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12th Siberian Division
12-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия
Active	1914–1918
Country	Russian Empire
Branch	Russian Imperial Army
Role	Infantry
Engagements	World War I

The 12th Siberian Rifle Division was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.

History

The division was formed between 18 July and 31 August 1914 in Irkutsk from a mobilization division, the 7th Siberian Rifle Division. The division included the 45th and 46th Siberian Rifle Regiments in its 1st Brigade, and the 47th and 48th Siberian Rifle Regiments in its 2nd Brigade. Artillery support was provided by the 12th Siberian Artillery Brigade, and the division was commanded by Lieutenant General Nikolai Sulimov. The division was part of the 7th Siberian Army Corps for the duration of the war.

It was disbanded in March 1918 in the Central Black Earth Region, along with the rest of the corps.

References

1. ^ Garkusha, Irina, ed. (2006). Российский государственный военно-исторический архив. Путеводитель [Russian State Military Archive Guidebook] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: ROSSPEN. ISBN 978-5-8243-0895-2. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
2. Novikov, Pavel (2011). "12-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия" [12th Siberian Rifle Division]. Irkipedia (in Russian). Retrieved 3 March 2017.

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Grenadier	1 2 3 Caucasus January 1917: 5  • 6  • 2nd Caucasus
Siberian Rifle	1st – 15th 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 November 1916 16  • 17 January 1917 Combined  • 18  • 19  • 20  • 21  • 22
Finland Rifle	May 1915 1 2 3 4 January 1917 5 6
Cavalry	Guards 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Caucasus December 1914: 16
Cossack	Caucasus 1 2 3 Native Cavalry 1st Don 2nd Combined
Volunteer	1st Serbian  • Czechoslovak

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