Vilno Military District (Russian Empire)
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| Active | 1862–1914 |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Type | Military district |
| Garrison/HQ | Vilno |
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Vilno Military District (Russian: Ви́ленский вое́нный о́круг) was a Russian military district of the Imperial Russian Army. The district was formed in 1862 as part of Russian military reforms and was responsible for parts of modern Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. The district was disbanded at the beginning of the First World War in July 1914, and its headquarters were used to form another district farther to the rear.
In the Russian Empire, military districts were first formed by Dmitry Milyutin in 1862–64 to replace the pre-existing Military Inspectorates. The military districts were organised to include civilian administration regions of gubernyas and uyezds. The Vilno Military District was created on 6 July 1862, and comprised the following gubernyas:
The corps headquarters were in Vilno (now Vilnius, Lithuania).
On 17 July, just before the beginning of the First World War, martial law was imposed in the district. After the outbreak of the war later that month, the district headquarters became the headquarters of the new Dvinsk Military District. Combat units stationed in the district at the time became part of the new 1st Army, under the command of district commander Paul von Rennenkampf.
The following units were based in the Vilno Military District upon the outbreak of the First World War in 1914:
The district was commanded by the following officers:
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