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2nd Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 2nd Infantry Division (russian: 2-я пехотная дивизия, ''2-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry unit of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 and World War I. History Formed in 1806 as the 5th Infantry Division, it was renumbered as the 2nd in 1820. The division took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, during which it participated in the battles of Łowicz and Plevna. During 1902 and 1903, Anton Denikin served as an adjutant with the division's staff. Anatoly Stessel briefly commanded the division between May and August 1903. From at least 1903 to 1913 it was based in Brest-Litovsk and later in Novogeorgievsk. It later fought in World War I. The division fought in the Battle of Tannenberg in late August 1914, under the command of Alexander Dushkevich. On 26 August, the 7th Revel Infantry Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Imperial Army
The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Army consisted of more than 900,000 regular soldiers and nearly 250,000 irregulars (mostly Cossacks). Precursors: Regiments of the New Order Russian tsars before Peter the Great maintained professional hereditary musketeer corps known as '' streltsy''. These were originally raised by Ivan the Terrible; originally an effective force, they had become highly unreliable and undisciplined. In times of war the armed forces were augmented by peasants. The regiments of the new order, or regiments of the foreign order (''Полки нового строя'' or ''Полки иноземного строя'', ''Polki novovo (inozemnovo) stroya''), was the Russian term that was used to describe military units that were formed in the Tsardom of Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37th Division (German Empire)
The 37th Division (''37. Division'') was a unit of the Prussian/German Empire, German German Army (German Empire), Army. It was formed between March 25 and April 1, 1899, in Allenstein (now Olsztyn, Poland). The division was initially subordinated in peacetime to the I Corps (German Empire), I Army Corps (''I. Armeekorps''). In 1912, it was transferred to the newly formed XX Corps (German Empire), XX Army Corps (''XX. Armeekorps''). The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I. It was mainly recruited in the Prussian province of East Prussia. Pre-World War I organization The organization of the 37th Division in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War I, was as follows: *73.Infanterie-Brigade **2. Masurisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 147 **2. Ermländisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 151 *75.Infanterie-Brigade **1. Masurisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 146 **1. Ermländisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 150 *37. Kavallerie-Briga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Imeretinsky
Alexander Konstantinovich Bagration-Imeretinsky ( ka, ალექსანდრე კონსტანტინეს ძე ბაგრატიონ-იმერეტინსკი (''Aleksandre Konstantines dze Bagration-Imeretinski''), russian: Алекса́ндр Константи́нович Имере́тинский, pl, Aleksandr Imeretyński) (24 September 1837 - 17 November 1900) was a Georgian royal prince (''batonishvili'') and a General of the Russian Imperial Army. A hero of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877, he served as Governor-General of Warsaw in Poland, where he was known for his liberal policies that ultimately led to his replacement by the Russian authorities. As a general he has also been described as calm, morally balanced, and relatively humble in the success of his duties. Family Alexander Imeretinsky was born in Moscow Gubernia on 24 September 1837 to a Georgian royal family of Imeretinsky, a sub branch of the Bagrationi Dynasty. His father, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Golovin
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Golovin (russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Голови́н; 1 May 1782 – 27 June 1858) was a general in the Imperial Russian Army. In 1811 was appointed commander of Fanagoriyskaya Regiment and steadily rose through the ranks until he was promoted to General of Infantry in 1839. He was also Commander-in-Chief in the Caucasus from 1838 to 1842 and Governor-General of Baltic provinces The governor-general of the Baltic provinces or governor-general of Estonia, Livonia, and Courland () was the military commander of the Riga Military District and the highest administrator of the Baltic governorates of Estonia, Livonia and Courla ... from 1845 to 1848. References Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Golovin, Yevgeny Imperial Russian Army generals 1782 births 1858 deaths Russian military personnel of the Caucasian War Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Baltic provinces Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917) 1840s in Georgia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Estonia Infantry Regiment
The 8th Estonia Infantry Regiment (, also translated as 8th Estland Infantry Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the Imperial Russian Army. History Formation The seniority of the regiment was traced back to the formation of the Reval Regiment of the Reval Garrison in 1711. The garrison also included the Estonia and Dorpat regiments. The three-battalion Estonia Musketeer Regiment was formed on 17 January 1811 at Reval from six companies of the Reval Garrison Regiment and three companies each from the Pernov and Narva Garrison Battalions. Each battalion included one Grenadier and three Musketeer companies, and the regiment was authorized 2,459 personnel, including 61 officers, 120 non-commissioned officers, and 1,980 privates. Its ''chef'' was Major General Gothard Helfreich from formation. On 22 February it was redesignated as the Estonia Infantry Regiment when the Imperial Russian Army replaced the Musketeer designation. A fourth reserve battalion of 559 personnel w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Libau Infantry Regiment
The 6th Libau Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Imperial Russian Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar .... It was formed on May 16, 1806 during the reign of Tsar Alexander I of Russia and disbanded in 1918. The regiment took part in warfare during the Napoleonic era, as well as World War I. History The regiment celebrated its anniversary on June 8. The regiment was named after its patrons, various Prussian princes from 1822. The last of its patrons was Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, who was its patron from 1885. In 1914, its garrison was the Novogeorgievsk Fortress and it was part of the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division (Russian Empire). On 1 August 1914, the regiment dropped its patron's name from its title as a result of the outb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Emperor William I's Kaluga Infantry Regiment
5th Kaluga Regiment of Emperor Wilhelm I (5-й пехотный Калужский Императора Вильгельма 1-го полк)-Regiment of the period of the Russian Empire. History *Formed on August 28, 1805 with two battalions from regiments of Musketeers: Sofia and Lithuania during the reign of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, as Kaluga musketeer Regiment, *February 22, 1811 name: Kaluga infantry regiment, *February 6, 1818 name: Regiment of Prince William of Prussia, *January 28, 1833-for the regiment included 3 Marine Regiment and re-organize how you are working a whole regiment, *July 25, 1840 name: Regiment. Prussian *March 19, 1857 name: Kaluga Regiment. Prussian *December 23, 1860 name: Kaluga Regiment. His Majesty The King Of Prussia, *March 25, 1864 name: 5 Kaluga Regiment. His Majesty The King Of Prussia, *February 17, 1871 name: 5 Kaluga Regiment. His Imperatorskiej The Height Of The Emperor Of The German King Of Prussia, *February 27, 1888 name: Kaluga Regimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23rd Army Corps (Russian Empire)
The 23rd Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Composition *3rd Guards Infantry Division * 2nd Infantry Division Part of * 2nd Army: 1914 * 5th Army: 1914 – 1915 * 8th Army: 1915 * 1st Army: 1915 * 13th Army: 1915 * 3rd Army: 1915 *5th Army: 1916 * 11th Army: 1916 *8th Army: 1916 * 9th Army: 1916 *8th Army: 1916 – 1917 Commanders *August 15, 1913 - August 30, 1914: Kyprian Kandratovich *August 30 - November 1914: Vladimir Danilov *December 28, 1914 - July 1, 1915: Vladimir Apollonovich Olokhov *September 1915: Nikolai Tretyakov *1916-1917: Eduard Ekk *April 1917: Mikhail Promtov Mikhail Nikolayevich Promtov (June 12, 1857 - 1950 or 1951) lieutenant general, artilleryman, one of the centenarians of the Imperial Russian Army, a participant in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), the Russo-Japanese War, commander of the World W ... *September 1917: Vasily Kirey External links Russian Army, 1914 {{Russian Empire Ground Forces Corps of the Russian Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
