4th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 4th Infantry Division (Russian: 4-я пехотная дивизия, 4-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 Łomża. In June 1917, it was designated as the 4th Infantry Shock Division (4-я пехотная ударная дивизия) upon being reformed as a shock troop unit and the following month it became known as the 4th Infantry Shock Division of Death (4-я пехотная ударная дивизия смерти).[2]

4th Infantry Division
4th Infantry Shock Division
4-я пехотная дивизия
Active1806 – c. 1918
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
Sizeapprox. 20,000[1]
Garrison/HQŁomża
EngagementsWorld War I

History

The division was formed in 1806. In 1916, during World War I, the 4th Infantry Division took part in the Brusilov Offensive and was later reorganized as a "death" shock troop unit by General Aleksei Brusilov. It 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 4th Infantry Division was part of the 6th Army Corps as of 1914.[2][3]

Known commanders
NameFromTo
1Lieutenant General Vladislav Romishevsky14.07.18724.11.1883
2Lieutenant General Alexander Abramov (general)4.11.18831.04.1884
3Lieutenant General Alexander Bozheryanov1.01.1886?
4Lieutenant General Mikhail Samokhvalov11.08.1891after 1.01.1893
5Lieutenant General Yakov Grebenshchikov21.02.189626.07.1899
6Lieutenant General Ivan Fullon5.08.18999.03.1900
7Lieutenant General Nikolai Shatilov24.11.190110.12.1902
8Lieutenant General Vladimir Bukholts10.12.190218.04.1903
9Lieutenant General Ippolit Voishin-Mudras-Zhilinsky6.04.190715.05.1912
10Lieutenant General Nikolai Komarov7.06.19121.04.1914
11Lieutenant General Gavril Mileant6.09.191429.09.1915

Known chiefs of staff
NameFromTo
1Colonel Vladimir Yurovsky27.09.189327.07.1894
2Colonel Semyon Fyodorov14.08.189427.08.1900
3Colonel Vladimir Burkovsky12.09.190214.12.1904
4Colonel Tokarev1.02.1913?
5Colonel Serbinovich1.04.1914?
6Colonel Vasily Markovsky6.01.1915after 1.01.1916
7Major General Alexander Treshchenkov27.04.19163.01.1917

References
  1. Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914. London: Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff). 1996. p. 263. ISBN 978-1870423670.
  2. "4-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.


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