2nd Guards Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

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2nd Guards Infantry Division
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Active1855—1914
CountryFlag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire
BranchFlag of Russia.svg  Imperial Russian Army
Type Artillery
Infantry
Size Division
Garrison/HQ Saint Petersburg

The 2nd Guards Infantry Division was a division of the Imperial Russian Army. Before mobilisation for World War I, the division was based in St-Petersburg under the Guards Corps, also headquartered in St-Petersburg. [1]

Contents

Organisation

(Titles in English)

Organisation of the division just before mobilisation for World War I; [1]

Commanders

Chiefs of Staff

Commanders of the 1st Brigade

Commanders of the 2nd Brigade

Commanders of the Artillery Brigade

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References

  1. 1 2 Handbook of the Russian Army (6th ed.). London: Imperial War Museum, Dept. of Printed Books. 1996. p. 146. ISBN   1870423674. OCLC   35757835.