The 10th Infantry Division (russian: 10-я пехотная дивизия, ''10-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

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that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of

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and the

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. The division was based in

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and later

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.

Organization

The 10th Infantry Division was part of the 5th Army Corps. *1st Brigade (HQ

) ** 37th Yekaterinburg Infantry Regiment ** 38th Tobolsk Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade (HQ Kozlov): ** 39th Tomsk Infantry Regiment ** 40th Kolyvan Infantry Regiment *10th Artillery Brigade

Commanders

*1915–1916:

Vasily Timofeyvich Gavrilov Vasily Timofeyvich Gavrilov (born 6 March 1867) was division and corps commanderin the military of the Russian Empire. He fought in the war against the Japanese Empire. He was promoted to Polkovnik in 1905 and major general in 1911. Awards *Orde ...

References

{{Russian Empire Divisions Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 Nizhny Novgorod Governorate