Nikoloz Janjgava
Nikoloz Janjgava | |
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Born | April 23, 1970 |
Allegiance | Georgian Army |
Rank | |
Commands held | Georgian Land Forces
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Battles/wars | unknown War in Afghanistan |
Awards | |
Other work | Military historian, analyst |
Nikoloz "Nika" (Nick) Janjgava (
Education
Educated as a historian at the
Career
Janjgava joined the Georgian military in 1992, serving as an officer with the Defense Ministry's Foreign Relations Directorate from 1992 to 1996. In 1995 he underwent US airborne and Ranger qualification at
Janjgava returned to the military after the regime change in Georgia as a result of the November 2003 Rose Revolution. He served as the head of the Defense Ministry's Combat Training Department from 2004 to 2005 and commander of the 4th Mechanised Infantry Brigade from 2005 to 2007.[1] On 18 January 2007, Colonel Janjgava was appointed the chief of the National Guard Department, tasked with the training of military reserve.[8] He was unexpectedly dismissed in December 2007, due to, as some Georgian military analysts suggested, a number of live rounds accidents during reservist training.[9]
Janjgava then was a military attache to
In March 2013, Janjgava resumed his service with the Ministry of Defense in the position of attache to
Currently he holds the position of deputy chief of general staff of the Georgian defense forces and was promoted to Brigadier in 2019.[14]
Awards
Janjgava has been awarded several special service military ribbons and medals from Georgia, the United States, Canada, and Greece. He was decorated with the Order of Honor by the Georgian government in 2001.[1]
- US National Guard (state of Georgia) Special Operations ribbon, 1996
- US Army Ranger and Special Forces tab
- Special Service Medal (Canada)
- Knight of Honor, Honor Medal (Georgia), 2001
- Virtuous Service Medal (Georgia), 2009
- Military Honor Medal (Georgia)
- Parachutist wings from the US, Greece, Canada and Georgia
Publications
In 2012 colonel Janjgava released an article in the
References
- ^ a b c d e f "ჯანჯღავა ნიკოლოზ (Janjgava, Nikoloz)". Ministry of Defense of Georgia database (in Georgian). Militaria.ge. 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Georgian colonel arrested". 4 October 2012.
- ^ a b "ნიკოლოზ ჯანჯღავა ავღანეთში საქართველოს მისიის ხელმძღვანელი გახდა [Nikoloaz Janjgava became the head of Georgia's mission in Afghanistan]". Tabula (in Georgian). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Officers protest highlights discontent within georgian army". Caucasus Report, Volume 5, Number 26. 25 July 2002. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Areshidze, Irakly (28 July 2002). "Pro-Russian Georgian Officers Impede US Military Training Program". EurasiaNet. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Chanadiri, Goga; Sepashvili, Giorgi (17 February 2004). "Georgia's Scarce Army Aspires NATO". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "President Condemns Officers' Move to Quit the Army". Civil Georgia. 22 July 2002. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Chief of National Guard Appointed". Civil Georgia. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "New Chief of National Guard Appointed". Civil Georgia. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Gjelten, Tom (23 July 2011). "U.S. Looks To European Allies For Defense Help". NPR. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Arjevanidze, Keti (9 October 2012). "Janjgava might reveal confidential information". The Messenger Online. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Machaidze, Rusiko (5 October 2012). "Georgian colonel arrested". Democracy & Freedom Watch. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "პოლკოვნიკი ნიკოლოზ ჯანჯღავა თავდაცვის სამინისტროში აღადგინეს" [Colonel Nikoloz Janjagava restored in the Ministry of Defense]. Tabula (in Georgian). 20 March 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ https://www.mod.gov.ge/w/general-staff-deputies
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
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