8th Army (Russian Empire)

8th Army
Brusilov Aleksei A. and Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia. 1915.
Active	July 1914 – beginning of 1918
Country	Russian Empire Russian Republic
Branch	Imperial Russian Army
Type	Army
Role	Land warfare
Size	Field army
Field HQ	Kiev
Engagements	World War I Eastern Front Romanian Campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	General Aleksei Brusilov General Lavr Kornilov

The Russian Eight Army (8-я армия, 8А) was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war.

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.

Military Fronts in which the 8th Army participated

• Southwestern Front (July 1914 - August 1917)
• Romanian Front (August 1917 - the beginning of 1918)

Commanders

• 28.07.1914 – 17.03.1916 — General of Cavalry Aleksei Brusilov
• 23.03.1916 – 29.04.1917 — General of Cavalry Alexey Kaledin
• 29.04.1917 – 10.07.1917 — General of Infantry Lavr Kornilov
• 11.07.1917 – 25.07.1917 — Lieutenant-General Vladimir Cheremisov
• 30.07.1917 – 17.10.1917 — Lieutenant-General Michai Sokownin
• 18.10.1917 – 21.12.1917 — Lieutenant-General Mykola Yunakiv

See also

• List of Russian armies in World War I
• List of Imperial Russian Army formations and units