Armin T. Wegner Armenian Genocide Photos

Armin T. Wegner (1886 – 1978) was a lawyer, expressionist lyricist and first aid sergeant during the First World War. He witnessed the Armenian Genocide during the years of 1915 to 1917 and took many important pictures that compromise the core of witness images of the Armenian Genocide. His photos were published in a book entitled “The Armenian Genocide – Armin T. Wegner`s eye witness report.” It is available from the publisher Wallstein Verlag on this page. Many of these Armenian Genocide photos have also been published by permission on our website. As a first-aid attendant in the First World War, Armin T. Wegner witnessed the stream of Armenian refugees driven into the Syrian Desert by the Turks. Wegner was part of a German detachment under von der Goltz stationed near the Baghdad Railway in Mesopotamia. He took hundreds of photographs and documented what he saw, even tough he had orders not to do so.

The Armenian Genocide – Armin T. Wegner`s eye witness report

As a first-aid attendant in the First World War, Armin T. Wegner witnessed the stream of Armenian refugees driven into the Syrian Desert by the Turks. Wegner was part of a German detachment under von der Goltz stationed near the Baghdad Railway in Mesopotamia. He took hundreds of photographs and documented what he saw, even tough he had orders not to do so.

At the Ottoman Command’s request, Wegner was arrested by the Germans and recalled to Germany. While some of his photographs were confiscated and destroyed, he nonetheless succeeded in smuggling out many images of the Armenian persecution by hiding the negatives in his belt.

In an open letter to the American president Wilson, Wegner protested against the outrageous injustice done by the Turks.

Immediately after the war ended, Wegner recapitulated his experiences as an eye witness in a presentation, which he held several times from October 1919 onwards. Here he showed 100 slides he had made in spite of the Turkish ban and – as he said in his lecture.

Although many of these photographs have greatly influenced the iconography of the genocide, only recently were Wegner`s eye witness reports published.

Andy & Shani Wedding on 11-11-11 – See Photos

Armenian/Persian super star singer Andy Madadian and singer Shani got married last weekend on 11-11-11. They had been dating for 17 years. In a recent interview with Kodoom.com, Andy explains that “Our decision for matrimony came after a year of sad news such as death of Shani’s grandmother, Shani’s illness, loss of our two dogs, etc. We thought the marriage and wedding process is a joyful event which can infuse positive energy into our lives and our families’, and fans’.”

The wedding celebrations started at 11:11am on 11-11-11 (November 11, 2011). Andy believes in Astrology and that this date is very auspicious. Andy explains that they invited many of their friends, family and Persian celebrities, but unfortunately they had room only for 500 guests, so they had to turn down many. However, the entire wedding video will be available as pay-per-view on GLWiz. The wedding ceremony itself took place the next day at Tagylan Ballroom in Hollywoo. The reception was held earlier, at 6pm, at the close-by St. John Garabed Armenian Church.

In attendance were Persian singers Korous, Sharam Shabpareh, Kamran & Hooman, Sattar, Shahram Solati, and Faramarz Assef, who all also perfromed. Other guests included Mansour, Koji (Music Video Producer), Armenian singer Sako (who also sang) and Joseph.

Korous openned the gala when Andy and Shani enetred around 8:30pm. Andy joined Korous, Mansour, Farshid Amin, Shahram Solati, Pyruz, Ali Danial, Shahab Tiam, and Elcid as they performed Andy & Kouros song “Khodaye Asemoonha.”

The song “Ey Ghashangtar Az Paria” was perfromed by Andy, Kouros, and Shahram Shabpareh. Faramarz Assef performed “Ey Aroose Ziba,” and Sattar sang “Shazdeh Khanoom.” Andy also performed “Che Khoshgel Shodi Emshab” solo and Shani performed “Gole Sangam.”

Sako also performed several songs, including “Heranal chem Garogh,” “Harsanik,” “Ara vay vay” and “Sway.”

Wedding photos were taken by Armen Asadorian and Navid Soheilian. Armen Asadorian is a top rate photographer and did an awesome job on photos you see here credited to him. Wedding planning and Shani’s hair was done by popular Armenian hair dresser Zare.

Below are some more pictures:

See Videos and more photos of Andy & Shani Wedding Here.

Also, see the 2nd Wedding Ceremony Pictures here.