6th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)

The 6th Infantry Division (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.

History
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.

Organization
It was part of the 15th Army Corps as of 1914.
 * 1st Brigade
 * Pekh 21 Muromsky.jpg 21st Murom Infantry Regiment
 * Pekh 22 Nizhegorodsky.jpg 22nd Nizhny Novgorod Infantry Regiment
 * 2nd Brigade
 * 23rd General Field Marshal Count Saltykov's Nizovsky Infantry Regiment
 * 24th General Neverovsky's Simbirsk Infantry Regiment
 * 6th Artillery Brigade

Commanders

 * 1900–1903: Mikhail Zasulich