2nd Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

This article is about the 2nd Infantry Division of 1820 to 1918. For the division of 1806 to 1811, see 9th Infantry Division (Russian Empire).
2nd Infantry Division
2-я пехотная дивизия
Active1806 – 1918
Country Russian Empire
BranchRussian Empire Russian Imperial Army
RoleInfantry
Sizeapprox. 20,000[1]
Garrison/HQBrest-Litovsk
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Anatoly Stessel

The 2nd Infantry Division (Russian: 2-я пехотная дивизия, 2-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry unit of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 and World War I.

  1. ^ Handbook of the Russian Army, 1914. London: Imperial War Museum (originally British General Staff). 1996. p. 263. ISBN 978-1870423670.