- Source: 7th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 7th Infantry Division (Russian: 7-я пехотная дивизия, 7-ya Pekhotnaya 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 Radom and later Voronezh in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.
Organization
Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 7th Infantry Division was part of the 5th Army Corps.
1st Brigade (HQ Voronezh):
25th Smolensk Infantry Regiment
26th Mogilev Infantry Regiment
2nd Brigade (HQ Tambov):
27th Vitebsk Infantry Regiment
28th Polotsk Infantry Regiment
7th Artillery Brigade
Chiefs of Staff
1878-1885: Waldemar Schauman
1897-1899: Vladislav Klembovsky
1905: Nikolai Kalachyov
1909: Vladimir Zheltyshev
1912-1914: Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki
January 15-26, 1917: Alexander Andreyevich Svechin