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During the territorial evolution of Russia, the 3rd Guard Infantry division in the Russian Empire consisted of four regiments: the Litovsky Guards Regiment (Leib-Gvardii Litovskii Polk), Kexholm Guards Regiment (Leib-Gvardii Keksgol'mskii Polk), St. Petersburg Guards Regiment (Leib-Gvardii Petersburgskii Polk), and the Volhynian Guard Regiment (Leib-Gvardii Volynskii Polk).
The Russian Imperial Family was split into four main branches named after the sons of Emperor Nicholas I:
The Preobrazhensky Life-Guards Regiment was a regiment of the Imperial Guard of the Imperial Russian Army from 1683 to 1917.
Prince Yakov Petrovich Shakhovskoy was a Russian statesman.
The Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was an order of chivalry of the Russian Empire first awarded on 1 June [O.S. 21 May] 1725 by Empress Catherine I of Russia.
The Izmaylovsky Regiment, also Izmailovsky, was one of the oldest regiments of the Imperial Russian Army, a subdivision of the 1st Guards Infantry Division of the Imperial Russian Guard. It was formed in Moscow on 22 September 1730 as Empress Anna's personal life guards, named after the Romanov ancestral estate of Izmaylovo.
The 3rd Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army formed on 19 February 1877.
His Majesty Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment, short also Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment, was a Jäger regiment of the Russian Imperial Guard from 1796 to 1917.
The 1st Guards Cavalry Division was a Guards heavy cavalry division of the Imperial Russian Army.
The 2nd Guards Cavalry Division was a Guards light cavalry division of the Imperial Russian Army.
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 14th 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 Kishinev in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.
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 4th Cavalry Division was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.
The 2nd Grenadier Division was an infantry unit in the Imperial Russian Army as part of the Grenadier Corps. Its headquarters was located at Moscow. Notable engagements of the division include the French invasion of Russia.
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.
The 1st His Majesty's Life Guards Rifle Regiment was a regiment of the Russian Imperial Guard that existed from 1856 prior to being dissolved in 1918 after World War I and the Russian Revolution. It was part of the 1st Guards Infantry Division, which itself was part of the Guards Corps.
The Life Guard Horse Regiment was a cavalry regiment of the Imperial guard of Russian Empire. The regiment was founded in the reign of Peter the Great and was disbanded after the October Revolution in 1917. Its annual feast day was 25 March.
The 51st Lithuanian Infantry Regiment, known as the 51st Lithuanian Infantry Regiment of His Imperial Highness Heir to the Tsarevich from 1904, was an infantry regiment that served in the Imperial Russian Army.