4th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 4th Infantry Division (Russian: 4-я пехотная дивизия, 4-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. When the war broke out in 1914 it was based in Łomża. In June 1917, it was designated as the 4th Infantry Shock Division (4-я пехотная ударная дивизия) upon being reformed as a shock troop unit and the following month it became known as the 4th Infantry Shock Division of Death (4-я пехотная ударная дивизия смерти).[2]

4th Infantry Division
4th Infantry Shock Division
4-я пехотная дивизия
Active1806 – c. 1918
Country Russian Empire
BranchRussian Empire Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
Sizeapprox. 20,000[1]
Garrison/HQŁomża
EngagementsWorld War I

History

The division was formed in 1806. In 1916, during World War I, the 4th Infantry Division took part in the Brusilov Offensive and was later reorganized as a "death" shock troop unit by General Aleksei Brusilov. It was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.[2]

Organization

Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade.[1] The 4th Infantry Division was part of the 6th Army Corps as of 1914.[2][3]

Known commanders
NameFromTo
1Lieutenant General Vladislav Romishevsky14.07.18724.11.1883
2Lieutenant General Alexander Abramov (general)4.11.18831.04.1884
3Lieutenant General Alexander Bozheryanov1.01.1886 ?
4Lieutenant General Mikhail Samokhvalov11.08.1891after 1.01.1893
5Lieutenant General Yakov Grebenshchikov21.02.189626.07.1899
6Lieutenant General Ivan Fullon5.08.18999.03.1900
7Lieutenant General Nikolai Shatilov24.11.190110.12.1902
8Lieutenant General Vladimir Bukholts10.12.190218.04.1903
9Lieutenant General Ippolit Voishin-Mudras-Zhilinsky6.04.190715.05.1912
10Lieutenant General Nikolai Komarov7.06.19121.04.1914
11Lieutenant General Gavril Mileant6.09.191429.09.1915

Known chiefs of staff
NameFromTo
1Colonel Vladimir Yurovsky27.09.189327.07.1894
2Colonel Semyon Fyodorov14.08.189427.08.1900
3Colonel Vladimir Burkovsky12.09.190214.12.1904
4Colonel Tokarev1.02.1913 ?
5Colonel Serbinovich1.04.1914 ?
6Colonel Vasily Markovsky6.01.1915after 1.01.1916
7Major General Alexander Treshchenkov27.04.19163.01.1917

References
  1. Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914. London: Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff). 1996. p. 263. ISBN 978-1870423670.
  2. "4-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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