8th Army Corps (Russian Empire)

8th Army Corps
Active	1813-1918
Country	Russian Empire Russian Republic
Branch	Imperial Russian Army
Size	~20,000
HQ	Odessa
Engagements	War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Leipzig Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) First World War

The 8th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army.

Composition

In July 1914:

• 14th Infantry Division
• 15th Infantry Division
• 8th Cavalry Division
• 4th Rifle Brigade
• 8th Howitzer Artillery Battalion
• 11th Sapper Battalion
• Odessa Marine Battalion

Part of

• 8th Army: 2 August 1914 – 15 September 1915
• 11th Army: From 20 June 1916
• Russian Special Army: 1 October 1916 – 28 October 1916
• 9th Army: From 1 November 1916
• 4th Army: 22 December 1916 – December 1917

Commanders

• Fyodor Radetzky: 1877 – 1878
• Radko Dimitriev: 1914
• Vladimir Dragomirov: 1915 – 1916
• Anton Denikin: 1916 – 1917

References

• Conrad, Mark (2001a). "The Russian Army 1914-1917: Distribution of Corps to Armies". Mark's Russian Military History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
• Conrad, Mark (2001b). "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". Mark's Russian Military History. Retrieved 3 November 2025.