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4th Infantry Division 4th Infantry Shock Division
4-я пехотная дивизия
Active	1806 – c. 1918
Country	Russian Empire
Branch	Russian Imperial Army
Role	Infantry
Size	approx. 20,000
Garrison/HQ	Łomża
Engagements	World War I

The 4th Infantry Division (Russian: 4-я пехотная дивизия, 4-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. When the war broke out in 1914 it was based in Łomża. In June 1917, it was designated as the 4th Infantry Shock Division (4-я пехотная ударная дивизия) upon being reformed as a shock troop unit and the following month it became known as the 4th Infantry Shock Division of Death (4-я пехотная ударная дивизия смерти).

History

The division was formed in 1806. In 1916, during World War I, the 4th Infantry Division took part in the Brusilov Offensive and was later reorganized as a "death" shock troop unit by General Aleksei Brusilov. It was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.

Organization

Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 4th Infantry Division was part of the 6th Army Corps as of 1914.

• 1st Brigade
  • 13th General Field Marshal Count Lacy's Belozersk Infantry Regiment
  • 14th His Majesty the King of Serbia's Olonets Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Brigade
  • 15th General Field Marshal Prince Nikita Repnin's Schlüsselburg Infantry Regiment
  • 16th Ladoga Infantry Regiment
• 4th Artillery Brigade

Known commanders

Known chiefs of staff

References

1. ^ Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914. London: Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff). 1996. p. 263. ISBN 978-1870423670.
2. ^ "4-я пехотная дивизия". Regiment.ru (in Russian). 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
3. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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Infantry	Guards 1 2 3 1st – 9th 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10th – 19th 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20th – 29th 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30th – 39th 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40th – 49th 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50th – 52nd 50 51 52 1914 July 53rd – 59th 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60th – 69th 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70th – 79th 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80th – 84th 80 81 82 83 84 1915 June 99th – 109th 99  • 100  • 101  • 102  • 103  • 104  • 105  • 106  • 107  • 108  • 109 110th – 119th 110  • 111  • 112  • 113  • 114  • 115  • 116  • 117  • 118  • 119 120th – 124th 120  • 121  • 122  • 123  • 124 September 125 November 126  • 127 1916 October 128 November 129  • 130  • 131  • 132  • 133  • 134  • 135  • 136  • 137  • 138 1917 January 151st – 159th 151  • 152  • 153  • 154  • 155  • 156  • 157  • 158  • 159 160th – 169th 160  • 161  • 162  • 163  • 164  • 165  • 166  • 167  • 168  • 169 170th – 179th 170  • 171  • 172  • 173  • 174  • 175  • 176  • 177  • 178  • 179 180th – 189th 180  • 181  • 182  • 183  • 184  • 185  • 186  • 187  • 188  • 189 190th – 194th 190  • 191  • 192  • 193  • 194
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

• Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire
• Military units and formations established in 1806
• Military units and formations disestablished in 1918
• Łomża Governorate