12th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
Military unit
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The 12th Army Corps (Russian: 12-й аÑмейÑкий коÑпÑÑ) was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army.
Active1876â1918
Country
Russian Empire
Russian Republic (from 1917)
Branch
Imperial Russian Army
Russian Army (from 1917)
Engagements
| 12th Army Corps | |
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| 12-й аÑмейÑкий коÑпÑÑ | |
Headquarters of the 12th Army Corps, 1914 | |
| Active | 1876â1918 |
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The corps was established on 1 November 1876.[1] The corps was a part of the Kiev Military District and the 7th Army of the Southwestern Front.[1]
Composition
Part of
Commanders
- 1876â1877: Pyotr Vannovskiy
- 1877â1878: Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
- 1879â1881: Pyotr Vannovskiy
- 1893â1896: Mikhail Batyanov
- 1904â1905: Vladimir Alexandrovich Bekman
- 1913â1914: Aleksei Brusilov
- 1914â1915: Leonid Lesh
- 1915: Vladimir Alekseyevich Alftan
