53rd Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 53rd Infantry Division (Russian: 53-я пехотная дивизия, 53-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.[1]

53rd Infantry Division
53-я пехотная дивизия
Active	1914–1918
Country	Russian Empire
Branch	Russian Imperial Army
Role	Infantry

Organization

• 1st Brigade
  • 209th Infantry Regiment
  • 210th Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Brigade
  • 211th Infantry Regiment
  • 212th Infantry Regiment
• 53rd Artillery Brigade

Commanders

• 1915: S. P. Abakanovich
• 1915–1917: D. K. Guncadze

Commanders of the 1st Brigade

• 1914–1915: I. A. Kholmsen

References

1. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.