During the territorial evolution of Russia, the 3rd Guard Infantry division in the Russian Empire consisted of four regiments: the Litovsky Guards Regiment (Leib-Gvardii Litovskii Polk), Kexholm Guards Regiment (Leib-Gvardii Keksgol'mskii Polk), St. Petersburg Guards Regiment (Leib-Gvardii Petersburgskii Polk), and the Volhynian Guard Regiment (Leib-Gvardii Volynskii Polk).

Commanders

• 1837–1841: Alexei Arbuzov
• 1841–1846: Alexander von Moller
• 1846: Vasily Ovander
• 1877–1887: Victor Deziderjevich Dandevill
• 1898–1901: Konstantin Alexandrovich Weiss
• 1901–1904: Alexander Meller-Zakomelsky
• 1908–1910: Yakov Schkinsky
• 1916–1917: Alexander K. Bukovsky

Chiefs of Staff

• 1863–1866: Vasilij Ivanovitch Janovskij

Commanders of the 1st Brigade

• 1891–1895: Konstantin Alexandrovich Weiss

Commanders of the 2nd Brigade

• 1909–1910: Alexander Alexeyevich Resin

Commanders of the Artillery Brigade

• 1833–1835: von Korff
• 1869–1877: Yakov Ovander