Vilna Military District (Russian: Ви́ленский вое́нный о́круг) was a military district of the Imperial Russian Army. The district was formed in 1862 as part of Russian military reforms and was responsible for parts of modern Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. The district was disbanded at the beginning of the First World War in July 1914, and its headquarters were used to form another district farther to the rear.
In the Russian Empire, military districts were first formed by Dmitry Milyutin in 1862–64 to replace the pre-existing Military Inspectorates. The military districts were organised to include civilian administration regions of gubernyas and uyezds. The Vilna Military District was created on 6 July 1862. The district headquarters were in Vilna (now Vilnius, Lithuania),[1] and were formed from the headquarters of the 1st Army Corps, which it replaced. In 1864, the district opened the Vilna Junker Infantry School to prepare non-commissioned officers.
In 1870, it had the second highest concentration of troops in the military district system after the Warsaw Military District, with 78,180 men. By 1871, the district's troops had been reduced to seven infantry divisions, a cavalry brigade, a demining brigade and four reserve battalions, an organization proposed in 1864. The district commander often simultaneously held the position of Governor-General of Vilna.[2]
On 17 July 1914, just before the beginning of the First World War, martial law was imposed in the district. After the outbreak of the war later that month, the district headquarters became the headquarters of the new Dvinsk Military District. Combat units stationed in the district at the time became part of the new 1st Army, under the command of district commander Paul von Rennenkampf.[1]
Area coverededit
Military Districts of the Russian Empire, 1913
The Vilna Military District comprised the following gubernyas:[1]
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Vilna Military District Russian Vi lenskij voe nnyj o krug was a military district of the Imperial Russian Army The district was formed in 1862 as part of Russian military reforms and was responsible for parts of modern Belarus Latvia Lithuania and Poland The district was disbanded at the beginning of the First World War in July 1914 and its headquarters were used to form another district farther to the rear Vilna Military DistrictMap of the district in 1912Active1862 1914CountryRussian EmpireBranchImperial Russian ArmyTypeMilitary districtGarrison HQVilnaCommandersNotablecommandersEduard Totleben Oskar Grippenberg Sergei Gershelman Paul von Rennenkampf Contents 1 History 2 Area covered 3 Military units 4 Commanders 5 Commanders of the Dvinsk Military District 6 ReferencesHistory editIn the Russian Empire military districts were first formed by Dmitry Milyutin in 1862 64 to replace the pre existing Military Inspectorates The military districts were organised to include civilian administration regions of gubernyas and uyezds The Vilna Military District was created on 6 July 1862 The district headquarters were in Vilna now Vilnius Lithuania 1 and were formed from the headquarters of the 1st Army Corps which it replaced In 1864 the district opened the Vilna Junker Infantry School to prepare non commissioned officers In 1870 it had the second highest concentration of troops in the military district system after the Warsaw Military District with 78 180 men By 1871 the district s troops had been reduced to seven infantry divisions a cavalry brigade a demining brigade and four reserve battalions an organization proposed in 1864 The district commander often simultaneously held the position of Governor General of Vilna 2 On 17 July 1914 just before the beginning of the First World War martial law was imposed in the district After the outbreak of the war later that month the district headquarters became the headquarters of the new Dvinsk Military District Combat units stationed in the district at the time became part of the new 1st Army under the command of district commander Paul von Rennenkampf 1 Area covered edit nbsp Military Districts of the Russian Empire 1913 The Vilna Military District comprised the following gubernyas 1 Vilna Grodno Kovno Courland Livonia excluding the Pernov Fellinskiy Valkskiy and Verrosskiy uyezds Vitebsk Mogilev Minsk Suwalki excluding Shchuchinsk uyezd Military units editThe following units were based in the Vilna Military District upon the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 3 2nd Army Corps 26th Infantry Division 43rd Infantry Division 2nd Cavalry Division 3rd Army Corps 25th Infantry Division 27th Infantry Division 3rd Cavalry Division 4th Army Corps 30th Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 20th Army Corps 28th Infantry Division 29th Infantry DivisionCommanders editThe district was commanded by the following officers 1 Lieutenant General and Adjutant General Vladimir Nazimov 6 July 1862 1 May 1863 General of Infantry Mikhail Nikolaevich Muravyov May 1863 April 1865 Adjutant General Engineer General Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann 17 April 1865 October 1866 Adjutant General Lieutenant General Eduard Trofimovich Baranov 9 October 1866 2 March 1868 Adjutant General Lieutenant General Alexander Lvovich Potapov 28 February 1868 July 1874 Lieutenant General Promoted to General of cavalry April 1878 Pyotr Albedinsky 22 July 1874 18 May 1880 General of engineers Eduard Totleben 18 May 1880 19 June 1884 General of infantry Alexander Nikitin 23 September 1884 11 March 1886 General of infantry Nikolay Ganetsky 13 March 1886 11 February 1895 General of infantry and Adjutant General Vitaly Trotsky 1897 1901 4 General of infantry Alexander Gurchin 1901 1902 5 General of infantry Oskar Grippenberg 10 November 1902 11 September 1904 General of infantry Alexander Freze 12 October 1904 19 December 1905 6 Lieutenant General Promoted to General of infantry 1906 Konstantin Krzhivitsky 1905 1909 Lieutenant General Promoted to General of infantry 1910 Sergei Gershelman 17 March 1909 17 November 1910 died of illness 7 Lieutenant General Promoted to General of infantry 6 December 1910 Fyodor Martson 23 November 1910 17 January 1913 General of cavalry and Adjutant General Paul von Rennenkampff 20 January 1913 19 July 1914 Commanders of the Dvinsk Military District editGeneral of Infantry Alexei Evgrafovich Churin 19 July 30 August 1914 Engineer general Prince Nikolai Evseevich Tumanov 30 August 1914 14 September 1915 Infantry General Dmitry Petrovich Zuyev 16 September 1915 25 April 1917 References edit a b c d Vilenskij voennyj okrug Vilna Military District Regiment ru in Russian Retrieved 2 May 2017 Khavanski Aliaksandr 2017 Military district system introduction on the territory of Belarus in the 60s of the XIX century PDF European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 1 24 26 doi 10 20534 EJHSS 17 1 24 26 Likhotvorik Alexey 21 July 2012 Vilenskij voennyj okrug Vilna Military District grwar ru in Russian Retrieved 2 May 2017 Trockij Vitalij Nikolaevich Trotsky Vitaly Nikolaevich Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary in Russian St Petersburg 1901 a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Gurchin Aleksandr Vikentevich Gurchin Alexander Vikentievich Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary in Russian St Petersburg 1905 a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Likhotvorik Alexey 5 February 2017 Freze Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Alexander Alexandrovich Frese grwar ru in Russian Retrieved 2 May 2017 Ivanov Andrei 2008 Chestno i grozno v duhe iskonno russkih nachal O moskovskom general gubernatore Sergee Konstantinoviche Gershelmane 1854 1910 With honesty and strictness in the spirit of the Russian traditions Moscow Governor General S K Gershelman Moskovskij zhurnal Moscow Journal Istoriya gosudarstva Rossijskogo History of the Russian Government in Russian 9 213 12 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vilna Military District amp oldid 1173825070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
