5th_Infantry_Division_(Russian_Empire)

5th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

5th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

Military unit

The 5th Infantry Division (Russian: 5-я пехотная дивизия, 5-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. When the war broke out in 1914 it was based in Zhytomyr and was part of the 9th Army Corps.[2]

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History

It was formed in 1806 as the 6th Infantry Division and was later reorganized into the 5th Infantry Division. The division took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 and fought near Plovdiv. It later served during World War I 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 5th Infantry Division was part of the 9th Army Corps as of 1914.[2][3]

  • 1st Brigade
    • 17th His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich's Archangel Infantry Regiment
    • 18th His Majesty the King of Romania's Vologda Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Brigade
    • 19th Kostroma Infantry Regiment
    • 20th Galich Infantry Regiment
  • 5th Artillery Brigade

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References

  1. [1]
    Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914. London: Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff). 1996. p. 263. ISBN 978-1870423670.
  2. [2]
    "5-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru. 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. [3]
    Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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