Kristapor Ivani Ivanyan was a Soviet and Armenian lieutenant general.
16 Facts About Kristapor Ivanyan
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Kristapor Ivanyan fought in both World War II and the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
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Kristapor Ivanyan was one of the founders of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army.
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Kristapor Ivanyan served as an Artillery Regiment Commander advisor from 1941 to 1942, and from 1942 to 1943 became commander of the 195th Mortar Regiment.
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Kristapor Ivanyan was wounded several times, and was awarded various orders and medals.
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Kristapor Ivanyan than became the 280th Guards Tank Regiment commander from 1952 to 1955, as part of the Soviet forces stationed in the German Democratic Republic.
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Kristapor Ivanyan was the Head of the Department of Military at the Odessa State University from 1958 to 1961, then took graduate courses from the Leningrad Military District Artillery Academy, graduating in 1962.
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Kristapor Ivanyan was the Odessa Military District commander of the 52nd Rifle Brigade from 1962 to 1968 and the Odessa Military District's 14th Army commander of the missile troops and artillery from 1968 to 1973.
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In 1973, Kristapor Ivanyan became the Transcaucasian Military District deputy commander of the missile troops and artillery.
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Kristapor Ivanyan served in the position for five years before retiring from the Soviet Army in 1978.
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Kristapor Ivanyan made a significant contribution to the formation of the army structures and services of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, especially in artillery, creating the training of military units, centers, shooting ranges, and polygons.
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Kristapor Ivanyan managed a number of military operations to suppress the enemy firing points, particularly in areas adjacent to Stepanakert territories and Martuni Region of Nagorno Karabakh.
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Kristapor Ivanyan retired from the Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh Armed Forces in 1998.
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Kristapor Ivanyan died a year later on 30 August 1999.
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Kristapor Ivanyan was posthumously awarded the Hero of Artsakh medal in 2000.
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An event dedicated to the 90th birthday of Kristapor Ivanyan took place at the Stepanakert Youth and Culture Palace on 20 December 2010, and was attended by the Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan, Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, Chairman of the National Assembly Ashot Ghulian, and other officials.