Turkestan Military District

Turkestan Military District
Staff building of the Turkestan Military District, Tashkent, 1977
Active
  • 1867–1920
  • 1945–1992
Country Russian Empire (1867–1917)
 Soviet Union (1945–1992)
TypeMilitary district
Headquarters100 Maxim Gorky Avenue, Tashkent
Engagements
DecorationsOrder of the Red Banner Order of the Red Banner
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov
In 1989

The Turkestan Military District (Russian: Туркестанский военный округ (ТуркВО), Turkestansky voyenyi okrug (TurkVO)) was a military district of both the Imperial Russian Army and the Soviet Armed Forces, with its headquarters at Tashkent. The District was first created during the 1874 Russian military reform when by order of Minister Dmitry Milyutin the territory of Russia was divided into fourteen military districts. Its first commander was Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann, who was also Governor-General of Russian Turkestan at the time.