8th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)

8th Cavalry Division
8-я кавалерийская дивизия
Active	1875–1918
Country	Russian Empire
Branch	Russian Imperial Army
Role	Cavalry
Engagements	World War I Battle of the Vistula River

The 8th Cavalry Division (Russian: 8-я кавалерийская дивизия, romanized: 8-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya) was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army, part of the 8th Army Corps. It was headquartered at Kishinev by 1914.[1]

History

The division was formed on 27 July 1875 from the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Cavalry Division, reinforced by a Don Cossack Regiment.[2]

Organization

The division included the following units in 1914:[1]

• 1st Brigade (Tiraspol)
  • 8th Astrakhan Dragoon Regiment (Tiraspol)
  • 8th Voznesensk Uhlan Regiment (Beltsy)
• 2nd Brigade (Odessa)
  • 8th Lubny Hussar Regiment (Kishinev)
  • 8th Don Cossack Regiment (Odessa)
• 8th Horse Artillery Battalion (Kishinev)
  • 15th Horse Artillery Battery (Kishinev)
  • 1st Don Cossack Battery (Bendery)

Commanders

The following officers commanded the division:

• 1875–1885 Alexander Nikolaevich Manvelov
• 1899–1904: Vladimir Alexandrovich Bekman

Chiefs of Staff

• 1875–1880: Alexander Kaulbars
• 1889–1893: Andrey Selivanov

References

1. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
2. "8-я кавалерийская дивизия" [8th Cavalry Division]. regiment.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 August 2018.