5th Army Corps (Armenia)

The 5th Army Corps (Armenian: 5-րդ բանակային կորպուս) is a military unit of Armenian Army.[2] The 5th Army Corps was formed in 1998. The commander of the army corps is Andranik Piloyan (since 18 June 2018[3]).

5th Army Corps
5-րդ բանակային կորպուս
Active1998–present
Country Armenia
Branch Armenia Army
TypeField army
Part ofMinistry of Defence of Armenia
HQNubarashen in Yerevan
Commanders
Supreme CommanderArmen Sarkissian (de jure)
Nikol Pashinyan (de facto)
CommanderMajor General Andranik Piloyan[1]

Structure

The corps consists of two fortified regions, the 4th independent motor rifle regiment, and the 545th independent rifle regiment.[4] It also has reconnaissance, tank, and artillery battalions as well as self-propelled artillery and rear battalions. Units from the corps are stationed close to the Armenian-Turkish border.[5] Together with the Russian 102nd Military Base, the corps makes up the United Group of Forces[6][7], set up in 2000 by President Robert Kocharyan and President Vladimir Putin.[8][9] Units of the corps took part in the 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani skirmishes.

Commanders
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References
  1. "Саркисян при награждении военнослужащих: если Азербайджан предпочтет язык силы, то Армения готова ответить (ВИДЕО)". NewsArmenia (in Russian). 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/armenia/army-orbat.htm
  3. Նոր նշանակումներ Զինված ուժերում
  4. https://istiglal.com/tag/5-%D0%B9-%D0%B0%D0%BA-%D0%B2%D1%81-%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8/
  5. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/armenia/army.htm
  6. https://fip.am/en/174
  7. "Russia and Armenia to create joint defense force in Caucasus". UPI.
  8. "Russia, Armenia Agree To Boost Joint Military Force". www.azatutyun.am.
  9. https://www.cacianalyst.org/publications/analytical-articles/item/13416-russia-and-armenia-establish-joint-ground-forces.html
  10. Արտակ Դավթյանը նշանակվել է ՊՆ 5-րդ բանակային կորպուսի հրամանատար
  11. Արտակ Դավթյան. ՀՀ ՊՆ
  12. "Artak Davtyan is Armenian army's new Chief of the General Staff". mediamax.am. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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