53rd Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 53rd Infantry Division (Russian: 53-я пехотная дивизия, 53-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.[1]

53rd Infantry Division
53-я пехотная дивизия
Active1914–1918
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry

Organization

  • 1st Brigade
    • 209th Infantry Regiment
    • 210th Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Brigade
    • 211th Infantry Regiment
    • 212th Infantry Regiment
  • 53rd Artillery Brigade

Commanders

  • 1915: S. P. Abakanovich
  • 1915–1917: D. K. Guncadze

Commanders of the 1st Brigade

  • 1914–1915: I. A. Kholmsen

References

  1. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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