The 10th Infantry Division (, ''10-ya pekhotnaya diviziya'') was an

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formation of the

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that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of

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and the

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. The division was based in

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and later

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in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.

Organization

The 10th Infantry Division was part of the 5th Army Corps. *1st Brigade (HQ

) ** 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 *1916-1917: Dmitry Nikolayevich Nadyozhny

References

{{Russian Empire Divisions Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 Nizhny Novgorod Governorate