71st Infantry Division (Russian Empire) explained

Unit Name:	71st Infantry Division
Native Name:	71-я пехотная дивизия
Dates:	1904–1905; 1914–1918
Branch:	Russian Imperial Army
Type:	Reserve
Role:	Infantry
Size:	approx. 20,000
Battles:	Russo-Japanese War World War I

The 71st Infantry Division (Russian: 71-я пехотная дивизия, 71-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was a reserve infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. It was mobilized twice, in 1904–1905 for the Russo-Japanese War and in 1914–1918 for World War I.^{[1] [2]}

Organization

• 1st Brigade
  • 281st Infantry Regiment
  • 282nd Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Brigade
  • 283rd Infantry Regiment
  • 284th Infantry Regiment

Commanders

• 1904-1906: Eduard Ekk

Notes and References

1. Web site: THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914 . Conrad . Mark . 2001 . 8 January 2017.
2. http://ria1914.info/index.php?title=Категория:Пехота#.D0.9F.D0.B5.D1.80.D0.B8.D0.BE.D0.B4.D0.B0_.D0.A0.D1.83.D1.81.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE-.D0.AF.D0.BF.D0.BE.D0.BD.D1.81.D0.BA.D0.BE.D0.B9_.D0.B2.D0.BE.D0.B9.D0.BD.D1.8B Армейская пехота