1st Siberian Rifle Division (Russian Empire)

The 1st Siberian Rifle Division (Russian: 1-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия, 1-ya Sibirskaya strelkovaya 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 Ussuriysk in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.[1]

1st Siberian Division
1-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия
Active	1880–1918
Country	Russian Empire
Branch	Russian Imperial Army
Role	Infantry
Garrison/HQ	Ussuriysk
Engagements	Russo-Japanese War World War I

Organization

The 1st Siberian Rifle Division was part of the 1st Siberian Army Corps. Its order of battle in from the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914 was as follows:[1][2]

• 1st Brigade (HQ Nikolsk-Ussuriisk)
  • 1st His Majesty's Siberian Rifle Regiment
  • 2nd Adjutant-General Count Muravyov-Amursky Siberian Rifle Regiment
• 2nd Brigade (HQ Nikolsk-Ussuriisk)
  • 3rd Siberian Rifle Regiment
  • 4th Siberian Rifle Regiment
• 1st Siberian Rifle Artillery Brigade

References

1. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
2. Russian Army of Manchuria 14 January 1905