Gurgen Daribaltayan

Gurgen Daribaltayan was a commander of the Battle of Shusha, the auspices of Colonel-General Gurgen Daribaltayan. Due to the strategic position of Shusha, the town could be easily defended and so a direct attack by Armenian forces was not a viable option for Daribaltayan. Instead, in conjunction with the commander who would lead the troops into Shusha, Arkady "Komandos" Ter-Tatevosyan, they devised a strategy of launching several diversionary attacks against the adjacent villages to draw out the defenders of the town. In the meantime, the forces would encircle and cut off the town from further reinforcements.