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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 ...

formations and units in 1914 prior to

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

mobilisation for the Russian invasion of Prussia and the liberation Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia. The prewar

chain of command A command hierarchy is a group of people who carry out orders based on others' authority within the group. It can be viewed as part of a power structure, in which it is usually seen as the most vulnerable and also the most powerful part. Milit ...

was:

military district Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...

corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...

(or ''Army corps''), then to division,

brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. ...

regiment A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service and/or a specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscript ...

, and then the regiment's

battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions ...

s. After mobilisation in the event of war the chain of command of the

ran from

Stavka The ''Stavka'' (Russian and Ukrainian: Ставка) is a name of the high command of the armed forces formerly in the Russian Empire, Soviet Union and currently in Ukraine. In Imperial Russia ''Stavka'' referred to the administrative staff ...

, the Russian general headquarters, which was created during mobilization, to Front-level (

Army group An army group is a military organization consisting of several field armies, which is self-sufficient for indefinite periods. It is usually responsible for a particular geographic area. An army group is the largest field organization handled ...

) also created during mobilization, to the Army level. Army headquarters were created during mobilization by transformation of the military district headquarters. Below Army level the chain was the same as in peace-time; corps (or ''Army corps'' (terms used interchangeably), division, brigade, and regiment. ;Abbreviations used: *ACorps =

Army Corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...

(ak = armeysky korpus) *MD =

Military district Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...

(VO = voenny okrug) *GrenCorps = Grenadier Corps (Gren. k = Grenadersky korpus) *LGrd =

Lifeguard A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park A water park (or waterpark, water world) is an amusement park that features ...

(l.-gv. = leyb-gvardi) *SibCorps = Siberian Corps (Sib. k = Sibirsky korpus) *TurkCorps = Turkestan Corps (Turk. k = Turkestansky korpus)

Fronts

* Northwestern Front (until August 1915) ** Northern Front (from August 1915) **

Western Front Western Front or West Front may refer to: Military frontiers * Western Front (World War I), a military frontier to the west of Germany *Western Front (World War II), a military frontier to the west of Germany *Western Front (Russian Empire), a maj ...

(from August 1915) * Southwestern Front * Romanian Front * Caucasus Front

Armies

see

List of Russian armies in World War I List of Russian armies in World War I This page is a list of Russian army formations existing during World War I. * 1st Army * 2nd Army * 3rd Army * 4th Army * 5th Army * 6th Army * 7th Army * 8th Army * 9th Army * 10th Army * 11 ...

The
Guards Guard or guards may refer to: Professional occupations * Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault * Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street * Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning * Prison gu ...

1st Guards Corps

Located in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

and surroundings —

Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...

Petergof Petergof (russian: Петерго́ф), known as Petrodvorets () from 1944 to 1997, is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland. The town host ...

and

Gatchina The town of Gatchina ( rus, Га́тчина, , ˈɡatːɕɪnə, links=y) serves as the administrative center of the Gatchinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies south-south-west of St. Petersburg, along the E95 highway which ...

, excepted the 3rd Infantry Division (3 ID) and the Independent Cavalry Brigade (ICavBr), located in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...

and subordinated to the XXIII AC

Fortresses

* Brest-Litovsk Fortress * Warsaw Fortress *

Ivangorod Fortress Ivangorod Fortress (russian: Ивангородская крепость, et, Jaanilinna linnus, vot, Jaanilidna) is a 15th century castle in Ivangorod, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located on the east bank of the Narva river which curren ...

* Zegrze Fortress *

Łomża Łomża (), in English known as Lomza, is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately 150 kilometers (90 miles) to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship ...

* Novogeorgievsk Fortress * Osowiec Fortress * Ostrolenka *

Pułtusk Pułtusk (pronounced ) is a town in northeast Poland, by the river Narew. Located north of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, it had a population of about 19,000 . Known for its historic architecture and Europe's longest paved marketplace ( ...

* Rozhany *

Grodno Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...

* Dvinsk Fortress * Kovno Fortress * Libava * Olita * Ust-Dvinsk *

Alexandropol Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city w ...

Kars Kars (; ku, Qers; ) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. Its population is 73,836 in 2011. Kars was in the ancient region known as ''Chorzene'', (in Greek Χορζηνή) in classical historiography (Strabo), part of ...

*Mikhaylovsk (St. Michael's) fortress (

Batumi Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ) is the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), second largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's ...

) *

Vyborg Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus ...

Kronstadt Kronstadt (russian: Кроншта́дт, Kronshtadt ), also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt or Kronštádt (from german: link=no, Krone for " crown" and ''Stadt'' for "city") is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city ...

Peter and Paul Fortress The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. Between the first half of the 1700s and early 1920 ...

(St. Petersburg)

Army Corps

1st Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 1st Army Corps (russian: 1-й армейский корпус) was a formation in the Imperial Russian Army, formed in the 1870s. It took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, and later, in August 1914, the 1st Army Corps fought as part ...

* 2nd Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 3rd Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 4th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 5th Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

6th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 6th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Composition * 4th Infantry Division * 16th Infantry Division * 4th Cavalry Division Part of * 2nd Army: 1914 * 10th Army: 1914 *1st Army: 1914 *2nd Army: 1915 * 11th Army: 1917 Com ...

* 7th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 8th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 9th Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

10th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 10th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Composition The 10th Army Corps was composed of the 9th Infantry Division, 31st Infantry Division and the 10th Cavalry Division. Part of * 3rd Army: 1914-1916 * 4th Army: 19 ...

