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5th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

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5th Infantry Division
5-я пехотная дивизия
Artillery officers of the 5th Infantry Division, 1878
Active1806 – c. 1918
Country Russian Empire
BranchRussian Empire Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
SizeApprox. 20,000[1]
Garrison/HQZhytomyr
Engagements

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]

History

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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

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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]

Known commanders

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Name From To
1 Lieutenant General Apostol Kostanda 30 August 1864 6 November 1869
2 Lieutenant General Duke Georgy Tumanov 19 December 1897 2 June 1901
3 Lieutenant General Evgeny Kakurin 4 July 1901 1 June 1903
4 Lieutenant General Dmitry Shuvayev 10 January 1905 24 May 1908
5 Lieutenant General Andrei Perekrestov 10 June 1908 after 1 January 1913
6 Lieutenant General Pavel Parchevsky 31 December 1913 1 March 1916

Known chiefs of staff

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Name From To
1 Colonel Mikhail Mirkovich 11 April 1867 20 October 1869
2 Colonel Vladimir Smirnov 20 July 1884 1 April 1891
3 Colonel Alexander Iyevreinov 9 April 1891 28 December 1894
4 Colonel Alexander Ragoza 10 March 1898 27 April 1900
5 Colonel Mikhail Yakovlev 21 May 1900 8 May 1902
6 Colonel Vasilyev around 1903
7 Colonel Nikolai Ostryansky 23 June 1904 14 August 1906
8 Colonel Konstantin Yegoryev 14 August 1906 3 June 1910
9 Colonel Firsov to 1913 after April 1914
10 Colonel Vasily Uperov 23 February 1915 1 January 1916

References

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