Sarkis Bedikian
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Sarkis Bedikian | |
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| Other name | Sarkis Bedoukian |
| Born | c. 1908 |
| Died | 21 August 1944 (aged 35–36) Marseille, France |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | French Resistance |
| Unit | Compagnie Marat |
| Conflicts | |
Sarkis Bedikian (Armenian: Սարգիս Պետիկեան; 1908 – 21 August 1944), also known as Sarkis Bedoukian, was a French Resistance fighter of Armenian descent. Born in Zeitoun, Ottoman Empire, he moved to France in the wake of the Armenian genocide and resided in Marseille. During World War II, he joined the FTP-MOI and was killed in the Battle of Marseille, designated as mort pour la France posthumously.
Sarkis Bedikian was born in Zeitoun, Ottoman Empire, around 1908.[1][2] He settled in France after the Armenian genocide. Marseille was a preferred destination for Armenian refugees, who mostly arrived by sea from the Middle East.[3][4]
Bedikian settled in Traverse Chevalier[1] in the 10th arrondissement of Marseille.