The 56th Infantry Division (, ''56-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

*1st Brigade **221st Roslav Infantry Regiment **222nd Krasnan Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade **223rd Odoev Infantry Regiment **224th Yukhnov Infantry Regiment *56th Artillery Brigade

References

{{Russian Empire Divisions Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire