14 Facts About Gurgen Dalibaltayan

Gurgen Harutyun Dalibaltayan was an Armenian military commander.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan was the Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces during the 1992 Battle of Shusha, a battle to capture the city from Azerbaijan.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan is credited with devising a strategy to assault the strongly fortified town of Shusha using diversionary attacks against adjacent villages to draw out the defenders of the town while the commander of troops, Arkady Ter-Tatevosyan, encircled the town and cut off reinforcements.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan's strategy is generally considered impossible, or at least implausible, as he was originally outnumbered.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan attended the Secondary School of Gorelovka from 1934 to 1944.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan held various commanding positions in Echmiadzin, Yerevan, Perekeshkul, Prishib, Kirovabad, Abakan and Rostov-on-Don during his service in the Soviet Armed Forces.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan was the commander of the 242nd Infantry Division of the Siberian Military District from 1969 to 1975.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan had participated in higher academic courses for commanders at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR in 1976 and 1978.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan held his final position starting in 1987 as Deputy Commander of the North Caucasus Military District for combat training in Rostov-on-Don.

The Armed Forces of Armenia, the country of origin for Gurgen Dalibaltayan, had soon afterward joined him amongst its ranks.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan was appointed Chief of Staff of the Defence Committee of the Council of Ministers of Armenia in 1991.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan was one of the leaders of the Armenian military during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan was the commander of Armenian forces for the Battle of Shusha, with the assistance of Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan.

Gurgen Dalibaltayan died on 1 September 2015 at the age of 89.