US First Mechanized Infantry Division
US First Mechanized Infantry Division has fought some tough battles and has the title of first in combat
US Army 1st Mechanized Infantry Division nicknamed "Dahong 1st Division", and is affiliated to the 3rd Army of the United States. The 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of the Division are located in Fort Riley, the United States, and the 3rd Brigade belongs to the 7th Army of the European and American Army. The 1st Mechanized Infantry Division participated in the war as the first batch of troops in both world wars, fought some tough battles, and was named "Fighting First". In addition to World War I and World War II, the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division has participated in military operations such as the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the Free Iraq War, and is one of the main forces of the US Army. The First Infantry Division is a combined unit of various troops with tanks and mechanized infantry detachments as the main body, including air assault forces. The division has fast maneuver power, strong firepower and assault power and armor protection. As a standby force for the US military to support NATO military operations, it can be used at any time to support the task force of the US military's European headquarters and central headquarters in Europe, Africa and parts of the Middle East.
US Army First Infantry Division deploys combat drill missions
US Army 1st Mechanized Infantry Division has a total of 18,000 people, and is under its jurisdiction, with 1 armored brigade and 2 mechanized infantry brigade (with a total of 5 heavy tank battalions and 5 mechanized infantry battalions), 1 combat aviation brigade (with 2 attack helicopter battalions and 1 combat branch) Aid air battalion, 1 cavalry squadron), 1 division-affiliated artillery regiment (understooded 3 155mm self-propelled howitzer battalion, 1 M270 multi-barrel rocket launcher company, 1 target search company), 1 division-affiliated support regiment (understooded 3 front-end support battalion, 1 maintenance support battalion, 1 transport aircraft maintenance company), 1 communication battalion, 1 air defense artillery battalion, 1 military intelligence battalion, 1 chemical company, 1 military police company and 1 division band.
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The division is mainly equipped with M1A2 main battle tanks 290, 280 M2 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 M3 cavalry fighting vehicles, 308 M113 armored transport vehicles, 167 C2V armored command vehicles, 8 M9 combat engineering vehicles, 72 M109 self-propelled howitzers, 9 M270 multi-barrel rocket launchers, 66 107mm mortars, 24 90mm coaxless guns, Vulcan self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, 150 M901 Tao-type anti-tank missile launchers; 180 javelin anti-tank missile launchers; 60 Avenger air defense missile systems; 36 AH-64 gun helicopters, 8 AH-1 gun helicopters, 24 UH-60 general-purpose helicopters, 44 OH-58 Kiowa reconnaissance helicopters, and 3 EH-60 electronic warfare helicopters; Hummers, transport trucks, M88A2 "Herce" heavy equipment rescue vehicle, M93 "Fox" chemical reconnaissance vehicle and other logistics or support vehicles.
M1A2 main battle tanks equipped by the 1st Infantry Division of the US Army
US Army 1st Infantry Division, Army combat history:
US Army 1st Infantry Division was formed in 1917 during World War I, and the 1st Infantry Division was originally called the 1st Expeditionary Division of the US. After the outbreak of World War I, "Armed, armed to the greatest extent, and armed without restrictions!" President Wilson issued a call for combat to the whole country. Congress promulgated the 1917 military conscription law. According to the instructions of the U.S. Department of War on the formation of the 1st U.S. Expeditionary Division, on May 24, 1917, the U.S. Army gathered regular army troops stationed in multiple stations to formally form the 1st U.S. Expeditionary Division. Major General William L. Cybert was the first commander. On June 14, the first batch of troops of the 1st U.S. Expeditionary Division set sail from New York Port and Port Hoboken to Europe. The remaining troops arrived in St. Nazere, France and Liverpool, England within the year. The last troops arrived in St. Nazere on December 22. After the first troops arrived in France, the 1st Expeditionary Division of the United States was adapted into the 1st Infantry Division on July 6. The division is mainly composed of the 1st Infantry Brigade, the 1st Infantry Brigade, the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, and various support units. After arriving in France, the 1st Infantry Division of the United States did not join the war immediately. Later, June 8, 1917 was identified as the founding date of the 1st Infantry Division of the United States.
U.S. Infantry Division patrols in Afghanistan pictures
"Harm" General Pershing, commander of the U.S. Expeditionary Force, was extremely concerned about the 1st Division of the U.S. Army and personally formulated a lengthy training plan. He wanted the division to become a model for the U.S. military.Since the first division of the 1st Division arrived at Gondgul, which was selected as the training area on July 5, 1917, Pershing has begun to check their basic tactical use level, which took more than a month. In late August 1917, the 47th Alpine sniper division of the French Army, the "Blue Devil" Division, began to teach trench warfare and weapons knowledge to the 1st Division of the US Army. It was not until October 21 that Pershing sent the division to an area without war and assigned it to the 18th French Division to experience life on the front line. From that day on, each regiment sent a battalion to follow the French army into the frontier for 10 days, and then the other battalions entered the frontier for several days. At the end of November 1917, the 1st Division returned to Gundgur and implemented what they learned on the front line into subsequent training. It was only on January 18, 1918, half a year after the 1st Division arrived in France that Pershing believed that the division had been prepared to accept the task alone and could be sent to the front line.
