the next day of the Liberation of
Shoushi, the May 9 was decided to declare the establishment of the
Artsakh Defense Army.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/718264/armenia-artsakh-and-world-armenians-celebrate-may-triple-holidays.html
11:55, 9 May, 2013
YEREVAN, MAY 9, ARMENPRESS:Armenia, Artsakh and the world Armenians
celebrate the triple holiday of the victories on May 9. According to
Armenpress, the 68th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic
War, the Liberation of Shoushi and the 21stanniversary of the
establishment of the Artsakh Defense Army are celebrated on May 9
2013.
The Great Patriotic War was a stage in the World War II, when the
Fascist Germany attacked the Soviet Union on June 22 1941. The severe
and bloody war finally ended with the victory of the Soviet Union on
May 2 1945, when the Soviet forces occupied Berlin. By the decree of
the Soviet Union, the day of May 9 was announced to be a holiday in
the country and was called the Day of Great Victory. About 600,000
Armenians participated in the war.
The Liberation of Shoushi took place on May 8 1992 in the
strategically important mountainous city ofShoushi. The military
actions were properly developed and on the next day Shoushi was fully
liberated from the Azerbaijanis, who had been bombing from Shoushi the
capital of the Nagorno Karabakh, Stepanakert during the entire
collision. In the result of the bombings 111 were killed and 332 were
wounded among the peaceful population.
In the end of 1991 and beginning of 1992 more than 10 units of about
1000 volunteer soldiers were formed. This was one of the most
important steps in the way of the formation of the Artsakh army, made
parallel to the military actions. Later the Artsakh Defense Army
became stronger and taking brilliant victories, it threw the enemy out
of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. On the next day of the Liberation of
Shoushi, the May 9 was decided to declare the establishment of the
Artsakh Defense Army.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/718264/armenia-artsakh-and-world-armenians-celebrate-may-triple-holidays.html