8th Army (Russian Empire)

The Russian Eight Army (8-я армия, 8А) was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war.

Field management was established in July 1914 at the headquarters of the Kiev Military District. The unit was disbanded in the beginning of 1918. At the beginning of the war the 8th Army was composed of the VII, VIII, XII, XXIV Army Corps.

Military Fronts in which the 8th Army participated Southwestern Front (July 1914 - August 1917) Romanian Front (August 1917 - the beginning of 1918)

Commanders 28.07.1914 – 17.03.1916 — General of Cavalry Aleksei Brusilov 23.03.1916 – 29.04.1917 — General of Cavalry Alexey Kaledin 29.04.1917 – 10.07.1917 — General of Infantry Lavr Kornilov 11.07.1917 – 25.07.1917 — Lieutenant-General Vladimir Cheremisov 30.07.1917 – 17.10.1917 — Lieutenant-General Michai Sokownin 18.10.1917 – 21.12.1917 — Lieutenant-General Mykola Yunakiv

See also List of Russian armies in World War I List of Imperial Russian Army formations and units

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