16th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) explained
The 16th Cavalry Division (Russian: 16-я кавалерийская дивизия , 16-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya) was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army, formed from the 2nd and 3rd Separate Cavalry Brigades.[1]
Organization
- 1st Cavalry Brigade
- 17th Chernigov Hussar Regiment 18th Nizhyn Hussar Regiment
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade
- 16th Novoarkhangelsk Uhlan Regiment
- 17th Novomirgorod Uhlan Regiment
Commanders
- 02.12.1914 - 06.04.1915 - Lieutenant-General Abram Dragomirov
- 26.04.1915 - after 03.01.1917 - Lieutenant-General Nikolai Volodchenko
- 07.04.1917 — 27.08.1917 - Major-General Dmitry Gurko
- 27.08.1917 — 12.1917 - Major-General Alexander Onoprienko
Notes and References
- Web site: Regiment.ru . 10 August 2018.