5th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
# 5th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 5th Infantry Division (Russian: 5-я пехотная дивизия, 5-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. When the war broke out in 1914 it was based in Zhytomyr and was part of the 9th Army Corps.

## History

It was formed in 1806 as the 6th Infantry Division and was later reorganized into the 5th Infantry Division. The division took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 and fought near Plovdiv. It later served during World War I was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.

## Organization

Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 5th Infantry Division was part of the 9th Army Corps as of 1914.

* 1st Brigade
   * 17th His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich's Archangel Infantry Regiment
   * 18th His Majesty the King of Romania's Vologda Infantry Regiment
* 2nd Brigade
   * 19th Kostroma Infantry Regiment
   * 20th Galich Infantry Regiment
* 5th Artillery Brigade

## Known commanders

| | Name | From | To |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lieutenant General Apostol Kostanda | 30 August 1864 | 6 November 1869 |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Duke Georgy Tumanov | 19 December 1897 | 2 June 1901 |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Evgeny Kakurin | 4 July 1901 | 1 June 1903 |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Dmitry Shuvayev | 10 January 1905 | 24 May 1908 |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Andrei Perekrestov | 10 June 1908 | after 1 January 1913 |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Pavel Parchevsky | 31 December 1913 | 1 March 1916 |

## Known chiefs of staff

| | Name | From | To |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Colonel Mikhail Mirkovich | 11 April 1867 | 20 October 1869 |
| 2 | Colonel Vladimir Smirnov | 20 July 1884 | 1 April 1891 |
| 3 | Colonel Alexander Iyevreinov | 9 April 1891 | 28 December 1894 |
| 4 | Colonel Alexander Ragoza | 10 March 1898 | 27 April 1900 |
| 5 | Colonel Mikhail Yakovlev | 21 May 1900 | 8 May 1902 |
| 6 | Colonel Vasilyev | around 1903 | |
| 7 | Colonel Nikolai Ostryansky | 23 June 1904 | 14 August 1906 |
| 8 | Colonel Konstantin Yegoryev | 14 August 1906 | 3 June 1910 |
| 9 | Colonel Firsov | to 1913 | after April 1914 |
| 10 | Colonel Vasily Uperov | 23 February 1915 | 1 January 1916 |
