The 1st Army Corps (Russian: 1-й армейский корпус) was a formation in the Imperial Russian Army that was formed in 1810 as the 1st Infantry Corps. It took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, and later, in August 1914, the 1st Army Corps fought as part of the Second Army in the Battle of Tannenberg. There, it was defeated by the Germans along with the rest of the Second Army. During the rest of World War I, it took part in other operations up until late 1917.[3]
| 1st Army Corps 1-й армейский корпус | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1810–1862[1] 1874–1917 |
| Country |  Russian Empire |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Size | Approximately 46,000[2] |
| HQ | Saint Petersburg |
| Engagements | Napoleonic Wars Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 Russo-Japanese War World War I |
Composition
editThe following is a list of units that made up the 1st Army Corps at different points during its existence:[3]
1874:
- 1st Cavalry Division
1903:
- 22nd Infantry Division
- 37th Infantry Division
- 50th Reserve Infantry Brigade
1913:
- 22nd Infantry Division
- 37th Infantry Division
- 1st Mortar Artillery Division
- 1st Saper Battalion
- 7th Pontoon Battalion
1914:
- 22nd Infantry Division
- 1st Brigade
- 85th "Vyborksky" Infantry Regiment
- 86th "Vilmanstranski" Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Brigade
- 87th "Neishlotski" Infantry Regiment
- 88th "Petrovski" Infantry Regiment
- 22nd Artillery Brigade
- 1st Brigade
- 24th Infantry Division
- 1st Brigade
- 93rd "Irkutski" Infantry Regiment
- 94th 'Eniceiski" Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Brigade
- 95th "Krasnoyarski" Infantry Regiment
- 96th "Omski" Infantry Regiment
- 24th Artillery Brigade
- 1st Brigade
Commanders
editOfficers that commanded the corps during its existence:[3]
| Appointed | Commander | Dismissed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 November 1876 | Infantry General Alexander Petrovich Barklai de-Tolli-Veimarn | 19 January 1888 |
| 19 January 1888 | Infantry General Mikhail Pavlovich Danilov | 26 May 1896 |
| 14 June 1896 | General Adjutant Feofil Egorovich Meindorf | 19 December 1905 |
| 19 December 1905 | Lieutenant General Nikolay Iudovich Ivanov | 11 June 1906 |
| 9 November 1906 | Infantry General Anton von Saltza | 8 June 1908 |
| 8 June 1908 | Artillery General Vladimir Nikolayevich Nikitin | 11 March 1911 |
| 17 March 1911 | Infantry General Leonid Artamonov | 18 August 1914 |
| August 1914 | Infantry General Leonid-Otto Ottovich Sirilius | ? |
| 6 October 1914 | Lieutenant General Alexander Alexandrovich Dushkevich | 13 April 1916 |
| 18 April 1916 | Major General Vasily Timofeyvich Gavrilov | After 1 December 1916 |
| December 1916 | Lieutenant General Nikolai Ilyich Bulatov | April 1917 |
| 2 April 1917 | Lieutenant General Alexander Sergeyvich Lukomsky | 2 June 1917 |
| June 1917 | Lieutenant General Leonid Mitrofanovich Bolhovitinov | ? |
See also
editCitations
edit- ^ Sytin, Ivan (1915). "Армейский корпус" [Army corps]. Sytin's Military Encyclopedia (in Russian). Saint Petersburg.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ General Staff, War Office 1914, p. 31.
- ^ a b c 1-й армейский корпус | 1st Army Corps regiment.ru (In Russian)
Sources
edit- General Staff, War Office (1914). Handbook of the Russian Army. London: Imperial War Museum. ISBN 0-89839-250-0.