65th Infantry Division - infantry formation in the Russian imperial army
| 65th Infantry Division | |
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| Years of existence | 1914-1918 |
| A country | Russia |
| Type of | Infantry |
Content
Division History
Formed in July 1914 from the frame of the 19th Infantry Division . It became part of the 3rd Army of the South-Western Front.
The 65th deployed from the 19th Infantry Division, especially the 237th Yevpatoriya Infantry Regiment, fought well. The First Battle of Galicia (Ferleyuv, Rogatin), Forest Carpathians, then the retreat from Galicia, the Vilna operation, the trench warfare at Smorgon, and in the last year of the war, when it amounted to the 78th Division of the XXVI Army Corps, the struggle in Bukovina are entered on its form at Dorn Vatra and Kirlibaba.
- A.A. Kersnovsky. History of the Russian army
The 65th artillery brigade was formed in July 1914 by mobilization in Vinnitsa from a frame allocated by the 19th artillery brigade.
Division Composition
- 1st brigade
- 257th Evpatoria Infantry Regiment
- 258th Chisinau Infantry Regiment
- 2nd brigade
- 259th Olgopol Infantry Regiment
- 260th Bratslav Infantry Regiment
- 65th artillery brigade
Division Command
Division Chiefs
- 07/19/1914-28.10.1914 - Major General Eikhe, Georgy Fedorovich
- 11/11/1914-05.07.1915 - major general (from December 20, 1914 lieutenant general) Postovsky, Pyotr Ivanovich
- 07/05/1915-xx.08.1915 - Lieutenant General Alftan, Vladimir Alekseevich
- xx.xx. 1916-xx.xx.xxxx - Major General Trotsky, Dmitry Pavlovich
Division Chiefs
- 12/20/1914-xx.xx.xxxx - and. D. Lieutenant Colonel Poyarkov, Izmail Nikolaevich
- 01/19/1916-05.02.1916 - Wreed captain of the General Staff Afanasyev, Anatoly Vasilyevich
- xx.xx.xxxx-xx.xx.xxxx - Colonel Poyarkov, Izmail Nikolaevich
- 07/01/1916-xx.xx.xxxx - Colonel Zhdanov, Nikolai Alexandrovich
- 05/30/1917-xx.01.1918 - and. Colonel Konovalov, Pyotr Ilyich
- 01/20/1918-xx.04.1918 - Lt. Col. Cancer, Onisim Grigorievich
Division Medical Services
- **. **. 1914 - **. **. 1916 - State Councilor Bakitko, Mikhail Fedorovich
Brigade Commanders
- 07.29.1914-xx.xx.1914 - Major General Nikitin, Pavel Andreevich
- xx.xx.1914-xx.xx.1914 - Colonel (from 12/12/1914 Major General) Viranovsky, Georgy Nikolaevich
- 11.13.1915-xx.xx.1916 - Major General Lyatur, Stefan Yulianovich
- 07.23.1916-03.02.1917 - Major General Vorobyov, Andrey Sergeevich
Commanders of the 65th Artillery Brigade
- 07/25/1914-after 07/10/1916 - Colonel (major general since 10/28/1914) Chaplygin, Arseniy Ivanovich