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The Armenian Legion: Fighting for France Against the Ottoman Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the story of the Armenian Legion, a volunteer military unit formed by the French during World War I. Recruited from Armenian diaspora communities worldwide, these soldiers fought alongside the Allies in the Middle Eastern theater, notably at the Battle of Arara in Palestine in 1918. They discuss the Legion's formation under the French-Armenian Agreement, its composition of survivors from the Armenian Genocide, and its role in the Franco-Turkish War. The episode also covers the Legion's tragic dissolution after the Treaty of Lausanne, when…
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