CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>1st Armored Division (United States) - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"e97a4b3b-5baa-456b-98c5-22ee95ce73aa","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)","wgTitle":"1st Armored Division (United States)","wgCurRevisionId":1271822256,"wgRevisionId":1271822256,"wgArticleId":166012,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Source attribution","CS1: unfit URL","Webarchive template wayback links","Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Articles that may contain original research from January 2020","All articles that may contain original research","Wikipedia articles that are excessively detailed from March 2020","All articles that are excessively detailed","Wikipedia articles with style issues from March 2020", "All articles with style issues","Wikipedia articles needing rewrite from January 2020","All articles needing rewrite","Articles with multiple maintenance issues","Use dmy dates from November 2019","Pages with broken anchors","Articles needing additional references from January 2020","All articles needing additional references","Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States Army Center of Military History","Commons category link from Wikidata","Armored divisions of the United States Army","United States Army divisions during World War II","Military units and formations established in 1940","Military units and formations of the United States in the Gulf War","Military units and formations of the United States in the Iraq War"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)","wgRelevantArticleId":166012,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true, "wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":90000,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q163673","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false, "wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader", "ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.16"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/1200px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1211"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/800px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="808"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/640px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="646"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="1st Armored Division (United States) - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-1st_Armored_Division_United_States rootpage-1st_Armored_Division_United_States skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" title="Main menu" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="n-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages"><span>Special pages</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Insignia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Insignia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Insignia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Insignia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-History-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle History subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-World_War_II" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#World_War_II"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>World War II</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-World_War_II-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Training" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Training"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.1</span> <span>Training</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Training-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Combat_operations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Combat_operations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.2</span> <span>Combat operations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Combat_operations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Casualties" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Casualties"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.3</span> <span>Casualties</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Casualties-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-After_World_War_II" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#After_World_War_II"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>After World War II</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-After_World_War_II-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Cuba" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cuba"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1</span> <span>Cuba</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cuba-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Vietnam" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Vietnam"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.2</span> <span>Vietnam</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Vietnam-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-West_Germany" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#West_Germany"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.3</span> <span>West Germany</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-West_Germany-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Persian_Gulf_War" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Persian_Gulf_War"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Persian Gulf War</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Persian_Gulf_War-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Battle_damage_assessment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Battle_damage_assessment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.1</span> <span>Battle damage assessment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Battle_damage_assessment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Balkans" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Balkans"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>The Balkans</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Balkans-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Iraq" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Iraq"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Iraq</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Iraq-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ready_First" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ready_First"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.1</span> <span>Ready First</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ready_First-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ramadi" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ramadi"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.2</span> <span>Ramadi</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ramadi-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Independence_Day" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Independence_Day"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.3</span> <span>Independence Day</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Independence_Day-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awakening" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awakening"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.4</span> <span>Awakening</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awakening-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-"The_Gettysburg_of_this_war"" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#"The_Gettysburg_of_this_war""> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.5</span> <span>"The Gettysburg of this war"</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-"The_Gettysburg_of_this_war"-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Division_Headquarters_redeploys" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Division_Headquarters_redeploys"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.6</span> <span>Division Headquarters redeploys</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Division_Headquarters_redeploys-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Move_to_Fort_Bliss" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Move_to_Fort_Bliss"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Move to Fort Bliss</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Move_to_Fort_Bliss-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Operation_Freedom's_Sentinel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Operation_Freedom's_Sentinel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Operation Freedom's Sentinel</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Operation_Freedom's_Sentinel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Operation_Inherent_Resolve" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Operation_Inherent_Resolve"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Operation Inherent Resolve</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Operation_Inherent_Resolve-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Organization" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Organization"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Organization</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Organization-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Organization subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Organization-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Division_organization_history" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Division_organization_history"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Division organization history</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Division_organization_history-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Commanders" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commanders"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Commanders</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Commanders-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Commanders subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Commanders-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Current</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Order_of_battle" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Order_of_battle"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Order of battle</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Order_of_battle-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Order of battle subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Order_of_battle-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1940" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1940"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>1940</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1940-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1944" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1944"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>1944</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1944-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Honors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Honors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Honors</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Honors-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Honors subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Honors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-HHC,_1st_Armored_Division" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#HHC,_1st_Armored_Division"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>HHC, 1st Armored Division</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-HHC,_1st_Armored_Division-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-HHC,_1st_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#HHC,_1st_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>HHC, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-HHC,_1st_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-HHC,_2nd_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#HHC,_2nd_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>HHC, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-HHC,_2nd_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-HHC,_3rd_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#HHC,_3rd_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>HHC, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-HHC,_3rd_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-HHB,_1st_Armored_Division_Artillery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#HHB,_1st_Armored_Division_Artillery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>HHB, 1st Armored Division Artillery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-HHB,_1st_Armored_Division_Artillery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-HHC,_1st_Armored_Division_Support_Command" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#HHC,_1st_Armored_Division_Support_Command"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.6</span> <span>HHC, 1st Armored Division Support Command</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-HHC,_1st_Armored_Division_Support_Command-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-HHC,_Aviation_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#HHC,_Aviation_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.7</span> <span>HHC, Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-HHC,_Aviation_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Additional_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Additional_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Additional reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Additional_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">1st Armored Division (United States)</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 15 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-15" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">15 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._obrn%C4%9Bn%C3%A1_divize_(USA)" title="1. obrněná divize (USA) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="1. obrněná divize (USA)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(Vereinigte_Staaten)" title="1st Armored Division (Vereinigte Staaten) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="1st Armored Division (Vereinigte Staaten)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%B1_%DB%B1_%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%87%DB%8C_(%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7)" title="لشکر ۱ زرهی (ایالات متحده آمریکا) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لشکر ۱ زرهی (ایالات متحده آمریکا)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1re_division_blind%C3%A9e_(%C3%89tats-Unis)" title="1re division blindée (États-Unis) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="1re division blindée (États-Unis)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%9C1%EA%B8%B0%EA%B0%91%EC%82%AC%EB%8B%A8_(%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%AD)" title="제1기갑사단 (미국) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="제1기갑사단 (미국)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States_Army)" title="1st Armored Division (United States Army) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="1st Armored Division (United States Army)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%96%D7%99%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94_(%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA)" title="דיוויזיית השריון הראשונה (ארצות הברית) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דיוויזיית השריון הראשונה (ארצות הברית)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AC%AC1%E6%A9%9F%E7%94%B2%E5%B8%AB%E5%9B%A3_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E8%BB%8D)" title="第1機甲師団 (アメリカ軍) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="第1機甲師団 (アメリカ軍)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._panserdivisjon_(USA)" title="1. panserdivisjon (USA) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="1. panserdivisjon (USA)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Dywizja_Pancerna_(USA)" title="1 Dywizja Pancerna (USA) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="1 Dywizja Pancerna (USA)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-%D1%8F_%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F_(%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90)" title="1-я бронетанковая дивизия (США) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="1-я бронетанковая дивизия (США)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._oklepna_divizija_(ZDA)" title="1. oklepna divizija (ZDA) – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="1. oklepna divizija (ZDA)" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yhdysvaltain_1._panssaridivisioona" title="Yhdysvaltain 1. panssaridivisioona – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Yhdysvaltain 1. panssaridivisioona" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-%D1%88%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%8F_(%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90)" title="1-ша бронетанкова дивізія (США) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="1-ша бронетанкова дивізія (США)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%8E%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%86%E5%86%9B%E7%AC%AC1%E8%A3%85%E7%94%B2%E5%B8%88" title="美国陆军第1装甲师 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="美国陆军第1装甲师" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q163673#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&oldid=1271822256" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=1st_Armored_Division_%28United_States%29&id=1271822256&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F1st_Armored_Division_%28United_States%29"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F1st_Armored_Division_%28United_States%29"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=1st_Armored_Division_%28United_States%29&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q163673" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">US Army mechanized formation</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248332772">.mw-parser-output .multiple-issues-text{width:95%;margin:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .multiple-issues-text>.mw-collapsible-content{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox{border:none;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent;margin:0 0 0 1.6em!important;padding:0!important;width:auto;display:block}body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox.mbox-small-left{font-size:100%;width:auto;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox .mbox-text{padding:0!important;margin:0!important}.