8th Army | |
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![]() Brusilov Aleksei A. and Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia. 1915. | |
Active | July 1914 – beginning of 1918 |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Army |
Role | Land warfare |
Size | Field army |
Field HQ | Kiev |
Engagements | World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | General Aleksei Brusilov General Lavr Kornilov |
The Russian Eight Army (8-я армия, 8А) was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war.
Field management was established in July 1914 at the headquarters of the Kiev Military District. The unit was disbanded in the beginning of 1918. At the beginning of the war the 8th Army was composed of the VII, VIII, XII, XXIV Army Corps.