| 1st Siberian Division | |
|---|---|
| 1-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия | |
| Active | 1880–1918 |
| Country |
 Russian Empire |
| Branch |
 Russian Imperial Army |
| Role | Infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Ussuriysk |
| Engagements | |
The 1st Siberian Rifle Division (Russian: 1-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия, 1-ya Sibirskaya strelkovaya diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division was based in Ussuriysk in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.[1]
Organisation[]
The 1st Siberian Rifle Division was part of the 1st Siberian Army Corps. Its order of battle from the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914 was as follows:[2][3]
- Division Headquarters, in Nikolsk-Ussuriysky
- Divisional Staff
- Divisional Machine-Gun Company, in Ryav
- Divisional Transportation Train
- Divisional Field Hospital
- 1st Brigade
- Brigade Headquarters, in Nikolsk-Ussuriisky
- 1st Siberian Rifle Regiment (His Majesty's), in Razdolnoe (1-й Сибирский стрелковый Его Величества полк)
- 2nd Siberian Rifle Regiment (Adjutant-General Count Muravyov-Amursky's), in Nikolsk (2-й Сибирский стрелковый генерал-адъютанта графа Муравьева-Амурского полк)
- Brigade Transportation Train
- 2nd Brigade
- Brigade Headquarters, in Shkotovo
- 3rd Siberian Rifle Regiment, in Shkotovo (3-й Сибирский стрелковый полк)
- 4th Siberian Rifle Regiment, in Vladimiro-Alexandrovskoe (4-й Сибирский стрелковый полк)
- Brigade Transportation Train
- 1st Siberian Rifle Artillery Brigade (1-я Сибирская стрелковая артиллерийская бригада)
- Brigade Headquarters, in Nikolsk-Ussuriisky
- 1st Division (3 Field Batteries), in Shkotovo
- 2nd Division (3 Field Batteries), in Vladimiro-Alexandrovskoe
- 3rd Division (2 Mountain Batteries), in Nikolsk
- 1st Siberian Rifle Field Artillery Park, in Shkotovo
- 1st Siberian Rifle Mountain Artillery Park, in Barabash
Division Commanders[]
Division commanders were:[2]
- 1902–1905 Major General (from 21 August 1904, Lieutenant General) Alexander Alekseevich Gerngross
- 1905–1914 Major General Leonty Leontievich Sidorin
- 1914–1914 Lieutenant General Sergey Smitrievich Markov
- 1914–1914 Lieutenant General Nikolai Alexandrovich Tretyakov
- 1915–1917 Lieutenant General Fyodor Alexandrovich Podgursky
References[]
- ↑ Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". http://marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info/RUSS1914.html#DIVISIONS.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "1-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия — Офицеры русской императорской армии". http://ria1914.info/index.php/1-%D1%8F_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F. Retrieved 2020-09-15
- ↑ General Staff Hanbook, pp. 32, 63, 195
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