The 8th Infantry Division (, 8-ya pekhotnaya diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division was based in Warsaw in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918.
Organization Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades and one artillery brigade. The 8th Infantry Division was part of the 15th Army Corps. 1st Brigade (HQ Warsaw): 29th Chernigov Infantry Regiment 30th Poltava Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade (HQ Warsaw): 31st Aleksopol Infantry Regiment 32nd Kremenchug Infantry Regiment 8th Artillery Brigade
Rank insignia Officer ranks Description Rank insignia as to the design 1904–1906 Shoulder straps Rankdesignation Polkovnik (en: colonel) Podpolkovnik (lieutenant colonel) Kapitan (en: captain) Stabs-kapitan Poruchik Podporuchik Praporshchik Rrank group Shtab-ofitsery (en: staff officers) Ober-ofitsery (en: upper, superior, or higher officers)
Non-commissioned officers and enlisted ranks Description Rank insignia as to the design 1904–1906 Shoulder straps Rankdesignation Zauryad-praporshchik(generated from feldfebel rank) Feldfebel Starshyunter-оfitser (en: senior NCO) Мladshy unter-оfitser (en: junior NCO) Yefeytor (en: Private first class) Ryadovoy (en: Private) Rank group Unter-ofitsery (en: Non-commissioned officers) Ryadovye (en: enlisted men) Commanders (Division Chiefs) 1834–1849: Fedor Panyutin 1905: Nikolai Grigorievich Mikhailov8-я пехотная дивизия @ surnameindex.info/mil 1906–1907: Eduard Ekk 1909: Evgeny Emilievich Fitingof (baron) 21 December 1914 – 5 July 1915: Eduard Arkadievich Kolyankovsky
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