14th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

14th Infantry Division
14-я пехотная дивизия
Active 1806 – c. 1918
Country  Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
Role Infantry
Garrison/HQ Kishinev
Engagements World War I

The 14th Infantry Division (Russian: 14-я пехотная дивизия, 14-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 Kishinev in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.[1][2]

Organization

The 14th Infantry Division was part of the 8th Army Corps. Its order of battle in 1914 was as follows:[2]

  • 1st Brigade (HQ Kishinev)
    • 53rd Volhynia Infantry Regiment
    • 54th Minsk Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Brigade (HQ Bendery):
    • 55th Podolia Infantry Regiment
    • 56th Zhytomyr Infantry Regiment
  • 14th Artillery Brigade

Commanders

Chiefs of Staff

References

  1. ↑ "14-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 9 January 2017.


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