18th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 18th Infantry Division (Russian: 18-я пехотная дивизия, 18-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army during World War I and the Russian Civil War.

18th Infantry Division
18-я пехотная дивизия
Active1806–1918
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
EngagementsWorld War I

It was formed in 1806 as the 10th Infantry Division. It was renumbered in several subsequent reorganizations, becoming the 15th in 1820, the 12th in 1833, and the 18th in 1835.:119

By 1914 it was part of the 14th Army Corps at Lublin.

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