Armenian genocide

April 24, 1915 – 1917 · Eastern Anatolia

Systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during WWI, led by the Committee of Union and Progress. It was carried out through the murder of a million Armenians on death marches to the Syrian desert and forced Islamization of women and children. It followed the 1890s and 1909 massacres, driven by CUP leaders' fear of Armenian independence after Ottoman losses.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Key people

Enver Pasha Minister of War, Member of the ruling triumvirate that carried out the genocide

Djemal Pasha perpetrator

Talaat Pasha Minister of the Interior, Ordered the deportations and killings

Participants

Strength and losses

	All
Deaths	600,000–1,500,000

Battles and events 5

Deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915 1915
Shabin-Karahisar uprising June 2–30, 1915 · Suppression of the uprising
Musa Dagh Resistance July 1915 – September 12, 1915 · Armenian victory Successful Armenian resistance Eventual rescue of Armenians by the French Navy
Defense of Azakh August 18 – November 21, 1915 · Assyrian victory
Urfa resistance September 29 – October 20, 1915