* 11th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 12th Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

13th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 13th Army Corps was a corps of the Imperial Russian Army, formed in the 1870s. The corps fought in the Russo-Turkish War and World War I, and was disbanded with the collapse of the Imperial Russian Army after the Russian Revolution. During pe ...

* 14th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 15th Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

16th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 16th Army Corps was an Army corps 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 ...

* 17th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 18th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 19th Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

20th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The Twentieth Army Corps (russian: 20-й армейский корпус) was a formation of the Imperial Russian Army that was first raised in 1899, and most famous for fighting on the Eastern Front in World War I, most notably during the Second ...

* 21st Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 22nd Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

23rd Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 23rd Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Composition * 3rd Guards Infantry Division * 2nd Infantry Division Part of * 2nd Army: 1914 * 5th Army: 1914 – 1915 * 8th Army: 1915 *1st Army: 1915 * 13th Army: 1915 * 3rd Army: ...

24th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 24th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Composition * 48th Infantry Division * 49th Infantry Division Part of * 8th Army: 1914 - 1915 * 3rd Army: 1915 *8th Army: 1915 - 1916 * 4th Army: 1916 * 10th Army: 1916 * 9th Army ...

* 25th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 26th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 27th Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

28th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 28th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Part of * 11th Army: 1914 - 1915 * 8th Army: 1915 * 5th Army: 1915 * 12th Army: 1915 *5th Army: 1915 - 1917 * 1st Army: 1917 Commanders * 1914-1915 : Nikolai Kashtalinsky Niko ...

* 29th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 30th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 31st Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 32nd Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 33rd Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

34th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 34th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Part of * 10th Army: 1915 * 2nd Army: 1915 * 1st Army: 1915 - 1916 * 4th Army: 1916 * Russian Special Army: 1916 - 1917 * 7th Army: 1917 Commanders *January 22-July 2, 1917: Pavlo ...

35th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 35th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Composition * 55th Infantry Division * 67th Infantry Division Part of * 2nd Army: 1915 * 4th Army: 1915 - 1916 *2nd Army: 1916 *4th Army: 1916 *2nd Army: 1917 * 10th Army: 1917 * ...

36th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 36th Army Corps was an Army corps 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 t ...

* 37th Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

38th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 38th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Part of The corps was part of the following units during its existence: * 13th Army (from 24 July 1915) * 1st Army (12 August1 September 1915) * 10th Army (18 September 1915Decembe ...

* 39th Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

40th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 40th Army Corps was an Army corps 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 t ...

41st Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 41st Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. 1915-16 * 9th Army 1916-17 As part of the 7th Army the 41st Corps took part in the Kerensky Offensive. Although they consisted of seven divisions rather than the standard four, ...

* 42nd Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

43rd Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 43rd Army Corps was an Army corps 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 ...

44th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 44th Army Corps was an Army corps 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 ...

* 45th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 46th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 47th Army Corps (Russian Empire) * 48th Army Corps (Russian Empire) *

49th Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 49th Army Corps was an Army corps 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 t ...

* 50th Army Corps (Russian Empire)

Cavalry Corps

* 1st Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire) * 2nd Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire) * 3rd Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire) * 4th Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire) * 5th Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire) * 6th Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire) * 7th Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire) * 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire) * 2nd Caucasian Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire)

Cavalry Divisions

* 1st Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) * 2nd Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) * 3rd Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) *

4th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) The 4th Cavalry Division (russian: 4-я кавалерийская дивизия , ''4-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya'') was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. Organization *1st Cavalry Brigade **4th Regiment of Dragoons **4th Uhlan Re ...

5th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) The 5th Cavalry Division (russian: 5-я кавалерийская дивизия , ''5-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya'') was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́тор ...

* 6th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) * 7th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) * 8th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) * 9th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) *

10th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) The 10th Cavalry Division (russian: 10-я кавалерийская дивизия , ''10-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya'') was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. Organization *1st Cavalry Brigade **Novgorod 10th Regiment of Dragoons ** ...

* 11th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) * 12th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) * 13th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) * 14th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) *

15th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) The 15th Cavalry Division (russian: 15-я кавалерийская дивизия , ''15-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya'') was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. Organization *1st Cavalry Brigade **15th Regiment of Dragoons **15th Uhl ...

* 16th Cavalry division (Russian Empire) * Caucasian Cavalry division (Russian Empire)

Cossack Divisions

1st Caucasus Cossack Division (Russian Empire) The 1st Caucasus Cossack Division was a cavalry unit within the Imperial Russian Army. They were headquartered at Kars. Commanders * 1879: S. A. Sheremetev * 1898–1899: Alexei Domontovich * 1912–1915: Nikolai Baratov * 1916–1918: Ernest ...

2nd Caucasus Cossack Division (Russian Empire) The 2nd Caucasus Cossack Division was a Cossack Division of the Imperial Russian Army before and during World War I. Commanders * 1879–1881: Ivane Amilakhvari * 1903: Ivan Makarovich Orbeliani * 1906–1907: Maksud Alihhanov-Avarski * 1910� ...

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Fronts

Armies

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Guards Guard or guards may refer to: Professional occupations * Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault * Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street * Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning * Prison gu ...

1st Guards Corps

Fortresses

Army Corps

Cavalry Corps

Cavalry Divisions

Cossack Divisions

See also

Bibliography

Further reading

Fronts

Armies

The Guards Guard or guards may refer to: Professional occupations * Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault * Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street * Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning * Prison gu ...

1st Guards Corps

Fortresses

Army Corps

Cavalry Corps

Cavalry Divisions

Cossack Divisions

See also

Bibliography

Further reading

The
Guards Guard or guards may refer to: Professional occupations * Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault * Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street * Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning * Prison gu ...