| Unit Name: | 1st Guards Infantry Division |
| Native Name: | 1-я гвардейская пехотная дивизия 1-ya gvardeyskaya pekhotnaya diviziya |
| Dates: | 1807 – 1918 |
| Branch: | Russian Imperial Army |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Garrison: | St Petersburg |
The 1st Guards Infantry Division (Russian: 1-я гвардейская пехотная дивизия) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army which was part of the Imperial Guard. It was headquartered in Saint Petersburg and was part of the Guards Corps. It took part in fighting against Napoleonic invasion of Russia in 1811 shortly after its formation. It was expanded in July 1914 upon the mobilization of the Russian Imperial Army, and took part in fighting on the Eastern Front of World War I. The division was demobilized in 1918 after the Russian Revolution.
The unit was initially formed on 15 June 1807 as the 1st Infantry Division. It was renamed "Guards" Infantry Division on 11 November 1811. For most of its history it was stationed in St Petersburg and was part of the Petersburg Military District upon its creation.[1]
When it was founded in 1807 the unit consisted of the following:[2]
In 1811 it was expanded and grew to include:
From the early 1900s to 1917 the division consisted of the following:[3]
The list is incomplete.
| Name | From | To | ||
| 1 | 3 March 1825 | ? | ||
| 2 | 22 July 1837 | 22 September 1841 | ||
| 3 | 1841 or 1842 | ? | ||
| 4 | January 1846 | May 1855 | ||
| 5 | 30 August 1855 | 1862 | ||
| 6 | 1862 | 1 March 1871 | ||
| 7 | 23 February 1870 | 30 August 1874 | ||
| 8 | 30 August 1874 | 17 August 1880 | ||
| 9 | 17 September 1880 | 5 June 1884 | ||
| 10 | 5 January 1884 | 19 January 1889 | ||
| 11 | 20 January 1890 | After 1 September 1890 | ||
| 12 | 7 April 1897 | 12 May 1898 | ||
| 13 | 1898 | 1898 | ||
| 14 | 24 August 1898 | 15 November 1901 | ||
| 15 | 15 November 1901 | 11 December 1902 | ||
| 16 | 1903 | 1904 | ||
| 17 | 14 April 1904 | 1 August 1905 | ||
| 18 | 21 July 1906 | 26 August 1908 | ||
| 19 | 26 August 1908 | 21 May 1912 | ||
| 20 | 30 May 1912 | 28 December 1914 | ||
| 21 | 16 January 1915 | 3 July 1915 | ||
| 22 | 3 July 1915 | 25 April 1917 | ||
| 23 | 29 April 1917 | 31 July 1917 |
This list is incomplete.
| Name | From | To | ||
| 1 | 1857 | March 1858 | ||
| 2 | 6 April 1858 | 18 November 1860 | ||
| 3 | 2 November 1881 | 17 July 1888 | ||
| 4 | 16 June 1895 | 11 September 1900 | ||
| 5 | 25 April 1903 | 13 February 1908 | ||
| 6 | 26 February 1908 | 31 July 1913 | ||
| 7 | 14 July 1915 | August 1917 |