1st Grenadier Division (Russian Empire)
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The 1st Grenadier Division was a
grenadier A grenadier ( , ; derived from the word '' grenade'') was originally a specialist soldier who threw hand grenades in battle. The distinct combat function of the grenadier was established in the mid-17th century, when grenadiers were recruited fr ...
unit in the
Imperial Russian Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar ...
. It was headquartered at Moscow and participated in the Baranovichi Offensive.


Organization

* 1st Brigade * 2nd Brigade * Artillery Brigade


Commanders

* 1854–1855:
Alexander Gildenshtubbe Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
* 1875–1878: Christopher Roop * 1891–1898: Vodar


Chiefs of Staff

* 1891–1895: Alexander G Sandetsky * 1902–1904: Pantalejmon Simanski * 1915–1917:
Vladimir Yegoryev Vladimir Nikolayevich Yegoryev (russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Его́рьев; March 16, 1869 – September 20, 1948) was a military commander and military expert of the Russian Empire, Russian SFSR, and Soviet Uni ...


Commanders of the 1st Brigade

* 1845–1848:
Alexander Gildenshtubbe Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
* 1913–1914:


Commanders of the 2nd Brigade

* 1831–1832: Mikhail Grigoryevich Brajko * 1878–1881: Mikhail Batyanov * 1890–1894: Grigory Vasilyevich Kryukov * 1905:
Vladimir Gorbatovsky Vladimir Nikolayevich Gorbatovsky (russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Горбато́вский, May 26, 1851 – July 30, 1924) was an Imperial Russian army commander. He fought in the wars against the Ottoman Empire and the Emp ...


Commanders of the Artillery Brigade

* 1907–1908: Nikolai Ilyich Bulatov


References

Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire Moscow Governorate {{Russia-mil-stub