1st Infantry Division

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation
infantry division
allegiance British Crown
battleHonour Anzio
linked to: Battle of Anzio

Arnhem 1944
El Alamein
campaign Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

Northwest Europe Campaign
Western Desert Campaign
commander Roy Urquhart
componentUnit 24th Guards Brigade
2nd Brigade
3rd Brigade
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II
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
linked to: Italian campaign

North African Campaign
Operation Market Garden
Tunisian Campaign
linked to: Tunisian campaign

Western Front (World War I)
linked to: Western Front
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