8th Army (Russian Empire)

The Russian Eight Army (8-я армия, 8А) was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war.

8th Army
Brusilov Aleksei A. and Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia. 1915.
ActiveJuly 1914 – beginning of 1918
Country Russian Empire
Russian Republic
Branch Imperial Russian Army
TypeField army
Field HQKiev
EngagementsWorld War I
Eastern Front
Romanian Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders		General Aleksei Brusilov
General Lavr Kornilov

Field management was established in July 1914 at the headquarters of the Kiev Military District. The unit was disbanded in the beginning of 1918. At the beginning of the war the 8th Army was composed of the VII, VIII, XII, XXIV Army Corps.

Military Fronts in which the 8th Army participated

Commanders
  • 28.07.1914 – 17.03.1916 — General of Cavalry Aleksei Brusilov
  • 23.03.1916 – 29.04.1917 — General of Cavalry Alexey Kaledin
  • 29.04.1917 – 10.07.1917 — General of Infantry Lavr Kornilov
  • 11.07.1917 – 25.07.1917 — Lieutenant-General Vladimir Cheremisov
  • 30.07.1917 – 17.10.1917 — Lieutenant-General Michai Sokownin
  • 18.10.1917 – 21.12.1917 — Lieutenant-General Mykola Yunakiv

See also

References
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