1st Siberian Rifle Division explained

Unit Name:1st Siberian Division
Native Name:1-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия
Dates:1880–1918
Branch: Russian Imperial Army
Role:Infantry
Garrison:Ussuriysk
Battles:

The 1st Siberian Rifle Division (Russian: 1-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия, 1-ya Sibirskaya strelkovaya 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 Ussuriysk in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.[1]

Organization

The 1st Siberian Rifle Division was part of the 1st Siberian Army Corps. Its order of battle in from the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914 was as follows:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914 . Conrad . Mark . 2001 . 9 January 2017.
  2. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/CGSC/CARL/nafziger/905RAAA.PDF Russian Army of Manchuria 14 January 1905