12th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) explained

Unit Name:	12th Infantry Division
Native Name:	12-я пехотная дивизия
Dates:	1806 – c. 1918
Branch:	Russian Imperial Army
Role:	Infantry
Garrison:	Proskurov
Battles:	World War I

The 12th Infantry Division (Russian: 12-я пехотная дивизия, 12-ya Pekhotnaya 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 Lutsk in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.^{[1] [2]}

Organization

The 12th Infantry Division was part of the 12th Army Corps.

• 1st Brigade (HQ Proskurov)
  • • • 45th Azov Infantry Regiment 46th Dnieper Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Brigade (HQ Kamenets-Podolsk)
  • 47th Ukrainian Infantry Regiment
  • 48th Odessa Infantry Regiment
• 12th Artillery Brigade

Commanders

• 1868–1871: Pyotr Vannovskiy
• 08/31/1871 - хх.хх.1878 - Lieutenant General Baron von Firks, Alexander Alexandrovich
• хх.хх.1878 - 03.20, 1880 - Major General Nielson, Andrey Andreevich
• 03.20.1880 - 06.24, 1886 - major general (from 30.08.1881 lieutenant general) Oranovsky, Aloysiy Kazimirovich
• 1886–1892: Dmitrij Petrovich Dohturov
• 10/02, 1892 - January 20, 1895 - major general (from 30 August 1893 lieutenant general) Gervais, Vladimir Konstantinovich
• January 26, 1895 - until July 28, 1895 - Major General Troitsky, Pyotr Arkhipovich
• 08/14/1895 - 08/11, 1900 - major general (from December 6, 1895, lieutenant general) Karass, Ivan Alexandrovich
• 08/31/1900 - 04/28, 1901 - major general (from 01/01/1901 lieutenant general) Avinov, Nikolai Alexandrovich)
• 05/20/1901 - 02/12, 1903 - Lieutenant General Tchaikovsky, Andrei Petrovich
• 03/29/1903 - 06/18, 1905 - Lieutenant General Fursov, Dmitry Semenovich
• 10/09/1905 - 05/23, 1906 - Lieutenant General Tugan-Mirza-Baranovsky, Alexander Davydovich
• 05/29/1906 - 09/22, 1910 - Lieutenant General Rusanov, Sergey Ivanovich
• 09/22/1910 - 10/02, 1914 - Lieutenant General Orlov, Nikolai Alexandrovich
• 10/02/1914 - 07/31, 1915 - major general (since 1915 lieutenant general) Babikov, Nikolai Alexandrovich
• 1915-1916: Mikhail Hanzhin

Chiefs of Staff

• January 1, 1857 - 02/08, 1857 - Colonel Fok, Nikolai Alexandrovich
• 02/08, 1857 - after March 3, 1864 - lieutenant colonel (Colonel from August 30, 1860) Batesatul, Alexander Mikhailovich
• August 24, 1864 - 03.10, 1869 - lieutenant colonel (Colonel from April 16, 1867) Poznansky, Ignatiy Nikolaevich
• 11/12, 1869 - 10/08, 1875 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from April 17, 1870) Buddha, Victor Emmanuilovich
• August 16, 1875 - 03/12, 1877 - Colonel Kirilov, Alexey Alexandrovich
• 03/12, 1877 - March 30, 1878 - Colonel Brant, Fedor Fedorovich
• хх.хх, 1878 - хх.хх, 1882 - Colonel Sumerov, Vladimir Artemievich
• April 29, 1882 - 06/04, 1883 - Colonel Akkerman, Nikolai Yulievich
• 06/04, 1883 - November 30, 1891 - Colonel Maksimovich, Mikhail Leontyevich
• 12/05, 1891 - June 21, 1894 - and. Colonel Fedorov, Mikhail Fedorovich
• June 25, 1894 - January 20, 1895 - Colonel Orlov, Vladimir Alexandrovich
• 01/20, 1895 - October 31, 1899 - Colonel Yurgens, Konstantin Danilovich
• 12/04, 1899 - 08/02, 1902 - Colonel Popov, Ippolit Ivanovich
• 11/4, 1902 - March 22, 1904 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 12/06, 1903) Bogatko, Nikolay Iosifovich
• 04/07, 1905 - October 29, 1909 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 12/06, 1907) Arkhipovich, Nikolay Georgievich
• October 29, 1909 - 11/07, 1911 - Colonel Prikhodkin, Dmitry Dmitrievich
  • November 16, 1911 - February 2, 1915 - Colonel Vladimir Nikolaevich Shokorov January 28, 1916 - 03/01, 1917 - Major General Andrei Snesarev

