1st Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 1st Infantry Division (Russian: 1-я пехотная дивизия, 1-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1811 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. From at least 1903 to the end of its existence the division was based in Smolensk.

1st Infantry Division
1-я пехотная дивизия
Active1811 – 1918
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
Sizeapprox. 20,000
Garrison/HQSmolensk
Engagements
  • Russo-Japanese War
  • World War I
    • Russian invasion of East Prussia
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