8th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) explained

Unit Name:	8th Cavalry Division
Native Name:	8-я кавалерийская дивизия
Dates:	1875–1918
Branch:	Russian Imperial Army
Role:	Cavalry
Battles:	World War I Battle of the Vistula River

The 8th Cavalry Division (Russian: 8-я кавалерийская дивизия |translit=8-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya) was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army, part of the 8th Army Corps. It was headquartered at Kishinev by 1914.^[1]

History

The division was formed on 27 July 1875 from the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Cavalry Division, reinforced by a Don Cossack Regiment.^[2]

Organization

The division included the following units in 1914:

• 1st Brigade (Tiraspol)
  • 8th Astrakhan Dragoon Regiment (Tiraspol)
  • 8th Voznesensk Uhlan Regiment (Beltsy)
• 2nd Brigade (Odessa)
  • 8th Lubny Hussar Regiment (Kishinev)
  • 8th Don Cossack Regiment (Odessa)
• 8th Horse Artillery Battalion (Kishinev)
  • 15th Horse Artillery Battery (Kishinev)
  • 1st Don Cossack Battery (Bendery)

Commanders

The following officers commanded the division:

• 1875–1885 Alexander Nikolaevich Manvelov
• 1899–1904: Vladimir Alexandrovich Bekman

Chiefs of Staff

• 1875–1880: Alexander Kaulbars
• 1889–1893: Andrey Selivanov

Notes and References

1. Web site: THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914 . Conrad . Mark . 2001 . 8 January 2017.
2. Web site: 8-я кавалерийская дивизия. regiment.ru. Russian. 8th Cavalry Division. 6 August 2018.