5th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

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]

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

History

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

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]

  • 1st Brigade
    • 17th His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich's Archangel Infantry Regiment
    • 18th His Majesty the King of Romania's Vologda Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Brigade
    • 19th Kostroma Infantry Regiment
    • 20th Galich Infantry Regiment
  • 5th Artillery Brigade

Known commanders
NameFromTo
1Lieutenant General Apostol Kostanda30 August 18646 November 1869
2Lieutenant General Duke Georgy Tumanov19 December 18972 June 1901
3Lieutenant General Evgeny Kakurin4 July 19011 June 1903
4Lieutenant General Dmitry Shuvayev10 January 190524 May 1908
5Lieutenant General Andrei Perekrestov10 June 1908after 1 January 1913
6Lieutenant General Pavel Parchevsky31 December 19131 March 1916

Known chiefs of staff
NameFromTo
1Colonel Mikhail Mirkovich11 April 186720 October 1869
2Colonel Vladimir Smirnov20 July 18841 April 1891
3Colonel Alexander Iyevreinov9 April 189128 December 1894
4Colonel Alexander Ragoza10 March 189827 April 1900
5Colonel Mikhail Yakovlev21 May 19008 May 1902
6Colonel Vasilyevaround 1903
7Colonel Nikolai Ostryansky23 June 190414 August 1906
8Colonel Konstantin Yegoryev14 August 19063 June 1910
9Colonel Firsovto 1913after April 1914
10Colonel Vasily Uperov23 February 19151 January 1916

References
  1. Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914. London: Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff). 1996. p. 263. ISBN 978-1870423670.
  2. "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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