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The 3rd Infantry Division (russian: 3-я пехотная дивизия, ''3-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an
9th Emperor Peter the Great's Ingermanland Infantry Regiment
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11th General Field Marshal Prince Kutuzov of Smolensk's Pskov Infantry Regiment
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infantry
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formation of the Russian Imperial Army
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that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I
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and the Russian Revolution
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. From before 1903 to the end of its existence the division was based in Kaluga.
History
The unit was initially formed in 1806. In 1916, duringWorld War I
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, the 3rd Infantry Division took part in the Brusilov Offensive. It was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution
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and the subsequent unrest.
Organization
Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 3rd Infantry Division was part of the 17th Army Corps as of 1914. *1st Brigade ** 9th Emperor Peter the Great's Ingermanland Infantry Regiment
** 10th New-Ingermanland Infantry Regiment
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*2nd Brigade
** 11th General Field Marshal Prince Kutuzov of Smolensk's Pskov Infantry Regiment
**12th Velikiye Luki Infantry Regiment
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*3rd Artillery Brigade
Known commanders
Known chiefs of staff
References
{{Russian Empire Divisions Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations established in 1806 Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 Kaluga Governorate