The 4th Infantry Division (, 4-ya pekhotnaya diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. When the war broke out in 1914 it was based in Łomża. In June 1917, it was designated as the 4th Infantry Shock Division (4-я пехотная ударная дивизия) upon being reformed as a shock troop unit and the following month it became known as the 4th Infantry Shock Division of Death (4-я пехотная ударная дивизия смерти).
History The division was formed in 1806. In 1916, during World War I, the 4th Infantry Division took part in the Brusilov Offensive and was later reorganized as a "death" shock troop unit by General Aleksei Brusilov. It was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent unrest.
Organization Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 4th Infantry Division was part of the 6th Army Corps as of 1914. 1st Brigade 13th General Field Marshal Count Lacy's Belozersk Infantry Regiment 14th His Majesty the King of Serbia's Olonets Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade 15th General Field Marshal Prince Nikita Repnin's Schlüsselburg Infantry Regiment 16th Ladoga Infantry Regiment 4th Artillery Brigade
Known commanders Name From To1 Lieutenant General Vladislav Romishevsky 14.07.1872 4.11.18832 Lieutenant General Alexander Abramov (general) 4.11.1883 1.04.18843 Lieutenant General Alexander Bozheryanov 1.01.1886 ?4 Lieutenant General Mikhail Samokhvalov 11.08.1891 after 1.01.18935 Lieutenant General Yakov Grebenshchikov 21.02.1896 26.07.18996 Lieutenant General Ivan Fullon 5.08.1899 9.03.19007 Lieutenant General Nikolai Shatilov 24.11.1901 10.12.19028 Lieutenant General Vladimir Bukholts 10.12.1902 18.04.19039 Lieutenant General Ippolit Voishin-Mudras-Zhilinsky 6.04.1907 15.05.191210 Lieutenant General Nikolai Komarov 7.06.1912 1.04.191411 Lieutenant General Gavril Mileant 6.09.1914 29.09.1915
Known chiefs of staff Name From To1 Colonel Vladimir Yurovsky 27.09.1893 27.07.1894 2 Colonel Semyon Fyodorov 14.08.1894 27.08.19003 Colonel Vladimir Burkovsky 12.09.1902 14.12.19044 Colonel Tokarev 1.02.1913 ?5 Colonel Serbinovich 1.04.1914 ?6 Colonel Vasily Markovsky 6.01.1915 after 1.01.1916 7 Major General Alexander Treshchenkov 27.04.1916 3.01.1917
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