5th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
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| unit_name = 5th Infantry Division
| native_name = 5-я пехотная дивизия
| image = 642 Changes in uniforms and armament of troops of the Russian Imperial army.jpg
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| caption = Artillery officers of the 5th Infantry Division, 1878
| dates = 1806 – c. 1918
| country = {{flag|Russian Empire}}
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| branch = {{flagicon|Russian Empire|1914}} Russian Imperial Army
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| role = Infantry
| size = {{Approx}} 20,000{{cite book| year = 1996 | title = Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914| publisher = Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff)| location = London| isbn = 978-1870423670| page = 263}}
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| garrison = Zhytomyr
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| battles = *Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78
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The 5th Infantry Division ({{langx|ru|5-я пехотная дивизия}}, 5-ya pekhotnaya diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. When the war broke out in 1914 it was based in Zhytomyr and was part of the 9th Army Corps.{{cite web |url=http://regiment.ru/upr/B/2/pd/5.htm |title= 5-я пехотная дивизия |website=Regiment.ru |date=2016 |access-date=8 January 2017}}
History
It was formed in 1806 as the 6th Infantry Division and was later reorganized into the 5th Infantry Division. The division took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 and fought near Plovdiv. It later served during World War I was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.
Organization
Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 5th Infantry Division was part of the 9th Army Corps as of 1914.{{cite web |url=http://marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info/RUSS1914.html |title=THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914 |last=Conrad |first=Mark |date=2001 |access-date=8 January 2017}}
Known commanders
| class=wikitable
! | Name | From | To |
| 1 | Lieutenant General Apostol Kostanda | 30 August 1864 | 6 November 1869 |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Duke Georgy Tumanov | 19 December 1897 | 2 June 1901 |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Evgeny Kakurin | 4 July 1901 | 1 June 1903 |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Dmitry Shuvayev | 10 January 1905 | 24 May 1908 |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Andrei Perekrestov | 10 June 1908 | after 1 January 1913 |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Pavel Parchevsky | 31 December 1913 | 1 March 1916 |
Known chiefs of staff
| class=wikitable
! | Name | From | To |
| 1 | Colonel Mikhail Mirkovich | 11 April 1867 | 20 October 1869 |
| 2 | Colonel Vladimir Smirnov | 20 July 1884 | 1 April 1891 |
| 3 | Colonel Alexander Iyevreinov | 9 April 1891 | 28 December 1894 |
| 4 | Colonel Alexander Ragoza | 10 March 1898 | 27 April 1900 |
| 5 | Colonel Mikhail Yakovlev | 21 May 1900 | 8 May 1902 |
| 6 | Colonel Vasilyev | around 1903 | |
| 7 | Colonel Nikolai Ostryansky | 23 June 1904 | 14 August 1906 |
| 8 | Colonel Konstantin Yegoryev | 14 August 1906 | 3 June 1910 |
| 9 | Colonel Firsov | to 1913 | after April 1914 |
| 10 | Colonel Vasily Uperov | 23 February 1915 | 1 January 1916 |