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1st Army Corps (Russian Empire)

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Active
  
1870s—1918

Size
  
~20,000

Branch
  
Imperial Russian Army

HQ
  
Saint Petersburg

Country
  
Russian Empire Russian Republic

Engagements
  
Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) World War I Battle of Tannenberg

The 1st Army Corps (Russian: 1-й армейский корпус) was a formation in the Imperial Russian Army, formed in the 1870s. It took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877—78, and later, in August 1914, the 1st Army Corps fought as part of the Second Army in the Battle of Tannenberg. There, it was defeated by the Germans along with the rest of the Second Army. During the rest of World War I, it took part in other operations, up until around 1918.

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Composition

The following is a list of units that made up the 1st Army Corps at different points during its existence:

1874:

  • 1st Cavalry Division

    • 1903:

  • 22nd Infantry Division
  • 37th Infantry Division
  • 50th Reserve Infantry Brigade

    • 1913:

  • 22nd Infantry Division
  • 37th Infantry Division
  • 1st Mortar Artillery Division
  • 1st Saper Battalion
  • 7th Pontoon Battalion

    • 1914:

  • 22nd Infantry Division
  • 24th Infantry Division

    • Commanders

    Officers that commanded the corps during its existence:

    References

    1st Army Corps (Russian Empire) Wikipedia
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