3rd Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

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3rd Infantry Division
3-я пехотная дивизия
Active1806 – c. 1918
Country 
Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
Sizeapprox. 20,000[1]
Garrison/HQKaluga
Engagements

The 3rd Infantry Division (

Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. From before 1903 to the end of its existence the division was based in Kaluga.[2]

History

The unit was initially formed in 1806. In 1916, during

Brusilov Offensive. It was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.[2]

Organization

Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade.[1] The 3rd Infantry Division was part of the 17th Army Corps as of 1914.[2][3]

Known commanders

Name From To
1 Lieutenant General Ivan Ganetsky 22.08.1863 4.04.1876
2 Lieutenant General Viktor Aspelund 19.05.1900 8.04.1904
3 Lieutenant General Nikolai Orlov 11.01.1906 22.09.1910
4 Lieutenant General Pyotr Polzikov 22.09.1910 15.04.1914
5 Major General Alexander Sholp ??.07.1916 1917

Known chiefs of staff

Name From To
1 Colonel Andrei Ugryumov 29.02.1896 31.10.1899
2 Colonel Ivan Lvov 25.11.1899 15.10.1902
3 Colonel Grulev 1.07.1903 ?
4 Colonel Sergei Tsyeil 1.06.1904 25.08.1905
5 Colonel Nikandr Lashchilin 16.06.1908 4.06.1910
6 Colonel Pavlyuk 1.02.1913 ?
7 Colonel Serebryannikov 1.04.1914 ?
8 Colonel Fyodor Afanasyev 5.02.1916 3.11.1916

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ a b c "3-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.