5th Army Corps (Armenia)

The 5th Army Corps is a corps, a military formation, of the Armenian Army. The 5th Army Corps was formed in 1998. The corps commander is Smbat Grigoryan.

Structure

The corps consists of the following:

9th Fortified Region
Fortified Region
4th Independent Motor Rifle Regiment "Tamanyan"
545th Motor Rifle Regiment "Andranik Ozanyan"
61st Separate Engineering Regiment

It also has reconnaissance, tank, and artillery battalions as well as self-propelled artillery and rear service battalions.

Activities

Units from the corps are stationed close to the Armenian-Turkish border. Together with the Russian 102nd Military Base, the corps makes up the United Group of Forces, set up in 2000 by President Robert Kocharyan and President Vladimir Putin. Units of the corps took part in the 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani skirmishes. The corps was thought to be a key player during the 2021 Armenian coup d'état attempt.

Commanders

Major General Seyran Ohanyan
Major General Haykaz Baghmanyan
Major General Valeri Grigoryan
Major General Andranik Makaryan
Major General Kamo Kochunts
Major General Karen Abrahamyan
Major General Artak Davtyan
Major General Andranik Piloyan
Major General Smbat Grigoryan

Decorated servicemen

National Hero of Armenia Jivan Abrahamyan was part of the corps. 15 knights of the "Combat Cross" 1st and 2nd degree orders and 195 fighters of the corps were awarded medals of the Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. Two are recipients of the "Combat Cross" Order of the 1st degree, 19 are recipients of the "Combat Cross" Order of the 2nd degree and 102 fighters were awarded the Medal of Courage and 14 the Medal of Combat Service.

Honors

The 4th Independent Motor Rifle Regiment retains the battle flag and the traditions of the 89th Tamanyan Division of the Red Army. The battle flag of the regiment holds the Order of the Battle Cross of the 1st degree.