title: 72nd Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
text: # 72nd Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
  
  The 72nd Infantry Division (Russian: 72-я пехотная дивизия, 72-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya) was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. It was mobilized twice, in 1904–1905 for the Russo-Japanese War and in 1914–1918 for World War I.
  
  ## Organization
  
  * 1st Brigade
     * 285th Infantry Regiment
     * 286th Infantry Regiment
  * 2nd Brigade
     * 287th Infantry Regiment
     * 288th Infantry Regiment
  