French Armenian Legion

The French Armenian Legion, was made with the French-Armenian Agreement (1916), was a foreign legion unit within French Army. The Armenian legion was made for the goals of the Armenian national liberation movement and was an armed unit besides the Armenian volunteer units and Armenian militia during World War I which fought against the Ottoman Empire.

French Armenian Legion Media

Early in the war, Armenians living in France enlisted in the French Foreign Legion
Soldier from the 5th Light Horse Regiment at the Armenian Camp in Port Said