The Caucasus Grenadier Division (russian: Кавказская гренадерская дивизия) was an infantry unit of the Russian Imperial Army. By the time of World War I, it was garrisoned at Tiflis and was part of the

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. It would later also take part in the Russian Civil War on the side of the White movement.

Combat chronicle

The Caucasus Grenadier Division saw action since the first days of World War I. In October–September 1914 the division took part in fighting against the

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in the

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(in modern-day Poland) during the East Prussia Operation, and later that month fought in the First Battle of the Masurian Lakes. From November 22–29, 1914, the division fought in the defense of Warsaw. In the spring of 1915 it took part in defending the Bzura River and later in the

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. In May 1915, the Caucasus Grenadier Division fought in the defense of

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. Later during the Russian Civil War, some of the unit's members would join the Volunteer Army at Tsaritsyn.Кавказская гренадерская дивизия
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Organization

* 1st Brigade **

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* 2nd Brigade **

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* Caucasus Grenadier Artillery Brigade

Commanders

* 1849–1850: KA Belgard * 1868–1877: Iosif Davydovich Tarkhan-Mouravov * 1885–1893: SA Avinov * 1917: Boris Petrovich Veselovzorov * 1917–1918: Boris Shaposhnikov

Chiefs of Staff

* 1917: Johan Laidoner

Bibliography

Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations established in 1819 Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 Tiflis Governorate {{Russia-mil-stub