Armenian SSR had one of the highest rates of participation in the Great Patriotic War. Between 1941 and 1945, around 600,000 Soviet Armenians were drafted and sent to fight in the war. However, only half, 300,000 returned from the war; Armenia had one of the highest death tolls as a result of the war.
Armenia SSR provided the Soviet Army with 60 generals. There were 6 divisions: the 76th, 89th, 309th, 409th, 408th, and 261th divisions. 106 Armenians were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
The 89th division, also known as the Tamanyan division, was among the first Soviet troops to enter Berlin in 1945. The image below shows soldiers of the Tamanyan division dancing the Armenian dance ‘Berd’ (Բերդ in Armenian) after capturing Berlin.