3rd Army Corps (Russian Empire)
| 3rd Army Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1877–1918 |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Size | ~20,000 |
| HQ | Vilnius |
| Engagements | |
The 3rd Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army formed on 19 February 1877.[1][2]
Its headquarters were in Vilnius.[2]
Composition
The Army Corps composition as of 18 July 1914, at the outbreak of the First World War, was:[2]
- 25th Infantry Division headquartered at Dvinsk
- 1st Brigade
- 97th Livonia Infantry Regiment (headquarters Dvinsk)
- 98th Yuriev Infantry Regiment (headquarters Dvinsk)
- 2nd Brigade (headquarters Dvinsk)
- 99th Ivangorod Infantry Regiment (headquarters Dvinsk)
- 100th Ostrovsky Infantry Regiment (headquarters Dvinsk)
- 25th Artillery Brigade
- 1st Brigade
- 27th Infantry Division (headquarters Vilnius)
- 1st Brigade
- 105th Orenburg Infantry Regiment
- 106th Ufa Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Brigade
- 107th Troitsky Infantry Regiment
- 108th Saratov Infantry Regiment
- 27th Artillery Brigade
- 1st Brigade
- 5th Rifle Brigade
- 17th Rifle Regiment
- 18th Rifle Regiment
- 19th Rifle Regiment
- 20th Rifle Regiment
- 5th Rifle Artillery Division
- 3rd Cavalry Division (headquarters Kaunas)
- 1st Cavalry Brigade
- 3rd Novorossiysk Dragoon Regiment
- 3rd Smolensk Uhlan Regiment
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade
- 3rd Elisavetgradsky Hussar Regiment
- 3rd Don Cossack Regiment
- 3rd Horse Artillery Battalion
- 5th Horse Artillery Battery
- 6th Horse Artillery Battery
- 1st Cavalry Brigade
- 3rd Mortar-Artillery Division
- 3rd Sapper Battalion
- 4th Pontoon Battalion
- 2nd Telegraph Company
- 9th Aeronautical Company
- 3rd Howitzer Artillery Battalion
Part of
- 1st Army: 2 August – 10 October 1914[1]
- 10th Army: 22 October 1914 – 4 May 1915[1]
- 5th Army: 8 June 1915 – 21 May 1916[1]
- 4th Army: 1 June 1916 – 20 June 1916[1]
- 3rd Army: 1 July 1916 – 1 April 1917[1]
- 10th Army: 1 May 1917 – December 1917[1]
Personnel
Commanders
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant-General Karl-Andrey Efimovich Den | 19 February 1877 | 23 April 1878 | 1 year, 63 days | |
| 2 | Lieutenant-General Karl Eduard von Möller | 4 May 1878 | 5 August 1878 | 93 days | |
| 3 | Lieutenant-General Eduard Karlovich Dellingshausen | 15 August 1878 | 1885 | 6 years, 139 days | |
| 4 | Lieutenant-General Yakov Kaihosrovich Alkhazov | 6 July 1885 | 19 October 1894 | 9 years, 105 days | |
| 5 | Lieutenant-General Viktor Ivanovich Dmitrovsky | 28 October 1894 | 1 January 1898 | 3 years, 65 days | |
| 6 | Lieutenant-General General of the Infantry after 6 December 1898 Vasily Nikolaevich Maksimovich | 1 January 1898 | 29 May 1899 | 1 year, 148 days | |
| 7 | Lieutenant-General General of the Infantry after 1 January 1901 Mitrofan Tchaikovsky | 6 November 1899 | 25 March 1903 | 3 years, 139 days | |
| 8 | Lieutenant-General Konstantin Iosifovich Razgonov | 16 April 1903 | 22 June 1904 | 1 year, 67 days | |
| 9 | Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Eduardovich Prescott | 22 June 1904 | 16 December 1904 | 177 days | |
| 10 | Lieutenant-General Ivan Vasilievich Volkenau | 12 January 1905 | 5 December 1906 | 1 year, 327 days | |
| 11 | Lieutenant-General General of the Infantry after 6 December 1910 Paul von Rennenkampf | 27 December 1906 | 20 January 1913 | 6 years, 24 days | |
| 12 | Lieutenant-General General of the Infantry after 4 April 1913 Nikolai Epanchin | 29 January 1913 | 6 February 1915 | 2 years, 8 days | |
