The 1st Army Corps () was a formation in the

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that was formed in 1810 as the 1st Infantry Corps. It took part in the

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of 1877–78, and later, in August 1914, the 1st Army Corps fought as part of the Second Army in the

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. There, it was defeated by the

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along with the rest of the Second Army. During the rest of

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, it took part in other operations up until late 1917.

Composition

The following is a list of units that made up the 1st Army Corps at different points during its existence:1-й армейский корпус , 1st Army Corps
regiment.ru (In Russian) 1874: *1st Cavalry Division 1903: *22nd Infantry Division *37th Infantry Division *50th Reserve Infantry Brigade 1913: *22nd Infantry Division *37th Infantry Division *1st Mortar Artillery Division *1st Saper Battalion *7th Pontoon Battalion 1914: *22nd Infantry Division ::1st Brigade :::85th "Vyborksky" Infantry Regiment :::86th "Vilmanstranski" Infantry Regiment ::2nd Brigade :::87th "Neishlotski" Infantry Regiment :::88th "Petrovski" Infantry Regiment ::22nd Artillery Brigade *24th Infantry Division ::1st Brigade :::93rd "Irkutski" Infantry Regiment :::94th 'Eniceiski" Infantry Regiment ::2nd Brigade :::95th "Krasnoyarski" Infantry Regiment :::96th "Omski" Infantry Regiment ::24th Artillery Brigade

Commanders

Officers that commanded the corps during its existence:

Citations

Sources

* {{Russian Empire Ground Forces Corps of the Russian Empire Military units and formations established in 1810 Military units and formations disestablished in 1862 Military units and formations established in 1874 Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 1874 establishments in the Russian Empire Military units and formations of Russia in World War I

Composition

Commanders

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