12th Siberian Rifle Division

12th Siberian Division
12-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия
Active1914–1918
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
EngagementsWorld War I
Military unit

The 12th Siberian Rifle Division was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.

History

The division was formed between 18 July and 31 August 1914[1]: 127  in Irkutsk from a mobilization division, the 7th Siberian Rifle Division. The division included the 45th and 46th Siberian Rifle Regiments in its 1st Brigade, and the 47th and 48th Siberian Rifle Regiments in its 2nd Brigade. Artillery support was provided by the 12th Siberian Artillery Brigade, and the division was commanded by Lieutenant General Nikolai Sulimov. The division was part of the 7th Siberian Army Corps for the duration of the war.[2]

It was disbanded in March 1918[1]: 127  in the Central Black Earth Region, along with the rest of the corps.

References

  1. ^ a b Garkusha, Irina, ed. (2006). Российский государственный военно-исторический архив. Путеводитель [Russian State Military Archive Guidebook] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: ROSSPEN. ISBN 978-5-8243-0895-2. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  2. ^ Novikov, Pavel (2011). "12-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия" [12th Siberian Rifle Division]. Irkipedia (in Russian). Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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