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Imperial Russian Army formations and units (1914)

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Imperial Russian Army formations and units (1914)

This article lists Imperial Russian Army formations and units in 1914 prior to World War I mobilisation for the Russian invasion of Prussia and liberation Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia.

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The prewar chain of command was: military district, corps (or Army corps), then to division, brigade, regiment, and then the regiment's battalions.

After mobilisation in the event of war the chain of command of the Imperial Russian Army ran from Stavka, the Russian general headquarters, which was created during mobilization, to Front-level (Army group) also created during mobilization, to the Army level. Army headquarters were created during mobilization by transformation of the military district headquarters. Below Army level the chain was the same; corps (or Army corps, it was used interchangeably), division, brigade, and regiment.

Abbreviations used
  • ACorps = Army Corps (Russian: ak = armeysy korpus)
  • MD = Military district (VO = voenny okrug)
  • GrenCorps = Grenadier Corps (Gren. k = Grenadersky korpus)
  • LGrd = Lifeguard (l.-gv. = leyb-gvardi)
  • SibCorps = Sibirian Corps (Sib. k = Sibirsky korpus)
  • TurkCorps = Turkestan Corps (Sib. k = Sibirsky korpus)

    • Fronts

  • Northwestern Front (until August 1915)
  • Northern Front (from August 1915)
  • Western Front (from August 1915)
  • Southwestern Front
  • Romanian Front
  • Caucasus Front

    • Armies

    see List of Russian armies in World War I

    1st Guards Corps

    Located in Saint Petersburg and surroundings — Pushkin, Petergof and Gatchina, excepted the 3rd Infantry Division (3 ID) and the Independent Cavalry Brigade (ICavBr), located in Warsaw and subordinated to the XXIII AC

    References

    Imperial Russian Army formations and units (1914) Wikipedia
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