12th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 12th Infantry Division (Russian: 12-я пехотная дивизия, 12-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]

12th Infantry Division
12-я пехотная дивизия
Active1806 – c. 1918
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
Garrison/HQProskurov
EngagementsWorld War I

Organization

The 12th Infantry Division was part of the 12th Army Corps.[2]

  • 1st Brigade (HQ Proskurov)
    • 45th Azov Infantry Regiment
    • 46th Dnieper Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Brigade (HQ Kamenets-Podolsk)
    • 47th Ukrainian Infantry Regiment
    • 48th Odessa Infantry Regiment
  • 12th Artillery Brigade

Commanders
  • 1868–1871: Pyotr Vannovskiy
  • 1886–1892: Dmitrij Petrovich Dohturov
  • 1915-1916: Mikhail Hanzhin

References
  1. "12-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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