Back فرقة المشاة الأولى (الولايات المتحدة) Arabic 1-ci piyada diviziyası (ABŞ) Azerbaijani 1. pěší divize Spojených států amerických Czech 1st Infantry Division (Vereinigte Staaten) German 1.ª División de Infantería (Estados Unidos) Spanish لشکر یکم پیادهنظام (ایالات متحده) Persian Yhdysvaltain 1. jalkaväkidivisioona Finnish 1re division d'infanterie (États-Unis) French הדיוויזיה הראשונה (ארצות הברית) HE 1st Infantry Division (United States Army) Italian
| 1st Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:1st_Infantry_Division_SSI_(1918-2015).svg) Insignia of the 1st Infantry Division | |
| Active | 24 May 1917 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Combined arms |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | III Armored Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Riley, Kansas |
| Nickname(s) | "The Big Red One"[1] (abbreviated "BRO"[2]) "The Bloody First" |
| Motto(s) | No Mission Too Difficult. No Sacrifice Too Great. Duty First! |
| March | "The Big Red One Song"[3] |
| Mascot(s) | Rags |
| Engagements | |
| Website | 1id.army.mil Leadership |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding General | MG Monte L. Rone |
| Deputy Commanding General | MG Niave F. Knell |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM Derek Noyes |
| Previous Commanders | Complete list |
| Insignia | |
| Subdued shoulder sleeve insignia, worn on ACU | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Patch_of_the_U.S._Army_1st_Infantry_Division_(OCP).png) |
| Combat Service Identification Badge | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Combat_service_identification_badge_of_the_1st_Infantry_Division.svg){kind=icon} |
| Distinctive unit insignia | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:1st_Infantry_Division_DUI.png) |
| Flag[4] | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_1st_Infantry_Division.svg) |
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The 1st Infantry Division (1ID) is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army.[5] It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I.[6] It was officially nicknamed "The Big Red One" (abbreviated "BRO"[2]) after its shoulder patch[6] and is also nicknamed "The Fighting First".[6] The division has also received troop monikers of "The Big Dead One" and "The Bloody First" as puns on the respective officially sanctioned nicknames.[7] It is currently based at Fort Riley, Kansas.
- ^ "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ a b Hoff, Stephanie (20 March 2012). "'BRO' Cases Colors, Prepares for Afghanistan". 1st Infantry Division/Fort Riley News. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "1st Infantry Division". www.1id.army.mil. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Army Organizational Flags and Guidons". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016.
- ^ The U.S. Army states that the 28th Infantry Division is the oldest division in the Army. "'Keystone Division' celebrates 133rd Birthday". U.S. Army. 12 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "The History of the 1st Infantry Division". U.S. Army. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014.
- ^ Stanton, Shelby, The Rise and Fall of an American Army, Random House. 2003. p. 326 et al. These troop nicknames applied in World War II as well as Vietnam.