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1st Army Corps 1-й армейский корпус
Active	1810–1862 1874–1917
Country	Russian Empire
Branch	Imperial Russian Army
Size	Approximately 46,000
HQ	Saint Petersburg
Engagements	Napoleonic Wars Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 Russo-Japanese War World War I Battle of Tannenberg Battle of Łódź (1914) Battle of the Vistula River

The 1st Army Corps (Russian: 1-й армейский корпус) was a formation in the Imperial Russian Army that was formed in 1810 as the 1st Infantry Corps. It took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, and later, in August 1914, the 1st Army Corps fought as part of the Second Army in the Battle of Tannenberg. There, it was defeated by the Germans along with the rest of the Second Army. During the rest of World War I, it took part in other operations up until late 1917.

Composition

The following is a list of units that made up the 1st Army Corps at different points during its existence:

1874:

• 1st Cavalry Division

1903:

• 22nd Infantry Division
• 37th Infantry Division
• 50th Reserve Infantry Brigade

1913:

• 22nd Infantry Division
• 37th Infantry Division
• 1st Mortar Artillery Division
• 1st Saper Battalion
• 7th Pontoon Battalion

1914:

• 22nd Infantry Division

1st Brigade

85th "Vyborksky" Infantry Regiment

86th "Vilmanstranski" Infantry Regiment

2nd Brigade

87th "Neishlotski" Infantry Regiment

88th "Petrovski" Infantry Regiment

22nd Artillery Brigade

• 24th Infantry Division

1st Brigade

93rd "Irkutski" Infantry Regiment

94th 'Eniceiski" Infantry Regiment

2nd Brigade

95th "Krasnoyarski" Infantry Regiment

96th "Omski" Infantry Regiment

24th Artillery Brigade

Commanders

Officers that commanded the corps during its existence:

See also

• List of Imperial Russian Army formations and units

Citations

1. Novitsky, Vasily Fedorovich, ed. (1915). "Армейский корпус" [Army corps]. Sytin's Military Encyclopedia (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Ivan Dmitrievich Sytin.
2. General Staff, War Office 1914, p. 31.
3. ^ 1-й армейский корпус | 1st Army Corps regiment.ru (In Russian)

Sources

• General Staff, War Office (1914). Handbook of the Russian Army. London: Imperial War Museum. ISBN 0-89839-250-0.

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