The Ganja Volunteer Battalion (Azerbaijani: Gəncə yarım könüllü batalyonu) was a battalion of volunteers made up of active and reserve Azerbaijani military personnel sent to the Nagorno-Karabakh region as part of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan force fighting in the first Nagorno-Karabakh War. The battalion is best known for liberation of Askeran province and elimination of Armenian Arabo Unit on June 29, 1992, in Ağdərə.[1][2]

Gəncə yarım könüllü batalyonu
Active1992-???
Country Azerbaijan
AllegianceArmed Forces of Azerbaijan
Branch Azerbaijani Land Forces
TypeInfantry
Size200 over the course of the war
EngagementsFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War
Commanders
CommanderMehman Alakbarov

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  1. ^ Huseynov, Rizvan. Июнь 1992 года. Попавшие в окружение армянские бандиты и иностранные наемники (in Russian). 1news.az. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  2. ^ Hüseynov Şahlar İsa oğlu[permanent dead link] (in Azerbaijani)