15th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 15th Infantry Division (Russian: 15-я пехотная дивизия, 15-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division was based in Odessa in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.[1][2]

15th Infantry Division
15-я пехотная дивизия
Active1806 – c. 1918
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
Garrison/HQOdessa
EngagementsWorld War I

Organization

The 15th Infantry Division was part of the 8th Army Corps. Its order of battle in 1914 was as follows:[2]

  • 1st Brigade (HQ Mykolaiv)
    • 57th Modlin Infantry Regiment
    • 58th Prague Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Brigade (HQ Odessa)
    • 59th Lublin Infantry Regiment
    • 60th Zamosc Infantry Regiment
  • 15th Artillery Brigade

Commanders (Division Chiefs)

Chiefs of Staff

Commanders of the 1st Brigade
  • 1905: Sergei Petrovich Nekrasov
  • 1909: Stanislav Abakanovich[3]

Commanders of the 2nd Brigade
  • 1905: Mikhail Golembatovsky
  • 1909: Polikarp Kuznetsov[3]

References
  1. "15-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. 15-я пехотная дивизия @ surnameindex.info/mil
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