The 40th Infantry Division (, ''40-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an

infantry Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadl ...

formation of the

Russian Imperial Army The Imperial Russian Army () was the army of the Russian Empire, active from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was organized into a standing army and a state militia. The standing army consisted of Regular army, regular troops and ...

. During the

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on 13 July 1915 the 40th Infantry Division, alongside the 50th Infantry Division successfully defended the Pultusk bridgehead from German forces attempting to cross the river

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Pułtusk Pułtusk () is a town in Poland, by the river Narew. Located north of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, it has a population of 19,224 as of 2023. Known for its historic architecture and Europe's longest paved marketplace ( in length), it is a po ...

Organization

*1st Brigade **157th Imeretinsky Infantry Regiment (formed 11/6/1863) **158th Kutaisi Infantry Regiment (formed 11/6/1863) The 1st Brigade participated in the Battle of Kars. From 1892 the 1st Brigade was based at the Babruysk fortress,

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. *2nd Brigade **159th Infantry Regiment **160th Infantry Regiment *40th Artillery Brigade

References

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