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| 5th Army Corps | |
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| Active | 1877—1918 |
| Country |  Russian Empire Russian Republic |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Size | ~20,000 |
| HQ | Warsaw (until 1909), Voronezh (after 1909) |
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The 5th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. [1]
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