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The Infantry is at the heart of the Army. It is at the core of the Army’s Ground Close Combat capability. Our Infanteers are trained to out-think, outwit, outmanoeuvre, outfight, and outlast any adversary, anywhere. They are ready to operate across a very range of challenging climatic and geographical environments, amongst diverse populations ...
The 1st Infantry Division saw its first combat in World War II in North Africa, landing at Oran and taking part in the initial fighting, 8-10 November 1942. Elements then took part in seesaw combat at Maktar, Medjez el Bab, Kasserine Pass, Gafsa, El Guettar, Beja, and Mateur, 21 January-9 May 1943, helping secure Tunisia.
Second World War-era troops of the 1st Infantry Division, during an exercise. The 1st Division was formed on 18 June 1809 by Lieutenant-General Arthur Wellesley, commander of British forces in Spain and Portugal, for service during the Peninsular War—part of the Napoleonic Wars. After the conclusion of the War of the Sixth Coalition, the division was broken up in France and its troops ...
The 1st Infantry Division returned to Great Britain in November 1943. Reinforced with two regiments of the 29th Infantry Division, the 1st Division led Force O in the assault on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. It encountered a hailstorm of intense fire from the German defenses.
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jason M. Wright, the 1st Sgt. of Victory Reception Company, poses for a photo on Fort Riley, Kansas, July 27, 2023. Wright told of how he became the SAMC President, Ft. Riley ...
1965-1970: The 1st Infantry Division was one of the first two divisions sent to defend the Republic of Vietnam in 1965. For five years the Big Red One fought main force Viet Cong (VC) and regular North Vietnamese Army (NVA) forces in the jungles northwest of Saigon. It suppressed enemy infiltration along the Highway 13 corridor to Cambodia and ...
The official website for the 1st Infantry Division. The 1st Infantry Division is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army. It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. It was officially nicknamed "The Big Red One" (abbreviated "BRO") after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed ...
