16th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)

The 16th Cavalry Division (Russian: 16-я кавалерийская дивизия, 16-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya) was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army, formed from the 2nd and 3rd Separate Cavalry Brigades.[1]

16th Cavalry Division
16-я кавалерийская дивизия
Active1914–1918
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
RoleCavalry
Engagements

Organization

  • 1st Cavalry Brigade
    • 17th Chernigov Hussar Regiment
    • 18th Nizhyn Hussar Regiment
  • 2nd Cavalry Brigade
    • 16th Novoarkhangelsk Uhlan Regiment
    • 17th Novomirgorod Uhlan Regiment

Commanders

  • 02.12.1914 - 06.04.1915 - Lieutenant-General Abram Dragomirov
  • 26.04.1915 - after 03.01.1917 - Lieutenant-General Nikolai Volodchenko
  • 07.04.1917 — 27.08.1917 - Major-General Dmitry Gurko
  • 27.08.1917 — 12.1917 - Major-General Alexander Onoprienko
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References

  1. "Regiment.ru". Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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