The 42nd Infantry Division (, ''42-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 ...

Organization

The 42nd Infantry Division was part of the 9th Army Corps. *1st Brigade **165th Infantry Regiment **166th Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade **167th Infantry Regiment **168th Infantry Regiment *42nd Artillery Brigade

Commanders

*1907-1913: Nikolai Epanchin

References

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