The 8th Cavalry Division (russian: 8-я кавалерийская дивизия , translit=8-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya) was a

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formation of the

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, part of the 8th Army Corps. It was headquartered at Kishinev by 1914.

History

The division was formed on 27 July 1875 from the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Cavalry Division, reinforced by a Don Cossack Regiment.

Organization

The division included the following units in 1914: *1st Brigade (

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) ** 8th Astrakhan Dragoon Regiment (Tiraspol) ** 8th Voznesensk Uhlan Regiment ( Beltsy) *2nd Brigade (

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(Odessa) *8th Horse Artillery Battalion (Kishinev) **15th Horse Artillery Battery (Kishinev) ** 1st Don Cossack Battery (

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Commanders

The following officers commanded the division: *1875–1885

Alexander Nikolaevich Manvelov Alexander Nikolaevich Manvelov ( ka, ალექსანდრე მანველიშვილი Alexandre Manvelishvili. russian: Манвелов, Александр Николаевич) (6 April 1824 – 2 April 1906) was a general o ...

*1899–1904:

Vladimir Alexandrovich Bekman Woldemar Alexander Valerian von Boeckmann (russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Бе́кман ; tr. ; 12 June 1848 – 26 November 1923) was an Imperial Russian division and corps commander. He was on the State Council (Russi ...

Chiefs of Staff

*1875–1880:

Alexander Kaulbars Alexander Wilhelm Andreas Freiherr von Kaulbars (russian: Александр Васильевич Каульбарс, translit=Aleksandr Vasil'evič Kaul'bars; 25 January 1925) was a Baltic German military leader who served in the Imperial Russ ...

*1889–1893:

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References

{{Russian Empire Divisions Cavalry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations established in 1875 Military units and formations disestablished in 1918