Ćwiczenia rezerwistów armii rosyjskiej w Warszawskim Okręgu Wojskowym przed I wojną światową
Reservist Training in the Russian Army in the Warsaw Military District before the First World War

Summary/Abstract: Before the First World War, European countries devoted considerable attention to the training of reservists and the improvement of mobilisation procedures in the event of war. The Russian Empire, despite having the largest standing army and vast demographic potential, neglected the preparation and training of reserves. The negative consequences of this situation became apparent already during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 and in the first months of the Great War. Before the First World War, the Russian authorities attempted to reform and intensify the training of reservists; however, there was insufficient time for these measures to achieve the intended results. In 1913–1914, between 35,000 and 40,000 reservists were called up annually for training exercises in the Warsaw Military District *Warszawski Okręg Wojskowy, WOW), including several hundred warrant officers. The vast majority were trained in military units stationed in the WOW and, upon mobilisation in 1914, reinforced the forces of this formation.

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