Picture of the 1st Infantry Division of the US Army at Iraqi base
During the 1st Division, a famous strategist, George. Marshall , five-star general, but at that time he was just a temporary lieutenant colonel in the 1st Division's staff. Marshall's mission is to keep the 1st Division informed of the situation of the frontier positions at any time, check the deployment and material supply, and pay close attention to the morale of the troops. On October 21, 1917, the 1st Infantry Division participated in the battle to capture Somerville, Lorraine. From January 18 to February 5, 1918, the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Division (with 5 French barracks) participated in the battle to capture Ansower in Lorraine. From February 5 to April 3, the 1st Infantry Division captured Ansowel in Lorraine. From April 27 to June 8, the 1st Infantry Division occupied Contigni, a small village occupied by the German army. The Allied forces needed it, and the 1st Division was ordered to take it down. After hard battles, the soldiers finally captured and were ordered to hold their positions. After the most intense artillery fire of the German army in the last stage of World War I, he defended the village. Marshall later wrote: "We guarded Contini, and the German army never reoccupied the village again.
Photos of the 1st Infantry Division patrolling in Afghanistan
After the outbreak of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States broke free from the shackles of "isolationism" and the U.S. military also began to prepare for war urgently. The 1st Infantry Division of the United States was no exception.
After the 1st Infantry Division assembled in Britain and conducted on-the-fight training, it participated in the North Africa htm code-named "Operation Torch" on November 8, 1942. The l6 landing battle was successfully landed in Orland in French Algeria. Since then, the division was organized into the 2nd Army to advance inwardly toward Tunisia . The division suffered heavy damage in its battle with the German army and suffered heavy casualties. On May 9, 1943, 240,000 German-Italy African Army Group surrendered, and North Africa was controlled by the Allied forces, and there was no war in North Africa since then. The Allied forces took advantage of this favorable situation and launched the Sicily Battle code-named "Husky".
US Army 1st Infantry Division of the "Desert Storm"
March 11 to April 1968 On the 7th, the 1st Infantry Division, the 9th Infantry Division and the 25th Infantry Division, the 1st 25th Division of the 5th Division of the South Vietnamese, several airborne battalions, and Marine Corps task forces carried out the "Way to Win" operation in the Saigon region and the surrounding five provinces. It is said that 2,658 casualties were killed and killed in the "Vietnam" army. It is worth mentioning that in September 1968, the commander of the 1st Infantry Division, Keith L, and Major General Weil, was commanded by the "Vietnam" in the battle north of Saigon, crashed due to a helicopter hit by the "Vietnam" and killed people. On November 8, 1990, the 1st (mechanized) Infantry Division was ordered to deploy to the Gulf region. In the following two months, it would have more than 12,000 people. The officers and soldiers and more than 7,000 pieces of equipment were deployed to Saudi Arabia. Then, they conducted pre-war training in Saudi Arabia to prepare for ground combat.
1st Infantry Division communicated with the elders in Afghanistan
On the morning of February 24, 1991, ground combat as part of the "Desert Storm" began. The 1st (Mechanized) Infantry Division took the lead in launching an attack on the 26th Infantry Division of Iraq, opening up pathways for subsequent troops, and becoming the pioneer of the 7th Army of the United States. During today's operations, the 1st Infantry Division captured 2,500 Iraqi troops.Afterwards, they were ordered to maneuver northward and break into the depths of the Iraqi army, intending to destroy Saddam's elite troops. After 16 hours of maneuver, the 1st (mechanized) infantry division of the United States entered the battle again. On the night of February 26, the division met with the Tavakarna Division of the Iraqi Republic Guard and the 27th Brigade of the 12th Tank Division, destroying 40 Iraqi tanks and infantry combat vehicles each, forcing the Iraqi army to retreat quickly.
Afghan Aboriginal and Infantry Division combat officers
In order to cut off the Iraqi army's escape from Kuwait City, the US 1st (mechanized) Infantry Division continued to advance eastward, destroying a large number of Iraqi vehicles and capturing several Iraqi troops. At 20:00 on the 27th, the 1st Squadron of the 4th Cavalry Regiment of the Division captured the highway where the Iraqi army fled north. In the early morning of the 28th, the main force of the division occupied the defensive position along the highway and completely cut off the Iraqi army's retreat. By the time the ceasefire was announced at 8:00 on the 28th, the 1st Infantry Division advanced 260 kilometers in this "100-hour ground battle", destroyed 550 Iraqi tanks, 480 armored personnel transport vehicles, captured 11,400 Iraqi troops, and only 18 were killed, and 5 tanks and infantry combat vehicles were lost.
On February 10, 1995, U.S. Secretary of the Army Togo D-West Jr. and Chief of Staff General Gordon R- Sullivan announced the reorganization of the Army's active combat divisions from 12 divisions to 10 divisions. The 3rd (Mechanized) Infantry Division in Germany was adapted into the 1st (Mechanized) Infantry Division of the United States, and the 1st (Mechanized) Infantry Division Command and Division Support Unit at Fort Riley, Kansas were retired from active service. The U.S. Army officials claimed that the move was to retain one of the most famous divisions of the U.S. 1st (Mechanized) Infantry Division in active service with the cuts of the Army Division. From November 1996 to October 1997, the 1st (mechanized) Infantry Division of the United States was ordered to carry out peacekeeping missions in the Bosnia and Herzegovina region. The division's two division commanders, Major General Montgomery C-Meggs and Major General Daishao L-Grange, served as commanders of the Northern Multinational Division. In October 1997, Major General David L-Grange, commander of the 1st (Mechanized) Infantry Division, handed over the command and control of the Northern Multinational Division to Major General Larry R-Ellis, commander of the 1st Armored Division of the United States. The 1st Mechanized Infantry Division of the U.S. Army is affiliated to the 3rd Army of the U.S. Army and is one of the main forces of the U.S. Army. The 1st and 2nd Brigade of the Division are located in the United States, Fort Riley, Kansas, and the 3rd Brigade is located in Würzburg, Germany. It is affiliated with the 7th Army of the United States Army stationed in Europe. It is the only mechanized and infantry division deployed by the US military at the forefront of the European theater.
