1st Infantry Division

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British Army formation infantry division

The 1st Infantry Division was a British Army formation that saw significant action in major World War II campaigns, including the Battle of Arnhem, where it was commanded by Major-General Roy Urquhart.

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Label Occurrences
1st Infantry Division canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
battleHonour Battle of Anzio ⓘ
surface form: Anzio

Operation Market Garden ⓘ
surface form: Arnhem 1944

El Alamein ⓘ
campaign Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign

Allied operations in Western Europe ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Europe Campaign

North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: Western Desert Campaign
commander Roy Urquhart ⓘ
componentUnit 24th Guards Brigade ⓘ
2nd Brigade ⓘ
3rd Brigade ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War

World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandedIn 2014 ⓘ
engagedAgainst German Army ⓘ
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) ⓘ
surface form: Italian Army
formedIn 1902 ⓘ
garrison Aldershot ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
higherCommand Allied Armies in Italy ⓘ
I Corps ⓘ
VI Corps ⓘ
militaryBranch infantry ⓘ
nickname The Fighting First ⓘ
notableCommander Alexander Galloway ⓘ
Gerald Templer ⓘ
Roy Urquhart ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Anzio ⓘ
Operation Market Garden ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Arnhem

Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign

North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: North African Campaign

Operation Market Garden ⓘ
Tunisian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Tunisian Campaign

Western Front ⓘ
surface form: Western Front (World War I)
partOf British Army ⓘ
roleAtBattleOfArnhem British ground formation of the airborne assault ⓘ
serviceBranch British Army ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
worldWarIITheatre Italy ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Northwest Europe ⓘ
worldWarITheatre Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ

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Roy Urquhart → partOf → 1st Infantry Division ⓘ
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander → notableCommand → 1st Infantry Division ⓘ