6th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
# 6th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 6th Infantry Division (Russian: 6-я пехотная дивизия, 6-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. From before 1903 to the end of its existence the division was based in Ostrov.

## History

The division fought in World War I and distinguished itself in battle against the Austro-Hungarian 4th Army in 1915. It was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.

## Organization

It was part of the 15th Army Corps as of 1914.

* 1st Brigade
   * 21st Murom Infantry Regiment
   * 22nd Nizhny Novgorod Infantry Regiment
* 2nd Brigade
   * 23rd General Field Marshal Count Saltykov's Nizovsky Infantry Regiment
   * 24th General Neverovsky's Simbirsk Infantry Regiment
* 6th Artillery Brigade

## Commanders

* 1900–1903: Mikhail Zasulich
