1st Canadian Division

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army division military formation

The 1st Canadian Division is a historic and still-active Canadian Army formation that first gained prominence for its major combat role on the Western Front during the First World War.

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Label Occurrences
1st Canadian Division canonical 11
1st Canadian Division Headquarters 4
1st Canadian Infantry Division 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army division ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
alliance NATO ⓘ
conflict Cold War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form: First World War

World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan

Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form: War on Terror
country Canada ⓘ
dateFormed 1914 ⓘ
garrison Kingston, Ontario ⓘ
historicalStatus historic formation ⓘ
insignia red rectangular divisional patch ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
militaryBranch Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Army
mottoLanguage English and French ⓘ
nickname Red Patch Division ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Amiens (1918) ⓘ
Battle of Ortona ⓘ
Battle of Passchendaele ⓘ
Battle of Vimy Ridge ⓘ
Battle of the Somme ⓘ
Gothic Line ⓘ
Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
Liberation of the Netherlands ⓘ
Liri Valley operations ⓘ
Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ
notableFor major combat role on the Western Front during the First World War ⓘ
partOf Canadian forces ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Armed Forces

Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Army
raisedBy Canada ⓘ
raisedFor Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ
reestablished 2010 ⓘ
reorganized Cold War era ⓘ
post-Second World War ⓘ
role deployable joint headquarters ⓘ
operational headquarters ⓘ
size division ⓘ
status active ⓘ
subordinateTo Canadian Joint Operations Command ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Afghanistan ⓘ
Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign (Second World War)

Allied operations in Western Europe ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Europe (Second World War)

Western Front ⓘ
surface form: Western Front (First World War)
type headquarters formation ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian Expeditionary Force → component → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
Battle of Ortona → combatant → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Canadian Infantry Division
Canadian Army (pre‑1968) → notableUnit → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Canadian Infantry Division
CEF → hasPart → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Second Battle of Ypres → involves → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
2nd Canadian Division → servedAlongside → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
Canadian Corps → composedOf → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
4th Canadian Division → servedAlongside → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
First Canadian Army → subordinateUnit → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Canadian Infantry Division
Canadian Joint Operations Command → hasComponent → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Canadian Division Headquarters
CFB Kingston → housesUnit → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Canadian Division Headquarters
Canadian Forces Base Kingston → hostsUnit → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Canadian Division Headquarters
Liri Valley operations → participant → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
Red Patch Division → refersTo → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
Red Patch Division → hasAbbreviation → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Cdn Div
Red Patch Division → hasAlternativeName → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge → combatant → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian 1st Division
Battle of Mount Sorrel → primaryForces → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
Battle of Hill 70 → primaryAttackingForce → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
Canadian Army → subdivision → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Canadian Division (historical/operational HQ)
CJOC → hasComponent → 1st Canadian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Canadian Division Headquarters