Drastamat Kanayan facts for kids
General Drastamat Kanayan (May 31, 1884 – March 8, 1956) was an Armenian politician, revolutionary, and general. He was the commander of the Armenian Legion of the Wehrmacht, the armed forces of Nazi Germany and part of Armenian national liberation movement.
Drastamat Kanayan was born in Iğdır, Surmalu, Russian Empire (present-day Turkey) in 1884.
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Dro's grave in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Watertown, Massachusetts (pre-reinterment in Armenia)
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Dro's bust in Gyumri
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