4th Army (Russian Empire)
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The Russian Fourth Army was a World War I
Russian field army that fought on the Eastern Front
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World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Russian field army that fought on the Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War I)
The Eastern Front was a theatre of war during World War I in Central and, primarily, Eastern Europe. The term is in contrast to the Western Front. Despite the geographical separation, the events in the two theatres strongly influenced each other...
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Composition
At the beginning of the war, the army consisted of:- Field Office (HQ 4th Army), formed on August 2, 1914 at the headquarters of the Kazan Military District and was retained until the beginning of 1918
- Grenadier Corps
- XIV Army Corps
- XVI Army Corps
- III Caucasian Corps
Deployment
- Southwestern FrontSouthwestern Front (Russian Empire)The Southwestern Front was a major unit of the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War. It was established on 19 August 1914.- Commanders of the Southwestern Front :* 19.07.1914-17.03.1916 — General of Infantry Nikolai Ivanov...
(August 1914 - June 1915 ) - Northwestern FrontNorthwestern Front (Russian Empire)The Northwestern Front was a military formation of the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War.It was established in August 1914. In August 1915 it was split into Northern Front and Western Front....
(June - August 1915) - Western FrontWestern Front (Russian Empire)The Western Front was a major unit of the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War. It was formed on the base of the Northwestern Front and disbanded in 1918.-Composition:Field Office * 1st Army...
(August 1915 - October 1916) - Romanian FrontRomanian Front (Russian Empire)The Romanian Front was a formation of the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War.-Commanders:* 12.12.1916—01.04.1917 — General of Cavalry Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov* 11.04.1917—25.03.1918 — General of Infantry Dmitry Shcherbachev...
(December 1916 - early 1918)
Commanders
- 19.07.1914-22.08.1914 - General of Infantry Baron Anton von SaltzaAnton von SaltzaAnton Jegorowitsch Saltza was a Russian Imperial General in World War I. He participated in the Battle of Galicia where he commanded the Russian 4th Army. He was replaced by Alexei Evert during the battle as the commander of the 4th Army....
- 22.08.1914-20.08.1915 - General of Infantry Alexei EvertAlexei EvertAlexei Evert was a Russian Imperial General in World War I, notable for his role as commander of the Russian Western Army Group in the Brusilov Offensive....
- 30.08.1915-21.11.1917 - General of Infantry Alexander RagozaAlexander RagozaAlexander Frantsevich Ragoza - minister of defense of Ukrainian State. He was also a General in the Imperial Russian Army who saw service during the First World War....