10th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 10th Infantry Division (Russian: 10-я пехотная дивизия, 10-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division was based in Warsaw and later Nizhny Novgorod in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.[2][3]

10th Infantry Division
10-я пехотная дивизия
Active	1806 – c. 1918
Country	Russian Empire
Branch	Russian Imperial Army
Role	Infantry
Size	approx. 20,000[1]
Garrison/HQ	Warsaw Nizhny Novgorod
Engagements	World War I

Organization

The 10th Infantry Division was part of the 5th Army Corps.[3]

• 1st Brigade (HQ Nizhny Novgorod)
  • 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

References

1. Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914. London: Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff). 1996. p. 263. ISBN 978-1870423670.
2. "10-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
3. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 9 January 2017.