9th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) explained
The 9th Infantry Division (Russian: 9-я пехотная дивизия, 9-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) 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 Radom and later Poltava in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.[2] [3]
Organization
The 9th Infantry Division was part of the 10th Army Corps.
- 1st Brigade (HQ Poltava)
- 33rd Yelets Infantry Regiment 34th Sevsk Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Brigade (HQ Poltava, 1905: Kremenchug)
- 35th Bryansk Infantry Regiment 36th Orel Infantry Regiment
- 9th Artillery Brigade.
Commanders (Division Chiefs)
Commanders of the 1st Brigade
- 1894–1895: Mikhail Zasulich
- 1905: Konstantin Zhdanovsky
- 1909: Iosif Bonch-Bogdanovsky
Commanders of the 2nd Brigade
- 1905: Vladimir Shatilov
- 1909: Alexander Vorypaev
Notes and References
- Book: 1996 . Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914. Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff). London. 978-1870423670. 263.
- Web site: 9-я пехотная дивизия . ru . Regiment.ru . 2016 . 8 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113243/http://www.regiment.ru/upr/B/2/pd/9.htm . 4 March 2016 .
- Web site: THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914 . Conrad . Mark . 2001 . 9 January 2017.
- http://www.surnameindex.info/mil/9pd.html 9-я пехотная дивизия @ surnameindex.info/mil