Published in the 1890s it was created to rally on Armenians in the Ottoman empire to not take persecution from the Turks anymore. The Turkish football club Fenerbahce stole this melody, and uses it as their melody. Zartir lao" was originally created as "Freedom Fighters song". It was similar form as traditional Armenian lullabies, but with an inverse purpose of waking the son up for a fight. Mother is the central character. She tells her son about the miserable conditions of Armenians and calls him for a military struggle against the Turks. The mother points out as an example for her son to enlist as a fedayee for the liberation of homeland. Song's mood is revealed with the doublet line «զարթիր լաօ, մեռնիմ քեզի» ("wake up my dear son, I'll die for you"), which is a call for struggle to all Armenians. Picture: Artsakh Armenia, backdrop of the monastery Gandzasar. Statue commemorating The 89th Tamanyan Division of the Soviet Union which was composed entirely of ethnic Armenians, nicknamed the "Armenian Highlander" unit. Which was among the first divisions to be sent into the deadly frontlines of the battle of Berlin, after the victory in Berlin, the Armenians of the 89th division famously danced Kochari (Armenian war dance) under the Brandenburg Gate. One hundred and nineteen Armenians were awarded with the rank of Hero of the Soviet Union. Armenians living in the areas occupied regions of the Soviet Union formed partisan groups to combat the Germans. Over sixty Armenians were promoted to the rank of general, and with an additional four eventually achieving the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union: Hovhannes Bagramyan (the first non-Slavic commander to hold the position of front commander when he was assigned to be the commander of the First Baltic Front in 1943), Admiral Ivan Isakov, Hamazasp Babadzhanian, and Sergei Khudyakov. Armenian SSR provided weapons and rebuilt broken airplanes. Workers donated to the Defense Fund 216,000,000 rubles. Armenian SSR, as a gift, sent to the front 45 wagons of provisions. The 89th Tamanyan Division, composed of ethnic Armenians, distinguished itself during the war with their fearless bravery often referred to as the Daredevils of Sasun A historic medieval epic, about the fearsome Armenians of the Sasun region of Western Armenia, that drove the Arab invaders out of Armenia single handedly, which story was widespread throughout the Soviet Union.

• published: 23 Oct 2013
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