The 12th Infantry Division (russian: 12-я пехотная дивизия, ''12-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an
infantry
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...
formation of the
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 Ar ...
that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
and the
Russian Revolution
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. The division was based in
Lutsk
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in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.
Organization
The 12th Infantry Division was part of the
12th Army Corps.
*1st Brigade (HQ
Proskurov
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)
**
45th Azov Infantry Regiment
**
46th Dnieper Infantry Regiment
*2nd Brigade (HQ
Kamenets-Podolsk
Kamianets-Podilskyi ( uk, Ка́м'яне́ць-Поді́льський, russian: Каменец-Подольский, Kamenets-Podolskiy, pl, Kamieniec Podolski, ro, Camenița, yi, קאַמענעץ־פּאָדאָלסק / קאַמעניץ, ...
)
**
47th Ukrainian Infantry Regiment
**
48th Odessa Infantry Regiment
*12th Artillery Brigade
Commanders
*1868–1871:
Pyotr Vannovskiy
Pyotr Semyonovich Vannovsky (russian: Пётр Семёнович Ванновский, translit=Pëtr Semënovič Vannovskij; Russian (before 1918): Пётръ Семёновичъ Ванновскій; be, Пётр Сямёнавіч Ван ...
*08/31/1871 - хх.хх.1878 - Lieutenant General Baron von Firks, Alexander Alexandrovich
*хх.хх.1878 - 03.20, 1880 - Major General Nielson, Andrey Andreevich
*03.20.1880 - 06.24, 1886 - major general (from 30.08.1881 lieutenant general) Oranovsky, Aloysiy Kazimirovich
*1886–1892:
Dmitrij Petrovich Dohturov
Dmitry Petrovich Dokhturov (May 25, 1838 – March 25, 1905) was an Imperial Russian brigade, division and corps commander. He fought in the wars in the Caucasus and against the Ottoman Empire. Ranks
* Poruchik (April 23, 1859)
* Stabskapitän ...
*10/02, 1892 - January 20, 1895 - major general (from 30 August 1893 lieutenant general) Gervais, Vladimir Konstantinovich
*January 26, 1895 - until July 28, 1895 - Major General Troitsky, Pyotr Arkhipovich
*08/14/1895 - 08/11, 1900 - major general (from December 6, 1895, lieutenant general) Karass, Ivan Alexandrovich
*08/31/1900 - 04/28, 1901 - major general (from 01/01/1901 lieutenant general) Avinov, Nikolai Alexandrovich)
*05/20/1901 - 02/12, 1903 - Lieutenant General Tchaikovsky, Andrei Petrovich
*03/29/1903 - 06/18, 1905 - Lieutenant General Fursov, Dmitry Semenovich
*10/09/1905 - 05/23, 1906 - Lieutenant General Tugan-Mirza-Baranovsky, Alexander Davydovich
*05/29/1906 - 09/22, 1910 - Lieutenant General Rusanov, Sergey Ivanovich
*09/22/1910 - 10/02, 1914 - Lieutenant General Orlov, Nikolai Alexandrovich
*10/02/1914 - 07/31, 1915 - major general (since 1915 lieutenant general) Babikov, Nikolai Alexandrovich
*1915-1916:
Mikhail Hanzhin
Chiefs of Staff
*January 1, 1857 - 02/08, 1857 - Colonel Fok, Nikolai Alexandrovich
*02/08, 1857 - after March 3, 1864 - lieutenant colonel (Colonel from August 30, 1860) Batesatul, Alexander Mikhailovich
*August 24, 1864 - 03.10, 1869 - lieutenant colonel (Colonel from April 16, 1867) Poznansky, Ignatiy Nikolaevich
*11/12, 1869 - 10/08, 1875 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from April 17, 1870) Buddha, Victor Emmanuilovich
*August 16, 1875 - 03/12, 1877 - Colonel Kirilov, Alexey Alexandrovich
*03/12, 1877 - March 30, 1878 - Colonel Brant, Fedor Fedorovich
*хх.хх, 1878 - хх.хх, 1882 - Colonel Sumerov, Vladimir Artemievich
*April 29, 1882 - 06/04, 1883 - Colonel Akkerman, Nikolai Yulievich
*06/04, 1883 - November 30, 1891 - Colonel Maksimovich, Mikhail Leontyevich
*12/05, 1891 - June 21, 1894 - and. Colonel Fedorov, Mikhail Fedorovich
*June 25, 1894 - January 20, 1895 - Colonel Orlov, Vladimir Alexandrovich
*01/20, 1895 - October 31, 1899 - Colonel Yurgens, Konstantin Danilovich
*12/04, 1899 - 08/02, 1902 - Colonel Popov, Ippolit Ivanovich
*11/4, 1902 - March 22, 1904 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 12/06, 1903) Bogatko, Nikolay Iosifovich
*04/07, 1905 - October 29, 1909 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 12/06, 1907) Arkhipovich, Nikolay Georgievich
*October 29, 1909 - 11/07, 1911 - Colonel Prikhodkin, Dmitry Dmitrievich
*November 16, 1911 - February 2, 1915 - Colonel
Vladimir Nikolaevich Shokorov
*January 28, 1916 - 03/01, 1917 - Major General
Andrei Snesarev
Andrei Evgenyevich Snesarev (13 December 1865, Staraya Kalitva, – 4 December 1937, Moscow) was a Russian linguist, orientalist and military leader.
