| 2nd Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
| 2-я пехотная дивизия | |
| Active | 1806 – c. 1918 |
| Country |
 Russian Empire |
| Branch |
 Russian Imperial Army |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | approx. 20,000 |
| Garrison/HQ | Brest-Litovsk |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Anatoly Stessel |
The 2nd Infantry Division (Russian: 2-я пехотная дивизия, 2-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry unit of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 and World War I.
History[]
The division took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, during which it participated in the battles of Łowicz and Plevna. During 1902 and 1903, Anton Denikin served as an adjutant with the division's staff.[1]:322 Anatoly Stessel briefly commanded the division between May and August 1903. From at least 1903 to 1913 it was based in Brest-Litovsk and later in Novogeorgievsk.[2]
It later fought in World War I.[2][3] The division fought in the Battle of Tannenberg in late August 1914, under the command of Alexander Dushkevich. On 26 August, the 7th Revelsky Infantry Regiment of its 2nd Brigade suffered losses of 3,000 men, three-quarters of its strength, and was wiped out as a combat unit. The division was split in half and retreated in disorder.[4]:166 On the next day it was again attacked by the German 37th Infantry Division and "collapsed", retreating to Neidenburg.[4]:178 Dushkevich replaced Leonid Artamonov in command of the 1st Army Corps on 28 August after the latter was relieved of command.[4]:182
Organization[]
The 2nd Infantry Division was part of the 23rd Army Corps as of 1914.[3]
- 1st Brigade
- 2nd Brigade
7th Revel Infantry Regiment- 8th Estonian Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Artillery Brigade
Notable leaders[]
- Yevgeny Golovin 1831–1834
- Alexander Imeretinsky 1877
- Anatoly Stessel 1903
References[]
- ↑ Smele, Jonathan D. (2015) (in en). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926. London: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442252813. https://books.google.com/books?id=QwquCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA322&dq=%222nd+infantry+division%22+russia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihpqmrrbPRAhWqxlQKHaogBvgQ6AEIVzAJ#v=onepage&q=%222nd%20infantry%20division%22%20russia&f=false.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2-я пехотная дивизия". 2016. http://regiment.ru/upr/B/2/pd/2.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". http://marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info/RUSS1914.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Buttar, Prit (2014) (in en). Collision of Empires: The War on the Eastern Front in 1914. Oxford: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781782009719. https://books.google.com/books?id=8knDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA178&dq=2nd+infantry+division+russia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirjLSPq7PRAhUQ6GMKHZe2DfEQ6AEIJjAC#v=onepage&q=%22russian%202nd%20infantry%20division%22%20&f=false.
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