The 5th Infantry Division (, 5-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 Zhytomyr and was part of the 9th Army Corps.
History It was formed in 1806 as the 6th Infantry Division and was later reorganized into the 5th Infantry Division. The division took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 and fought near Plovdiv. It later served during World War I was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.
Organization Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 5th Infantry Division was part of the 9th Army Corps as of 1914. 1st Brigade 17th His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich's Archangel Infantry Regiment 18th His Majesty the King of Romania's Vologda Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade 19th Kostroma Infantry Regiment 20th Galich Infantry Regiment 5th Artillery Brigade
Known commanders Name From To1 Lieutenant General Apostol Kostanda 30 August 1864 6 November 18692 Lieutenant General Duke Georgy Tumanov 19 December 1897 2 June 19013 Lieutenant General Evgeny Kakurin 4 July 1901 1 June 19034 Lieutenant General Dmitry Shuvayev 10 January 1905 24 May 1908 5 Lieutenant General Andrei Perekrestov 10 June 1908 after 1 January 19136 Lieutenant General Pavel Parchevsky 31 December 1913 1 March 1916
Known chiefs of staff Name From To1 Colonel Mikhail Mirkovich 11 April 1867 20 October 18692 Colonel Vladimir Smirnov 20 July 1884 1 April 1891 3 Colonel Alexander Iyevreinov 9 April 1891 28 December 18944 Colonel Alexander Ragoza 10 March 1898 27 April 19005 Colonel Mikhail Yakovlev 21 May 1900 8 May 1902 6 Colonel Vasilyev around 1903 7 Colonel Nikolai Ostryansky 23 June 1904 14 August 19068 Colonel Konstantin Yegoryev 14 August 1906 3 June 19109 Colonel Firsov to 1913 after April 191410 Colonel Vasily Uperov 23 February 1915 1 January 1916
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