1st Army Corps (Azerbaijan)

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1st Army Corps
Azerbaijani: 1-ci Ordu Korpusu
Azerbaijan 1st Army.svg
Badge of the 1st Army Corps
Active3 March 1992
CountryFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
BranchFlag of Azerbaijani Land Forces.svg  Azerbaijani Land Forces
Garrison/HQ Barda
Nickname(s)"Barda Army Corps" or "Yevlakh Army Corps"
Engagements 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
Commanders
Current
commander		 Hikmat Hasanov
Notable
commanders		 Najmeddin Sadikov

The 1st Army Corps (Azerbaijani : 1-ci Ordu Korpusu), also referred to as the Barda Army Corps, is a regional military formation of the Azerbaijani Land Forces. It is considered to be the most dangerous, strategic post of the Armed Forces. [1] Most of its units are located on the Armenian border with Nagorno-Karabakh. [2] It is currently led by Major General Hikmat Hasanov. It is currently deployed from Barda, which is south of Yevlakh near Ganja. [3]

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History

Raised in on 3 March 1992 the corps descends from the Azerbaijani 701st Motor Rifle Brigade, 708th Motor Rifle Brigade, and the 130th Motor Rifle Brigade. [4] The former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces General Najmaddin Sadikov made a great contribution to the establishment of the military unit, becoming the first commander of the unit. [5] Among the operations it took part in were the Battle of Kalbajar. [6]

Karabakh operations

During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the corps took part in clashes in Madagiz. It would later be captured by the Azerbaijani forces on 3 October. [7] [8] On 9 December, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to award General Hasanov with the Karabakh Order, congratulating the corps at the same time for their work. [9] Deputy corps commander Babak Samidli led part of the corps in the Madagiz offensive, giving an interview to Euronews on 27 October announcing the capture of the Sarsang Reservoir. [10] [11] He was later killed by a mine in a post ceasefire collection of bodies. [12]

Composition

The corps HQ is in Barda, Azerbaijan. [13] [14] Among the brigades is the 701st Motorized Rifle Brigade, the first unit in the military. The brigades have artillery, tank, anti-tank, reconnaissance, communication and other subdivisions. The armament of choice are the T-72 tanks, BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, and the BMP-2. The total staff of the brigades are estimated at 3500-4000 people. [15]

Commanders

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