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1st Army Corps (Russian Empire)
| 1st Army Corps 1-й армейский корпус | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1810–1862[1] 1874–1917 |
| Country |  Russian Empire |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Size | Approximately 46,000[2] |
| HQ | Saint Petersburg |
| Engagements | Napoleonic Wars Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 Russo-Japanese War World War I |
The 1st Army Corps (Russian: 1-й армейский корпус) 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.[3]
- ^ Novitsky, Vasily Fedorovich, ed. (1915). "Армейский корпус" [Army corps]. Sytin's Military Encyclopedia (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Ivan Dmitrievich Sytin.
- ^ General Staff, War Office 1914, p. 31.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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