The 7th Infantry Division (, ''7-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

Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 7th Infantry Division was part of the 5th Army Corps. * 1st Brigade (HQ

): ** 25th Smolensk Infantry Regiment ** 26th Mogilev Infantry Regiment * 2nd Brigade (HQ

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): ** 27th Vitebsk Infantry Regiment ** 28th Polotsk Infantry Regiment * 7th Artillery Brigade

Chiefs of Staff

* 1878-1885: Waldemar Schauman * 1897-1899: Vladislav Klembovsky * 1905: Nikolai Kalachyov * 1909: Vladimir Zheltyshev7-я пехотная дивизия @ surnameindex.info/mil
/ref> * 1912-1914: Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki * January 15-26, 1917:

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References

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