| 13 | Lieutenant-General General of the Infantry after 22 March 1915 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zegelov | 14 February 1915 | 22 August 1915 | 189 days | |
| 14 | Lieutenant-General Vladimir Alekseyevich Alftan | 22 August 1915 | 16 April 1916 | 238 days | |
| 15 | General of the Infantry Pyotr Oganovsky | 16 April 1916 | 11 September 1916 | 148 days | |
| 16 | Lieutenant-General Grigory Yanushevsky | 11 September 1916 | 3 April 1917 | 204 days | |
| 17 | Major-General Lieutenant-General after 29 April 1917 Dmitry Nadyozhny | 7 April 1917 | 12 October 1917 | 188 days | |
| 18 | Lieutenant-General Boris Dzichkanets | 22 October 1917 |
Chiefs of Staff
- 24 February 1877 – 15 May 1885 — Colonel (Major-General after 1 January 1878) Aleksandr Fyodorovich Kozen
- 15 May 1885 – 9 December 1892 — Major-General Ivan Ivanovich Tyvalovich
- 11 January 1893 – 5 January 1898 — Major-General Stanislav Stanislavovich Novogrebelsky
- 5 January 1898 – 20 October 1899 — Major-General Nikolai Nilovich Lavrov
- 2 November 1899 – 17 February 1904 — Major-General Aleksandr Konstantinovich Petrov
- 24 March 1904 – 12 October 1904 — Major-General Nikolai Sergeyevich Berdyaev
- 22 October 1904 – 16 June 1906 — Major-General Alexander Frantsevich Ragoza
- 23 July 1906 – July 1908 — Major-General Baron Aleksandr Georgyevich Ikskul-von-Gildebant
- 9 July 1908 – 19 October 1914 — Major-General Vladimir Aleksandrovich Chagin
- 14 December 1914 – 17 July 1915 — Major-General Viktor Viktorovich Eggert
- 18 July 1915 – 7 February 1917 — Major-General Nikolai Dimitryevich Chausov
- 8 February 1917 – 4 May 1917 — Major-General Vladimir Nikolayevich Yegoryev
- 12 May 1917 – 7 August 1917 — Major-General Mikhail Vasilyevich Lebedev
- 12 August 1917 – 1918 — Major-General Andrey Nikolayevich Suvorov
Chiefs of Artillery
- 19 March 1877 – 5 December 1889 — Major-General (Lieutenant-General from 30 August 1881) Yakov Mikhailovich Kostogorov
- 9 January 1890 – 4 February 1893 — Major-General (Lieutenant-General from 30 August 1892) Aleksandr Nikitich Fedortsov-Malysh
- 4 February 1893 – 19 January 1898 — Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Nikolayevich Skvortso
- 19 January 1898 – 10 April 1901 — Major-General (Lieutenant-General from 5 April 1898) Dmitry Andreyevich Topornin
- 30 May 1901 – 9 July 1906 — Major-General (Lieutenant-General from 12 June 1903) Aleksey Stepanovich Shepilov
- 25 July 1906 – 26 October 1913 — Major-General (Lieutenant-General from 22 April 1907) Dmitry Ivanovich Nevadovsky
- 18 December 1913 – 16 April 1916 — Major-General (Lieutenant-General from 12 June 1914) Count Viktor Viktorovich Dolivo-Dobrovolsky-Yevdokimov
- 13 May 1916 – 18 February 1917 — Major-General Konstantin Konstantinovich Pilkin
- From 18 February 1917 — Major-General Ivan Nikanorovich Andreyev
Corps quartermasters
- 17 February 1898 – 19 July 1900 — Colonel Viktor Ivanovich Lang
- 23 July 1900 – 1905 — State Councillor Mikhail Ivanovich Levandovsky
- 13 November 1905 – 8 August 1910 — Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel from 12 June 1906) Zenon Avgustinovich Vorotnitsky
- 16 August 1910 – after 1 March 1914 — Lieutenant-Colonel (Colonel from 14 April 1913) Aleksandr Mikhailovich Vishnyakov
See also
Citations
References
- Conrad, Mark (2001a). "The Russian Army 1914-1917: Distribution of Corps to Armies". Mark's Russian Military History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- Conrad, Mark (2001b). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Mark's Russian Military History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.