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1st Infantry Division (United States)
1. infanteridivision er en kombineret division i den amerikanske hær og er den ældste kontinuerligt tjenstgørende division i den regulære hær. Den har været i kontinuerlig tjeneste siden dens oprettelse i 1917 under Første Verdenskrig. Den fik officielt tilnavnet "The Big Red One" (forkortet "BRO") efter sit skuldermærke og har også tilnavnet "The Fighting First". Divisionen har dog også fået troppens øgenavne "The Big Dead One" og "The Bloody First" som ordspil på de respektive officielt godkendte øgenavne. Den er i øjeblikket baseret i Fort Riley i Kansas.
1st Infantry Division (United States)
The 1st Infantry Division is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving 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 "The Fighting First". However, the division has also received troop monikers of "The Big Dead One" and "The Bloody First" as puns on the respective officially sanctioned nicknames. It is currently based at Fort Riley, Kansas.
1st Infantry Division (United States)