At the age of 18 , he voluntarily joined the Red Army and participated in World War II , rising to the rank of the Commander of a mortar company .
Upon his graduation from the pedagogical college Khanzadyan worked as a schoolteacher .
At the age of 18 , Khanzadyan voluntarily joined the Red Army and participated in World War II , rising to the rank of the Commander of a mortar company .
Upon his graduation from the pedagogical college Khanzadyan worked as a schoolteacher .