57th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

Formed in July 1914 from the frame of the 3rd Infantry Division . It became part of the 1st Army of the North-Western Front . October 11, 1914 subordinate to the commander of the 10th Army of the North-Western Front.

The Osovets fortress on Beaver was also part of the 12th apmi section with a garrison consisting of 3 regiments of the 57th division, advanced in January to the left flank of the 10th army to Shchuchin and then broken by General Litzman's 7th and 8th bypass convoy February on the river Pisek and under Byala. At the same time, the division, due to persistence, lost up to 50% of its composition and 2 batteries: it went with two regiments through Schuchin to Osovets, and the third regiment through Lomza there. The fourth, "Livensky" regiment of this division was part of the Verzhbolovskaya group and at the beginning of the operation could not be returned to the garrison.

- Holmsen I.A. World War. Our operations on the East Prussian Front in the winter of 1915. Memories and thoughts.

December 14, 1915 included in the formed 44th Army Corps of the Western Front .

The 57th Infantry Division worked well in Prussia, excellent in Osovce, where it formed a garrison of the fortress and throughout the war was considered a reliable and strong division. She made up the XLIV Corps with the 111th Infantry Division.

- Kersnovsky A. A. History of the Russian Army

The 57th artillery brigade was formed in July 1914 by mobilization in Kaluga from a frame allocated by the 3rd artillery brigade.

• 1st brigade
  • 225th Infantry Regiment of Liven
  • 226th Zemlyansky Infantry Regiment
• 2nd brigade
  • 227th Epifansky Infantry Regiment
  • 228th Zadonsky Infantry Regiment
• 57th artillery brigade

Division Chiefs

• 07/19/1914-26.07.1914 - Lieutenant General Belkovich, Leonid Nikolaevich
• 07/26/1914-19.11.1914 - Lieutenant General Bezradetsky, Dmitry Nikolaevich
• 11.19.1914-07.05.1915 - Major General Omelyanovich, Nikolai Ivanovich
• 05/12/1915-after 07/18/1916 - major general (c. 07/18/1916 lieutenant general) de Bode, Nikolai Andreevich
• 05/01/1917-? - Colonel Lyashchik, Severin Ivanovich

Division Chiefs

• March 18, 1915 - Colonel Bunyakovsky, Vsevolod Viktorovich
• 05/16/1915-after 03/01/1917 - lieutenant colonel (Colonel from 08/15/1916) Petrov, Nikolai Alekseevich

Brigade Commanders

• 07/29/1914 - 04/22/1915 - Major General Arkhipov, Alexander Alexandrovich
• 05/11/1915-26.04.1916 - Major General Taranovsky, Viktor Petrovich
• 05.31.1916-30.04.1917 - Major General Bilinsky, Alexander Konstantinovich

Commanders of the 57th Artillery Brigade

• 07/25/1914-after 07/10/1916 - Colonel (from May 21, 1915 major general) Lipkin, Alexander Ksenofontovich

• Headquarters of the 57th Infantry Division (photo)