12th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 12th Infantry Division (12-я пехотная дивизия, 12-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division was based in Lutsk in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.

Organization
The 12th Infantry Division was part of the 12th Army Corps.
 * 1st Brigade (HQ Proskurov)
 * 45th Azov Infantry Regiment
 * 46th Dnieper Infantry Regiment
 * 2nd Brigade (HQ Kamenets-Podolsk)
 * 47th Ukrainian Infantry Regiment
 * 48th Odessa Infantry Regiment
 * 12th Artillery Brigade

Commanders

 * 1868–1871: Pyotr Vannovskiy
 * 08/31/1871 - хх.хх.1878 - Lieutenant General Baron von Firks, Alexander Alexandrovich
 * хх.хх.1878 - 03.20, 1880 - Major General Nielson, Andrey Andreevich
 * 03.20.1880 - 06.24, 1886 - major general (from 30.08.1881 lieutenant general) Oranovsky, Aloysiy Kazimirovich
 * 1886–1892: Dmitrij Petrovich Dohturov
 * 10/02, 1892 - January 20, 1895 - major general (from 30 August 1893 lieutenant general) Gervais, Vladimir Konstantinovich
 * January 26, 1895 - until July 28, 1895 - Major General Troitsky, Pyotr Arkhipovich
 * 08/14/1895 - 08/11, 1900 - major general (from December 6, 1895, lieutenant general) Karass, Ivan Alexandrovich
 * 08/31/1900 - 04/28, 1901 - major general (from 01/01/1901 lieutenant general) Avinov, Nikolai Alexandrovich)
 * 05/20/1901 - 02/12, 1903 - Lieutenant General Tchaikovsky, Andrei Petrovich
 * 03/29/1903 - 06/18, 1905 - Lieutenant General Fursov, Dmitry Semenovich
 * 10/09/1905 - 05/23, 1906 - Lieutenant General Tugan-Mirza-Baranovsky, Alexander Davydovich
 * 05/29/1906 - 09/22, 1910 - Lieutenant General Rusanov, Sergey Ivanovich
 * 09/22/1910 - 10/02, 1914 - Lieutenant General Orlov, Nikolai Alexandrovich
 * 10/02/1914 - 07/31, 1915 - major general (since 1915 lieutenant general) Babikov, Nikolai Alexandrovich
 * 1915-1916: Mikhail Hanzhin

Chiefs of Staff

 * January 1, 1857 - 02/08, 1857 - Colonel Fok, Nikolai Alexandrovich
 * 02/08, 1857 - after March 3, 1864 - lieutenant colonel (Colonel from August 30, 1860) Batesatul, Alexander Mikhailovich
 * August 24, 1864 - 03.10, 1869 - lieutenant colonel (Colonel from April 16, 1867) Poznansky, Ignatiy Nikolaevich
 * 11/12, 1869 - 10/08, 1875 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from April 17, 1870) Buddha, Victor Emmanuilovich
 * August 16, 1875 - 03/12, 1877 - Colonel Kirilov, Alexey Alexandrovich
 * 03/12, 1877 - March 30, 1878 - Colonel Brant, Fedor Fedorovich
 * хх.хх, 1878 - хх.хх, 1882 - Colonel Sumerov, Vladimir Artemievich
 * April 29, 1882 - 06/04, 1883 - Colonel Akkerman, Nikolai Yulievich
 * 06/04, 1883 - November 30, 1891 - Colonel Maksimovich, Mikhail Leontyevich
 * 12/05, 1891 - June 21, 1894 - and. Colonel Fedorov, Mikhail Fedorovich
 * June 25, 1894 - January 20, 1895 - Colonel Orlov, Vladimir Alexandrovich
 * 01/20, 1895 - October 31, 1899 - Colonel Yurgens, Konstantin Danilovich
 * 12/04, 1899 - 08/02, 1902 - Colonel Popov, Ippolit Ivanovich
 * 11/4, 1902 - March 22, 1904 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 12/06, 1903) Bogatko, Nikolay Iosifovich
 * 04/07, 1905 - October 29, 1909 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 12/06, 1907) Arkhipovich, Nikolay Georgievich
 * October 29, 1909 - 11/07, 1911 - Colonel Prikhodkin, Dmitry Dmitrievich
 * November 16, 1911 - February 2, 1915 - Colonel Vladimir Nikolaevich Shokorov
 * January 28, 1916 - 03/01, 1917 - Major General Andrei Snesarev

