The Fighting First

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The Fighting First is the storied nickname of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, renowned for its long combat history from World War I through modern conflicts.

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The Fighting First canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
associatedLocation European Theater of Operations ⓘ
North African Theater of Operations ⓘ
Pacific and Middle East theaters (modern conflicts) ⓘ
associatedWith American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
United States Army Europe ⓘ
category Nicknames of United States Army units ⓘ
Nicknames of military units ⓘ
conflictInvolved Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decorations Belgian Fourragère (for 1st Infantry Division) ⓘ
linked to: Belgian Fourragere

French Croix de Guerre (for 1st Infantry Division) ⓘ
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Presidential Unit Citation (for 1st Infantry Division) ⓘ
eraActive Cold War era ⓘ
Global War on Terrorism era ⓘ
Post–Cold War era ⓘ
World War I era ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ
garrisonLocation Fort Riley, Kansas (historical/primary for 1st Infantry Division) ⓘ
linked to: Fort Riley
hasAlternativeName 1st ID ⓘ
1st Infantry Division ⓘ
Big Red One ⓘ
hasReputationFor front-line combat service ⓘ
high unit cohesion ⓘ
long combat history ⓘ
isNicknameOf 1st Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
motto No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great—Duty First ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Meuse-Argonne Offensive ⓘ
Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Operation Torch ⓘ
Tet Offensive ⓘ
notableFor participation in major U.S. campaigns from World War I to present ⓘ
partOf United States Army Forces ⓘ
linked to: United States Army
refersTo 1st Infantry Division ⓘ
symbol red numeral "1" on olive drab shield ⓘ
usedBy American media ⓘ
U.S. military historians ⓘ
soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division ⓘ

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1st Infantry Division → nickname → The Fighting First ⓘ