The 1st Army Corps was a formation in the Imperial Russian Army that was formed in 1810 as the 1st Infantry Corps. It took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, and later, in August 1914, the 1st Army Corps fought as part of the Second Army in the Battle of Tannenberg. There, it was defeated by the Germans along with the rest of the Second Army. During the rest of World War I, it took part in other operations up until late 1917.
Composition
The following is a list of units that made up the 1st Army Corps at different points during its existence: 1874: • 1st Cavalry Division 1903: • 22nd Infantry Division • 37th Infantry Division • 50th Reserve Infantry Brigade 1913: • 22nd Infantry Division • 37th Infantry Division • 1st Mortar Artillery Division • 1st Saper Battalion • 7th Pontoon Battalion 1914: • 22nd Infantry Division ::1st Brigade :::85th "Vyborksky" Infantry Regiment :::86th "Vilmanstranski" Infantry Regiment ::2nd Brigade :::87th "Neishlotski" Infantry Regiment :::88th "Petrovski" Infantry Regiment ::22nd Artillery Brigade • 24th Infantry Division ::1st Brigade :::93rd "Irkutski" Infantry Regiment :::94th 'Eniceiski" Infantry Regiment ::2nd Brigade :::95th "Krasnoyarski" Infantry Regiment :::96th "Omski" Infantry Regiment ::24th Artillery Brigade == Commanders ==
Commanders
Officers that commanded the corps during its existence: == See also ==