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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army formation → infantry division →
allegiance	British Crown →
battleHonour	Anzio → Arnhem 1944 → El Alamein →
campaign	Italian Campaign → Northwest Europe Campaign → Western Desert Campaign →
commander	Roy Urquhart →
componentUnit	24th Guards Brigade → 2nd Brigade → 3rd Brigade →
conflict	First World War → Second World War →
country	United Kingdom →
disbandedIn	2014 →
engagedAgainst	German Army → 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 → Battle of Arnhem → Battle of El Alamein → Italian Campaign → North African Campaign → Operation Market Garden → Tunisian Campaign → 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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander →	notableCommand
Roy Urquhart →	partOf