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1st Guards Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

Field	Value
unit_name	1st Guards Infantry Division
native_name	1-я гвардейская пехотная дивизия
1-ya gvardeyskaya pekhotnaya diviziya
dates	1807 – 1918
country	Russian Empire
branch	Russian Imperial Army
type	Infantry
garrison	St Petersburg

1-ya gvardeyskaya pekhotnaya diviziya The 1st Guards Infantry Division () was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army which was part of the Imperial Guard. It was headquartered in Saint Petersburg and was part of the Guards Corps. It took part in fighting against Napoleonic invasion of Russia in 1811 shortly after its formation. It was expanded in July 1914 upon the mobilization of the Russian Imperial Army, and took part in fighting on the Eastern Front of World War I. The division was demobilized in 1918 after the Russian Revolution.

History

The unit was initially formed on 15 June 1807 as the 1st Infantry Division. It was renamed "Guards" Infantry Division on 11 November 1811. For most of its history it was stationed in St Petersburg and was part of the Petersburg Military District upon its creation.

Order of battle upon formation

When it was founded in 1807 the unit consisted of the following:

Preobrazhensky Regiment
Semyonovsky Regiment
Izmaylovsky Regiment
Egersky Regiment

In 1811 it was expanded and grew to include:

1st Brigade
- Preobrazhensky Leib Guard Regiment
- Semyonovsky Leib Guard Regiment
2nd Brigade
- Izmaylovsky Leib Guard Regiment
- Lithuanian Life Guards Regiment
3rd Brigade
- Egersky Leib Guard Regiment
- Finnish Leib Guard Regiment

Order of battle in 1914

From the early 1900s to 1917 the division consisted of the following:

1st Brigade
- Preobrazhensky Leib Guard Regiment
- Semyonovsky Leib Guard Regiment
2nd Brigade
- Izmaylovsky Leib Guard Regiment
- Egersky Leib Guard Regiment
1st Life Guards Artillery Brigade

Known officer staff

Commanders

The list is incomplete.

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Chiefs of staff

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References

Books

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References

[[#Bezugolny2012. Bezugolny (2012)]]
(2016). "1-я гвардейская пехотная дивизия".
"1-я гвардейская пехотная дивизия".

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