Commanders of the 1st Brigade

 * хх.хх.хххх — 06.02.1875 — Major General Budogossky, Konstantin Faddeevich
 * 19.03.1875 — хх.хх.1879 — Major General Tsitlidzev, George Pavlovich
 * 13.07.1879 — 15.10.1885 — Major General Buddha, Victor Emmanuilovich
 * 15.10.1885 — хх.хх.1886 — Major General Fofanov, Timofey Alexandrovich
 * 07.04.1886 — 05.04.1890 — Major General Degen, Modest Nikolaevich
 * 04.07.1890 — 13.09.1895 — Major General Kotsebu, Pavel Augustovich
 * 13.09.1895 — 16.07.1901 — Major General von Schulz, Eduard Eduardovich
 * 16.07.1901 — 30.09.1904 — Major General Znosko-Borovsky, Nikolai Alexandrovich
 * 30.09.1904 — 06.07.1909 — Major General Chizh, Alexander Stepanovich
 * 31.07.1909 — 08.05.1914 — Major General Vladimir Alekseyevich Alftan
 * 11.06.1914 — 01.05.1915 — Major General Troitsky, Mikhail Ivanovich

Commanders of the 2nd Brigade

 * August 30, 1873 - October 15, 1885 - Major General Fofanov, Timofey Alexandrovich
 * October 15, 1885 - February 19, 1890 - Major General Buddha, Victor Emmanuilovich
 * February 19, 1890 - February 7, 1894 - Major General Prokope, German Berndtovich
 * February 26, 1894 - October 11, 1899 - Major General Ockerman, Wilhelm Khristianovich
 * October 24, 1899 - June 26, 1906 - Major General Perebaskin, Victor Alexandrovich
 * August 28, 1906 - February 7, 1909 - Major General Voeykov, Pyotr Pavlovich
 * February 17, 1909 - October 12, 1911 - Major General Anatoly Rosenshield
 * November 22, 1911 - 07/05, 1915 - Major General Pavlov, Dmitry Petrovich
 * 08/03, 1915 - 06/07, 1916 - Major General Parkhomov, Dmitry Nikolaevich

Commanders of the Artillery Brigade

 * September 25, 1807 - February 14, 1811 - Colonel Vasilyev, Alexander Mikhailovich
 * February 14, 1811 - 12/10/1813 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 06/13/1811) Kolotinsky, Mikhail Mikhailovich
 * 10/12, 1813 - 08/10, 1814 - Lieutenant Colonel Bikbulatov, Nikolai Mikhailovich
 * 05/02, 1816 - December 17, 1817 - Colonel Bendersky, Konstantin Alexandrovich
 * January 18, 1818 - 03/07, 1818 - Colonel Levashov
 * 03/07, 1818 - 05/02, 1825 - Colonel Timan, Alexander Ivanovich
 * 05/02, 1825 - July 31, 1828 - Colonel Ladyzhensky, Vasily Maximovich
 * July 31, 1828 - 06/09, 1837 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 08/20/1828, major general from 12/06/1836) Serputovsky, Adam Osipovich
 * 10/03, 1837 - after February 2, 1846 - lieutenant colonel (colonel from 09/09/1838) Berezin, Egor Afanasevich
 * 1847 - 12/06, 1848 - Colonel Gramotin, Alexei Petrovich
 * 1869 - after 08/01, 1872 - Colonel (from April 17, 1870, Major General) Borozdin, Mikhail Fedorovich
 * xx.xx.187x - March 19, 1877 - Major General Kalmykov, Vasily Alexandrovich
 * March 25, 1877 - October 13, 1878 - Colonel (with Major General Grigoryev, Dmitry Petrovich
 * July 29, 1879 - June 25, 1884 - Colonel (from August 30, 1880, Major General) Skerletov, Nikolai Pavlovich
 * February 27, 1887 - April 24, 1895 - Major General Maximov, Alexander Alexandrovich
 * May 3, 1895 - September 23, 1900 - Major General Kartamyshev, Arkady Ivanovich
 * November 4, 1900 - June 27, 1906 - Colonel (major general since 12/06, 1901) Not, Pyotr Petrovich
 * June 27, 1906 - November 4, 1906 - Colonel Kurakin, Nikolai Ivanovich
 * November 4, 1906 - July 20, 1911 - Major General Konradi, Vladimir Georgievich
 * July 22, 1911 - April 15, 1915 - Major General Kolpakov, Sergey Nikolaevich