Commanders of the 1st Brigade

• хх.хх.хххх — 06.02.1875 — Major General Budogossky, Konstantin Faddeevich
• 19.03.1875 — хх.хх.1879 — Major General Tsitlidzev, George Pavlovich
• 13.07.1879 — 15.10.1885 — Major General Buddha, Victor Emmanuilovich
• 15.10.1885 — хх.хх.1886 — Major General Fofanov, Timofey Alexandrovich
• 07.04.1886 — 05.04.1890 — Major General Degen, Modest Nikolaevich
• 04.07.1890 — 13.09.1895 — Major General Kotsebu, Pavel Augustovich
• 13.09.1895 — 16.07.1901 — Major General von Schulz, Eduard Eduardovich
• 16.07.1901 — 30.09.1904 — Major General Znosko-Borovsky, Nikolai Alexandrovich
• 30.09.1904 — 06.07.1909 — Major General Chizh, Alexander Stepanovich
• 31.07.1909 — 08.05.1914 — Major General Vladimir Alekseyevich Alftan
• 11.06.1914 — 01.05.1915 — Major General Troitsky, Mikhail Ivanovich

Commanders of the 2nd Brigade

• August 30, 1873 - October 15, 1885 - Major General Fofanov, Timofey Alexandrovich
• October 15, 1885 - February 19, 1890 - Major General Buddha, Victor Emmanuilovich
• February 19, 1890 - February 7, 1894 - Major General Prokope, German Berndtovich
• February 26, 1894 - October 11, 1899 - Major General Ockerman, Wilhelm Khristianovich
• October 24, 1899 - June 26, 1906 - Major General Perebaskin, Victor Alexandrovich
• August 28, 1906 - February 7, 1909 - Major General Voeykov, Pyotr Pavlovich
• February 17, 1909 - October 12, 1911 - Major General Anatoly Rosenshield
• November 22, 1911 - 07/05, 1915 - Major General Pavlov, Dmitry Petrovich
• 08/03, 1915 - 06/07, 1916 - Major General Parkhomov, Dmitry Nikolaevich

Commanders of the Artillery Brigade

• September 25, 1807 - February 14, 1811 - Colonel Vasilyev, Alexander Mikhailovich
• February 14, 1811 - 12/10/1813 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 06/13/1811) Kolotinsky, Mikhail Mikhailovich
• 10/12, 1813 - 08/10, 1814 - Lieutenant Colonel Bikbulatov, Nikolai Mikhailovich
• 05/02, 1816 - December 17, 1817 - Colonel Bendersky, Konstantin Alexandrovich
• January 18, 1818 - 03/07, 1818 - Colonel Levashov
• 03/07, 1818 - 05/02, 1825 - Colonel Timan, Alexander Ivanovich
• 05/02, 1825 - July 31, 1828 - Colonel Ladyzhensky, Vasily Maximovich
• July 31, 1828 - 06/09, 1837 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 08/20/1828, major general from 12/06/1836) Serputovsky, Adam Osipovich
• 10/03, 1837 - after February 2, 1846 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 09/09/1838) Berezin, Egor Afanasevich
• 1847 - 12/06, 1848 - Colonel Gramotin, Alexei Petrovich
• 1869 - after 08/01, 1872 - Colonel (from April 17, 1870, Major General) Borozdin, Mikhail Fedorovich
• xx.xx.187x - March 19, 1877 - Major General Kalmykov, Vasily Alexandrovich
• March 25, 1877 - October 13, 1878 - Colonel (with Major General Grigoryev, Dmitry Petrovich
• July 29, 1879 - June 25, 1884 - Colonel (from August 30, 1880, Major General) Skerletov, Nikolai Pavlovich
• February 27, 1887 - April 24, 1895 - Major General Maximov, Alexander Alexandrovich
• May 3, 1895 - September 23, 1900 - Major General Kartamyshev, Arkady Ivanovich
• November 4, 1900 - June 27, 1906 - Colonel (major general since 12/06, 1901) Not, Pyotr Petrovich
• June 27, 1906 - November 4, 1906 - Colonel Kurakin, Nikolai Ivanovich
• November 4, 1906 - July 20, 1911 - Major General Konradi, Vladimir Georgievich
• July 22, 1911 - April 15, 1915 - Major General Kolpakov, Sergey Nikolaevich

Notes and References

1. Web site: 12-я пехотная дивизия . ru . Regiment.ru . 2016 . 8 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113243/http://www.regiment.ru/upr/B/2/pd/12.htm . 4 March 2016 .
2. Web site: THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914 . Conrad . Mark . 2001 . 9 January 2017.