11th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

11th Infantry Division
11-я пехотная дивизия
Active 1806 – c. 1918
Country  Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
Role Infantry
Garrison/HQ Lutsk
Engagements World War I

The 11th Infantry Division (Russian: 11-я пехотная дивизия, 11-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division was based in Lutsk in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.[1][2]

History

The division was formed in 1806 as the 18th Infantry Division, renumbered as the 14th Infantry Division in 1833, and gained its final title of the 11th Infantry Division in 1835.[3]:118–119

The division was based in Lutsk in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.[1][2]

Organization

The 11th Infantry Division was part of the 11th Army Corps.[2]

  • 1st Brigade (HQ Kremenets)
    • 41st Selenginsk Infantry Regiment
    • 42nd Yakutsk Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Brigade (HQ Lutsk)
    • 43rd Okhotsk Infantry Regiment
    • 44th Kamchatka Infantry Regiment
  • 11th Artillery Brigade

References

  1. 1 2 "11-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Garkusha, Irina, ed. (2006). Российский государственный военно-исторический архив. Путеводитель [Russian State Military Archive Guidebook] (in Russian). 2. Moscow: ROSSPEN. ISBN 978-5-8243-0895-2. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-01-08.


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