ロシア帝国陸軍

Key facts

Motto

За Веру, Царя и Отечество, "For Faith, Tsar, and Fatherland"

Founded

November 2, 1721 ; 304 years ago ( 1721-11-02 )

Disbanded

14 September 1917 ; 108 years ago ( 1917-09-14 )

Service branches

Regular troops Cossack troops Muslim troops State militia

Headquarters

Imperial Main Headquarters

Commander in chief

Emperor of Russia

Governing body

General Staff Stavka of the Supreme Commander (1914–17)

Supreme commander 1914 17

Grand Duke Nicholas (first), Nikolai Dukhonin (last)

Chief of the general staff

Pyotr Volkonsky (first), Vladimir Marushevsky (last)

Military age

21–43

Conscription

2–6 years; compulsory service