 The 3rd Special Infantry Brigade () was formed on June 1916, and was sent to France in August via Arkhangelsk.This brigade was commanded by General Vladimir Marouchevski ().The 4th Special Infantry Brigade () commanded by Major-General Maxime Leontiev () was sent to form part of the Expédition de Salonique, stopping first at Brest aboard "La Lorraine" (ocean liner) and finally arrived at Thessaloniki on October 1916.