Andrei was the son of a Russian Orthodox priest. After attending gymnasium school at Novocherk ...
Commanders of the 1st Brigade
*хх.хх.хххх — 06.02.1875 — Major General Budogossky, Konstantin Faddeevich
*19.03.1875 — хх.хх.1879 — Major General Tsitlidzev, George Pavlovich
*13.07.1879 — 15.10.1885 — Major General Buddha, Victor Emmanuilovich
*15.10.1885 — хх.хх.1886 — Major General Fofanov, Timofey Alexandrovich
*07.04.1886 — 05.04.1890 — Major General Degen, Modest Nikolaevich
*04.07.1890 — 13.09.1895 — Major General Kotsebu, Pavel Augustovich
*13.09.1895 — 16.07.1901 — Major General von Schulz, Eduard Eduardovich
*16.07.1901 — 30.09.1904 — Major General Znosko-Borovsky, Nikolai Alexandrovich
*30.09.1904 — 06.07.1909 — Major General Chizh, Alexander Stepanovich
*31.07.1909 — 08.05.1914 — Major General
Vladimir Alekseyevich Alftan
Vladimir Alekseyevich Alftan (April 17 (29), 1860 - December 19, 1940) was a Russian military leader, lieutenant general of the Russian Imperial Army. Military orientalist, researcher of Korea.
Biography
Lutheran religion. From the nobles of the ...
*11.06.1914 — 01.05.1915 — Major General Troitsky, Mikhail Ivanovich
Commanders of the 2nd Brigade
*August 30, 1873 - October 15, 1885 - Major General Fofanov, Timofey Alexandrovich
*October 15, 1885 - February 19, 1890 - Major General Buddha, Victor Emmanuilovich
*February 19, 1890 - February 7, 1894 - Major General Prokope, German Berndtovich
*February 26, 1894 - October 11, 1899 - Major General Ockerman, Wilhelm Khristianovich
*October 24, 1899 - June 26, 1906 - Major General Perebaskin, Victor Alexandrovich
*August 28, 1906 - February 7, 1909 - Major General Voeykov, Pyotr Pavlovich
*February 17, 1909 - October 12, 1911 - Major General
Anatoly Rosenshield
Anatoly Nikolaevich Rosenshield von Paulin (10 December 186022 November 1929) was a Russian military leader and Lieutenant General of the General Staff.
Achievement list Imperial Russian Army
*He graduated from the Polotsk military gymnasium.
* ...
*November 22, 1911 - 07/05, 1915 - Major General Pavlov, Dmitry Petrovich
*08/03, 1915 - 06/07, 1916 - Major General Parkhomov, Dmitry Nikolaevich
Commanders of the Artillery Brigade
*September 25, 1807 - February 14, 1811 - Colonel Vasilyev, Alexander Mikhailovich
*February 14, 1811 - 12/10/1813 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 06/13/1811) Kolotinsky, Mikhail Mikhailovich
*10/12, 1813 - 08/10, 1814 - Lieutenant Colonel Bikbulatov, Nikolai Mikhailovich
*05/02, 1816 - December 17, 1817 - Colonel Bendersky, Konstantin Alexandrovich
*January 18, 1818 - 03/07, 1818 - Colonel Levashov
*03/07, 1818 - 05/02, 1825 - Colonel Timan, Alexander Ivanovich
*05/02, 1825 - July 31, 1828 - Colonel Ladyzhensky, Vasily Maximovich
*July 31, 1828 - 06/09, 1837 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 08/20/1828, major general from 12/06/1836) Serputovsky, Adam Osipovich
*10/03, 1837 - after February 2, 1846 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 09/09/1838) Berezin, Egor Afanasevich
*1847 - 12/06, 1848 - Colonel Gramotin, Alexei Petrovich
*1869 - after 08/01, 1872 - Colonel (from April 17, 1870, Major General) Borozdin, Mikhail Fedorovich
*xx.xx.187x - March 19, 1877 - Major General Kalmykov, Vasily Alexandrovich
*March 25, 1877 - October 13, 1878 - Colonel (with Major General Grigoryev, Dmitry Petrovich
*July 29, 1879 - June 25, 1884 - Colonel (from August 30, 1880, Major General) Skerletov, Nikolai Pavlovich
*February 27, 1887 - April 24, 1895 - Major General Maximov, Alexander Alexandrovich
*May 3, 1895 - September 23, 1900 - Major General Kartamyshev, Arkady Ivanovich
*November 4, 1900 - June 27, 1906 - Colonel (major general since 12/06, 1901) Not, Pyotr Petrovich
*June 27, 1906 - November 4, 1906 - Colonel Kurakin, Nikolai Ivanovich
*November 4, 1906 - July 20, 1911 - Major General Konradi, Vladimir Georgievich
*July 22, 1911 - April 15, 1915 - Major General Kolpakov, Sergey Nikolaevich
References
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Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire
Military units and formations disestablished in 1918
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