Agha Petros

Petros Elia of Baz (Syriac: ܐܝܠܝܐ ܦܹܛܪܘܼܣ; April 1880 – 2 February 1932), better known as Agha Petros, was an Assyrian military leader during World War I.

Petros Elia of Baz
ܦܸܛܪܘܿܣ ܐܹܠܝ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܵܙ
Birth namePetros Elia
Nickname(s)Agha Petros
BornApril 1880
Baz, Hakkari, Ottoman Empire
Died2 February 1932 (age 51)
Toulouse, France
AllegianceAllies of World War I, Assyrian volunteers during World War I
Years of service1914–1919
Commands heldAssyrian volunteers, later the Assyrian Levies
Battles/warsWorld War I

Persian Campaign

Mesopotamian campaign

AwardsCroix de Guerre (France)

Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (France)
Cross of St. George (Russia)
Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia)
Royal Order of the Lion (Belgium)
Order of the Crown, Commander, (Belgium)

Order of San Gregorio, Commander, (Vatican Pope Benoit XV) 1921
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