3rd Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
3rd Infantry Division | |
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3-я пехотная дивизия | |
Active | 1806 – c. 1918 |
Country | Russian Imperial Army |
Role | Infantry |
Size | approx. 20,000[1] |
Garrison/HQ | Kaluga |
Engagements |
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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]
- 1st Brigade
- 2nd Brigade
- 3rd Artillery Brigade
Known commanders
Name | From | To | |
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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 | |
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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
- ^ ISBN 978-1870423670.
- ^ a b c "3-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.