Warsaw Military District (Russian Empire)


The Warsaw Military District was a Russian military district of the Imperial Russian Army. It covered the territory of Congress Poland.
The Warsaw Military District was created in 1862. When World War I broke out, most of the units of the district were used to form the 2nd Army. Since the territory of the district was overrun by German and Austro-Hungarian armies in the course of 1915, it was dissolved, and its staff used in creating the new Minsk Military District.

Composition

The Warsaw Military District was an umbrella organisation for all Russian military establishments on its territory. Its main units were five infantry corps: