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The 16th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army.
The Third Army was originally established in the Balkans and later defended the northeastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Its initial headquarters was at Salonica, where it formed the core of the military forces that supported the Young Turk Revolution of 1908. Many of its officers who participated in the Revolution, including Enver Pasha and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, rose to fame and power.
The Russian Caucasus Army of World War I was the Russian field army that fought in the Caucasus Campaign and Persian Campaign of World War I. It was renowned for inflicting heavy casualties on the opposing forces of the Ottoman Empire, particularly at the Battle of Sarikamish. It was also known for its extremely diverse ethnic composition, consisting of units from throughout the Russian Empire and both soldiers and officers from the many ethnic communities settled since the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War in the militarily administered Kars Oblast in the Russian Transcaucasus. These included Georgians, Caucasus Greeks, and Armenians - the latter in particular strongly represented among both the soldiers and senior officers - as well as ethnic Russians and Ukrainians.
The 11th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army
His Majesty Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment, short also Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment, was a Jäger regiment of the Russian Imperial Guard from 1796 to 1917.
The 12th Infantry Division 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 Lutsk in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.
The 16th Infantry Division was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.
The 25th Infantry Division was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. It was a part of the 3rd Army Corps.
The 26th Infantry Division was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.
The 27th Infantry Division was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. It was a part of the 3rd Army Corps.
The 37th Infantry Division was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.
The 4th Cavalry Division was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.
The 5th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army.
The 15th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army.
The 1st Don Cossack Division was a Don Cossack cavalry division of the Russian Imperial Army.
The 17th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army.
The 24th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army.
The 2nd Grenadier Division was an infantry unit in the Imperial Russian Army as part of the Grenadier Corps. Notable engagements of the division include the French invasion of Russia.
The 29th Chernigov Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Russian Imperial Army.
The 1st Guards Corps was a corps-level command in the Russian Imperial Army that existed in the decades leading up to and during World War I. Stationed in St Petersburg, it included some of the oldest and best known regiments of the Emperor of All Russia's Imperial Guard.
Alexey Ivanovich Cherepennikov - Russian major general, participant in the First World War. He served in the Red Army, repressed in 1937.
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