Siberian Military District

Siberian Military District
Сибирский военный округ
Siberian Military District Coat of Arms
Founded	August 6, 1864
Country	Russian Empire (1864–1906)  Soviet Union (1924–1991) Russian Federation (1991–2010)
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Type	Military district
Part of	Ministry of Defence
Headquarters	Chita
Decorations	Order of Lenin

The Siberian Military District was a Military district of the Russian Ground Forces. The district was originally formed as a military district of the Russian Empire in 1864. In 1924 it was reformed in the Red Army. After the end of World War II the district was split into the Western and Eastern Siberian Military Districts. In 1956 the district was reformed. In 2010 it was divided between the two newly formed Central and Eastern Military Districts.