18th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
Military unit
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The 18th Infantry Division (Russian: 18-Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ Ð¾ÌÑÐ½Ð°Ñ Ð´Ð¸Ð²Ð¸ÌзиÑ, 18-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army during World War I and the Russian Civil War.[1][2]
| 18th Infantry Division | |
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| 18-Ñ Ð¿ÐµÑ Ð¾ÑÐ½Ð°Ñ Ð´Ð¸Ð²Ð¸Ð·Ð¸Ñ | |
| Active | 1806â1918 |
| Country |  Russian Empire |
| Branch |  Russian Imperial Army |
| Role | Infantry |
| Engagements | World War I |
Formed in 1806 as the 10th Infantry Division, it underwent several reorganizations, being redesignated as the 15th in 1820, the 12th in 1833, and the 18th in 1835.[3]:â119â
By 1914 it was part of the 14th Army Corps at Lublin.[2]
Organization
- 1st Brigade (Lublin)
- 69th Ryazan Infantry Regiment (Lublin)
- 70th Ryazhsk Infantry Regiment (Siedlce)
- 2nd Brigade (Ivangorod)
- 71st Belyov Infantry Regiment (Novaya Aleksandria)
- 72nd Tula Infantry Regiment (Ivangorod)
- 18th Artillery Brigade[2]
Commanders
- 1901-1906: Vladimir Vasilyevich Smirnov
- 1907-1908: Yakov Schkinsky