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The Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, followed by the Revolution of 1905, revealed the weaknesses of Russia's military apparatus and exposed deep political and social divisions, adding to the question of national minorities. Russia's rivalries with Germany and Austria-Hungary led to an alliance with France and involvement in Balkan affairs.
Russia's industrial base and railway network had significantly improved since 1905, albeit from a relatively low starting point. [clarification needed] In 1913, Nicholas II expanded the Russian army to over 500,000 men. Although there was no formal alliance between Russia and Serbia, their close bilateral ties provided Russia with a pathway ...
Vladivostok Fortress is a system of fortifications built from 1889 to 1918 in Vladivostok, Russia, and the surrounding area.. During construction, lessons from the Russo-Japanese War were taken into account, so that this is the most fortified of all the fortresses built at this time.
The 1st Guards Corps (Russian: 1-й Гвардейский корпус) was a corps-level command in the Imperial Russian Army that existed in the decades leading up to and during World War I. Stationed in Saint Petersburg , it included some of the oldest and best known regiments of the Emperor 's Guard .
Military units and formations of Latvian Riflemen (1 C) Pages in category "Military units and formations of Russia in World War I" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
The Russian military was the largest in the world consisting of 1,400,000 men. They could also mobilize up to 5 million men, but only had 4.6 million rifles to give them. Russian troops were satisfactorily supplied at the beginning of the war, there was more light artillery than France, and no less than Germany. [54] [55]
The Southwestern Front (Russian: Юго-Западный фронт) was an army group [a] of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I as part of the Eastern Front war theater. During the conflict it was responsible for managing operations along a front line that stretched 615 kilometers across Ukraine, starting from what is now southern ...
Osowiec Fortress (Polish: Twierdza Osowiec; Russian: Крепость Осовец, romanized: Krepost' Osovets) is a 19th-century fortress built by the Russian Empire, located in what is now north-eastern Poland. It saw heavy fighting during World War I when it was defended for several months by its Russian garrison against German attacks.