8th Army (Russian Empire)
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The Russian Eight Army (8-я армия, 8А) was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war.
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8th Army | |
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Active | July 1914 – beginning of 1918 |
Country | Russian Empire Russian Republic |
Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
Type | Field army |
Field HQ | Kiev |
Engagements | World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | General Aleksei Brusilov General Lavr Kornilov |
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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.