page_title: Garo Kahkejian
hierarchical_section_title: Garo Kahkejian
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Garo Kahkejian's grave.
context_page_description: Garo Kahkejian was a famed Armenian military commander and participant in the Nagorno-Karabakh War. He was the founder and commander of the «Խաչակիրներ» volunteer detachment, and was known by his nickname "The White Bear".
  Kahkedjian was one of the Armenians from the diaspora who volunteered to go and fight in the Artsakh conflict.
context_section_description: Garo Kahkejian (Armenian: Կարո Քահքեջյան; 24 March 1962 – 26 June 1993) was a famed Armenian military commander and participant in the Nagorno-Karabakh War. He was the founder and commander of the «Խաչակիրներ» ("Crusaders") volunteer detachment, and was known by his nickname "The White Bear".
  Kahkedjian was one of the Armenians from the diaspora who volunteered to go and fight in the Artsakh conflict.
caption: The grave of Garo "the White Bear" at Yerablur cemetery
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