Imperial Russian Army formations and units (1914)


This article lists Imperial Russian Army formations and units in 1914 prior to World War I mobilisation for the Russian invasion of Prussia and the liberation Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia.
The prewar chain of command was: military district, corps, then to division, brigade, regiment, and then the regiment's battalions.
After mobilisation in the event of war the chain of command of the Imperial Russian Army ran from Stavka, the Russian general headquarters, which was created during mobilization, to Front-level also created during mobilization, to the Army level. Army headquarters were created during mobilization by transformation of the military district headquarters. Below Army level the chain was the same as in peace-time; corps, division, brigade, and regiment.
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see List of Russian armies in World War I

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1st Guards Corps

Located in Saint Petersburg and surroundings — Pushkin, Petergof and Gatchina, excepted the 3rd Infantry Division and the Independent Cavalry Brigade, located in Warsaw and subordinated to the XXIII AC

Fortresses