21st Infantry Division (Russian Empire) explained

Unit Name:	21st Infantry Division
Native Name:	21-я пехотная дивизия
Dates:	1914–1918
Branch:	Russian Imperial Army
Role:	Infantry

The 21st Infantry Division (Russian: 21-я пехотная дивизия, 21-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.^[1]

Organization

• 1st Brigade
  • 81st His Imperial Highness Grand Duke George Mikhailovich's Apsheron Infantry Regiment
  • 82nd His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich's Dagestan Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Brigade
  • 83rd Samur Infantry Regiment
  • 84th Shirvan Infantry Regiment
• 21st Artillery Brigade

Commanders

• 1826-1828: Georgiy Evseevich Eristov
• 1865-1868: Ivan Davidovich Lazarev
• 1868-1871: Fyodor Radetzky
• 1913-1914: Samad bey Mehmandarov
• 1915: Mikhail Kvetsinsky

Chiefs of Staff

• 1856-1858: Fyodor Radetzky

Commanders of the 2nd Brigade

• March–September 1908: Konstantin Lukich Gilchevsky

Notes and References

1. Web site: THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914 . Conrad . Mark . 2001 . 8 January 2017.