Born in Kars Oblast in 1893, Kromiadi entered service in the Imperial Russian Army as a volunteer and fought during World War I in Persia and also on the Caucasus Front, where many Armenians, Caucasus Greeks, Georgians, and Russians fought against the forces of the Ottoman Empire.
Born in Kars Oblast in 1893, Kromiadi joined the Imperial Russian Army as a volunteer and participated in World War I, fighting in Persia and the Caucasus Front, where numerous Armenians, Caucasus Greeks, Georgians, and Russians engaged against the Ottoman Empire's troops.