The 4th Infantry Division (russian: 4-я пехотная дивизия, ''4-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an

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formation of the

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that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of

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and the

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. When the war broke out in 1914 it was based in

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. 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).

History

The division was formed in 1806. In 1916, during

, the 4th Infantry Division took part in the Brusilov Offensive and was later reorganized as a "death" shock troop unit by General

Aleksei Brusilov Aleksei Alekseyevich Brusilov ( rus, Алексе́й Алексе́евич Бруси́лов, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ brʊˈsʲiɫəf; – 17 March 1926) was a Russian and later Soviet general most noted for the developme ...

. It was demobilized around the time of the

and the subsequent unrest.

Organization

Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 4th Infantry Division was part of the

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as of 1914. *1st Brigade ** Pekh 13 Belozer

13th General Field Marshal Count Lacy's Belozersk Infantry Regiment ** Pekh 14 Olonetsky

14th His Majesty the King of Serbia's Olonets Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade ** 15th General Field Marshal Prince Nikita Repnin's Schlüsselburg Infantry Regiment ** Pekh 16 Ladoga

16th Ladoga Infantry Regiment *4th Artillery Brigade

Known commanders

Known chiefs of staff

References

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