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8th Siberian Rifle Division
8-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия
Active	1904–1918
Country	Russian Empire
Branch	Russian Imperial Army
Role	Infantry
Part of	3rd Siberian Army Corps
Garrison/HQ	Krasnoyarsk
Engagements	Russo-Japanese War World War I
Commanders
Notable commanders	Leonid Artamonov

The 8th Siberian Rifle Division (Russian: 8-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия; 8-ya Sibirskaya Strelkovaya Diviziya) was an infantry unit of the Imperial Russian Army. The division was formed in 1904 from a brigade, fighting in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.

History

On 30 October 1903, the 8th East Siberian Rifle Brigade was formed with the 29th, 30th, 31st, and 32nd East Siberian Rifle Regiments, under the command of Leonid Artamonov. The brigade became a division on 22 April 1904 and was based at Krasnoyarsk. Its 1st Brigade at Krasnoyarsk included the 29th (Achinsk) and 30th Regiments (Krasnoyarsk), and its 2nd Brigade at Krasnoyarsk and later Kansk included the 31st (Krasnoyarsk) and 32nd Regiments (Kansk). Vladimir May-Mayevsky was division chief of staff between 1904 and 1906. The division participated in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 and 1905, part of the 2nd Siberian Rifle Corps. It fought in the Battle of Shaho and the Battle of Sandepu. The division was redesignated the 8th Siberian Rifle Division in 1910. In 1914, it was part of the 3rd Siberian Army Corps and also included the 8th Siberian Rifle Artillery Brigade.

During World War I, the division and its corps were transferred to the Northwestern Front. The division fought in the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes in late February 1915. The division was the first unit of its corps to reach the important Biebrza River crossing at Sztabin. This enabled the 3rd Siberian Corps and the 26th Army Corps to cross the river and escape a German encirclement. Future Red Army commander August Kork served as a staff officer with the division in late 1915. The division was disbanded in 1918.

References

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2. "8-я Сибирская стрелковая дивизия" [8th Siberian Rifle Division]. regiment.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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6. ^ Garkusha, Irina, ed. (2006). Российский государственный военно-исторический архив. Путеводитель [Russian State Military Archive Guidebook] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: ROSSPEN. ISBN 978-5-8243-0895-2. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
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8. Buttar, Prit (2015). Germany Ascendant: The Eastern Front 1915. Oxford: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472813541.

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Grenadier	1 2 3 Caucasus January 1917: 5  • 6  • 2nd Caucasus
Siberian Rifle	1st – 15th 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 November 1916 16  • 17 January 1917 Combined  • 18  • 19  • 20  • 21  • 22
Finland Rifle	May 1915 1 2 3 4 January 1917 5 6
Cavalry	Guards 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Caucasus December 1914: 16
Cossack	Caucasus 1 2 3 Native Cavalry 1st Don 2nd Combined
Volunteer	1st Serbian  • Czechoslovak

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