4th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

4th Infantry Division
4th Infantry Shock Division
4-я пехотная дивизия
Active1806 – c. 1918
Country Russian Empire
BranchRussian Empire Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
Sizeapprox. 20,000[1]
Garrison/HQŁomża
EngagementsWorld War I

The 4th Infantry Division (Russian: 4-я пехотная дивизия, 4-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. When the war broke out in 1914 it was based in Łomża. 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).[2]

History

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The division was formed in 1806. In 1916, during World War I, the 4th Infantry Division took part in the Brusilov Offensive and was later reorganized as a "death" shock troop unit by General Aleksei Brusilov. It was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.[2]

Organization

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Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade.[1] The 4th Infantry Division was part of the 6th Army Corps as of 1914.[2][3]

Known commanders

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Name From To
1 Lieutenant General Vladislav Romishevsky 14.07.1872 4.11.1883
2 Lieutenant General Alexander Abramov (general) 4.11.1883 1.04.1884
3 Lieutenant General Alexander Bozheryanov 1.01.1886 ?
4 Lieutenant General Mikhail Samokhvalov 11.08.1891 after 1.01.1893
5 Lieutenant General Yakov Grebenshchikov 21.02.1896 26.07.1899
6 Lieutenant General Ivan Fullon 5.08.1899 9.03.1900
7 Lieutenant General Nikolai Shatilov 24.11.1901 10.12.1902
8 Lieutenant General Vladimir Bukholts 10.12.1902 18.04.1903
9 Lieutenant General Ippolit Voishin-Mudras-Zhilinsky 6.04.1907 15.05.1912
10 Lieutenant General Nikolai Komarov 7.06.1912 1.04.1914
11 Lieutenant General Gavril Mileant 6.09.1914 29.09.1915

Known chiefs of staff

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Name From To
1 Colonel Vladimir Yurovsky 27.09.1893 27.07.1894
2 Colonel Semyon Fyodorov 14.08.1894 27.08.1900
3 Colonel Vladimir Burkovsky 12.09.1902 14.12.1904
4 Colonel Tokarev 1.02.1913 ?
5 Colonel Serbinovich 1.04.1914 ?
6 Colonel Vasily Markovsky 6.01.1915 after 1.01.1916
7 Major General Alexander Treshchenkov 27.04.1916 3.01.1917

References

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  1. ^ a b Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914. London: Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff). 1996. p. 263. ISBN 978-1870423670.
  2. ^ a b c "4-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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