Episode 905
Capture of Shusha
Fri, 2019-Oct-25 01:56 UTC
Length - 2:27
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The Liberation of Shushi, also known as the Liberation of Shushi (Armenian: Շուշիի ազատագրում Shushii azatagrum) or Wedding in the mountains operation (Armenian: «Հարսանիքը լեռներում» ռազմագործողություն) and by Azerbaijanis as the Occupation of Shusha (Azerbaijani: Şuşanın işğalı) was the first significant military victory by Armenian forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. The battle took place in the strategically important mountain town of Shusha (known as Shushi to Armenians) on the evening of May 8, 1992, and fighting swiftly concluded the next day after Armenian forces captured it and drove out the defending Azeris. Armenian military commanders based in Nagorno-Karabakh's capital of Stepanakert (Azerbaijani: Xankəndi) had been contemplating the capture of the town after Azeri shelling of Stepanakert.
It was named "Wedding in the Mountains" by the Armenian commandership. The seizure of the town proved decisive. Shusha was the most important military stronghold that Azerbaijan held in Nagorno-Karabakh – its loss marked a turning point in the war, and led to a series of military victories by Armenian forces in the course of the conflict. However, some of the shelling was, according to the accounts of former residents, either indiscriminate or intentionally aimed at civilian targets.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:56 UTC on Friday, 25 October 2019.
For the full current version of the article, see Capture of Shusha on Wikipedia.
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