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6th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

6th Infantry Division
6-я пехотная дивизия
Active 1806 – c. 1918
Country  Russian Empire
Branch Russian Empire Russian Imperial Army
Role Infantry
Garrison/HQ Ostrov
Engagements World War I

The 6th Infantry Division (Russian: 6-я пехотная дивизия, 6-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. From before 1903 to the end of its existence the division was based in Ostrov.

The division fought in World War I and distinguished itself in battle against the Austro-Hungarian 4th Army in 1915. It was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.

It was part of the 15th Army Corps as of 1914.


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