5th Cavalry Division
5-я кавалерийская дивизия
Active1875–1918
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
RoleCavalry
Engagements

The 5th Cavalry Division (Russian: 5-я кавалерийская дивизия, 5-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya) was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.[1]

Organization

  • 1st Cavalry Brigade
    • Kargopol 5th Regiment of Dragoons
    • Lithuanian 5th Uhlan Regiment
  • 2nd Cavalry Brigade
    • Alexandrian 5th Regiment of Hussars
    • 5th Regiment of Don Cossacks
  • 5th Horse Artillery Battalion

Commanders of the 1st Brigade

References

  1. Conrad, Mark (2001). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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