8th Infantry Division | |
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8-я пехотная дивизия | |
Active | 1806 – c. 1918 |
Country | Russian Empire |
Branch | Russian Imperial Army |
Role | Infantry |
Size | approx. 20,000[1] |
Garrison/HQ | Warsaw |
Engagements | World War I |
The 8th Infantry Division (Russian: 8-я пехотная дивизия, 8-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division was based in Warsaw in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.[2][3]