5th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 5th Infantry Division (Russian: 5-я пехотная дивизия, 5-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 Zhytomyr and was part of the 9th Army Corps.[2]

5th Infantry Division
5-я пехотная дивизия
Artillery officers of the 5th Infantry Division, 1878
Active	1806 – c. 1918
Country	Russian Empire
Branch	Russian Imperial Army
Role	Infantry
Size	Approx. 20,000[1]
Garrison/HQ	Zhytomyr
Engagements	Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 World War I

History

It was formed in 1806 as the 6th Infantry Division and was later reorganized into the 5th Infantry Division. The division took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 and fought near Plovdiv. It later served during World War I was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.[2]

Organization

Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade.[1] The 5th Infantry Division was part of the 9th Army Corps as of 1914.[2][3]

• 1st Brigade
  • 17th His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich's Archangel Infantry Regiment
  • 18th His Majesty the King of Romania's Vologda Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Brigade
  • 19th Kostroma Infantry Regiment
  • 20th Galich Infantry Regiment
• 5th Artillery Brigade

Known commanders

	Name	From	To
1	Lieutenant General Apostol Kostanda	30 August 1864	6 November 1869
2	Lieutenant General Duke Georgy Tumanov	19 December 1897	2 June 1901
3	Lieutenant General Evgeny Kakurin	4 July 1901	1 June 1903
4	Lieutenant General Dmitry Shuvayev	10 January 1905	24 May 1908
5	Lieutenant General Andrei Perekrestov	10 June 1908	after 1 January 1913
6	Lieutenant General Pavel Parchevsky	31 December 1913	1 March 1916

Known chiefs of staff

	Name	From	To
1	Colonel Mikhail Mirkovich	11 April 1867	20 October 1869
2	Colonel Vladimir Smirnov	20 July 1884	1 April 1891
3	Colonel Alexander Iyevreinov	9 April 1891	28 December 1894
4	Colonel Alexander Ragoza	10 March 1898	27 April 1900
5	Colonel Mikhail Yakovlev	21 May 1900	8 May 1902
6	Colonel Vasilyev	around 1903
7	Colonel Nikolai Ostryansky	23 June 1904	14 August 1906
8	Colonel Konstantin Yegoryev	14 August 1906	3 June 1910
9	Colonel Firsov	to 1913	after April 1914
10	Colonel Vasily Uperov	23 February 1915	1 January 1916

References

1. Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914. London: Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff). 1996. p. 263. ISBN 978-1870423670.
2. "5-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru. 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
3. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.