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox .mbox-text-span{display:list-item;line-height:1.5em;list-style-type:disc}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .multiple-issues-text>.mw-collapsible-toggle,.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox .mbox-image,.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox .mbox-imageright,.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .ambox .mbox-empty-cell,.mw-parser-output .compact-ambox .hide-when-compact{display:none}</style><table class="box-Multiple_issues plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-multiple_issues compact-ambox" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span"><div class="multiple-issues-text mw-collapsible"><b>This article has multiple issues.</b> Please help <b><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/1st Armored Division (United States)">improve it</a></b> or discuss these issues on the <b><a href="/wiki/Talk:1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Talk:1st Armored Division (United States)">talk page</a></b>. <small><i>(<a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove these messages</a>)</i></small> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Original_research plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Original_research" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>possibly contains <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">original research</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit">improve it</a> by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verifying</a> the claims made and adding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Inline_citations" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">inline citations</a>. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Overly_detailed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-overly_detailed" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>may contain an excessive amount of intricate <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DETAIL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DETAIL">detail</a> that may interest only a particular audience</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_forking#Article_spinoffs:_.22Summary_style.22_meta-articles_and_summary_sections" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Content forking">spinning off</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Handling_trivia#Recommendations_for_handling_trivia" title="Wikipedia:Handling trivia">relocating</a> any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">Wikipedia's inclusion policy</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Cleanup_rewrite plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.svg/40px-Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.svg/60px-Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.svg/80px-Crystal_Clear_app_kedit.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>may need to be rewritten</b> to comply with Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">quality standards</a>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit">You can help</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Talk:1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Talk:1st Armored Division (United States)">talk page</a> may contain suggestions.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">1st Armored Division</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/150px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/225px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/300px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1166" data-file-height="1177" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Insignia of the 1st Armored Division</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">1940–1946<br />1951–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States of America</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigade_combat_team#Armored_brigade_combat_team" title="Brigade combat team">Combined arms</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Division_(military)#United_States" title="Division (military)">Division</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/III_Armored_Corps" title="III Armored Corps">III Armored Corps</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>"Old Ironsides"</i><sup id="cite_ref-SUD_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SUD-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Iron Soldiers!</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">March</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Iron Soldier March</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1116488514">.mw-parser-output .treeview ul{padding:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .treeview li{padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;list-style-image:none}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li{background:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Treeview-grey-line.png")no-repeat 0 -2981px;padding-left:21px;text-indent:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li:last-child{background-position:0 -5971px}.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>.mw-empty-elt:first-child+.emptyline,.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>li:first-child{background-position:0 9px}</style><div class="treeview"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> <ul><li><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Torch" title="Operation Torch">Operation Torch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisia_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunisia Campaign">Tunisia Campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Run_for_Tunis" title="Run for Tunis">Run for Tunis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sidi_Bou_Zid" title="Battle of Sidi Bou Zid">Sidi Bou Zid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass" title="Battle of Kasserine Pass">Kasserine Pass</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Campaign (World War II)">Italian Campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Anzio" title="Battle of Anzio">Battle of Anzio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_1945_offensive_in_Italy" title="Spring 1945 offensive in Italy">Operation Grapeshot</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1116488514"><div class="treeview"><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Persian Gulf War</a> <ul><li><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Storm">Operation Desert Storm</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Phase_Line_Bullet" title="Battle of Phase Line Bullet">Battle of Phase Line Bullet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Al_Busayyah" title="Battle of Al Busayyah">Battle of Al Busayyah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Medina_Ridge" title="Battle of Medina Ridge">Battle of Medina Ridge</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1116488514"><div class="treeview"><a href="/wiki/War_on_Terror" class="mw-redirect" title="War on Terror">Global War on Terrorism</a> <ul><li><ul><li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Inherent_Resolve" title="Operation Inherent Resolve">Operation Inherent Resolve</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Current<br />commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_D._Taylor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtis D. Taylor (page does not exist)">Curtis D. Taylor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Deputy Commanding General - Operations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brigadier General</a> Alric L. Francis</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Deputy Commander - Support</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brigadier General</a> Paul Krattiger</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Deputy Commanding General - Maneuver</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_(United_Kingdom)" title="Brigadier (United Kingdom)">Brigadier</a> Andrew Ridland, <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Chief of Staff</th><td class="infobox-data">Colonel David A. Norris</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Command Sergeant Major</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Command_sergeant_major" title="Command sergeant major">CSM</a> James L. Light</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Ward" title="Orlando Ward">Orlando Ward</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ernest_N._Harmon" title="Ernest N. Harmon">Ernest N. Harmon</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Flag</th><td class="infobox-data"><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division.svg/145px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="145" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division.svg/218px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division.svg/290px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Distinctive_unit_insignia" title="Distinctive unit insignia">Distinctive unit insignia</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Armored_Division_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/1st_Armored_Division_DUI.png/100px-1st_Armored_Division_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/1st_Armored_Division_DUI.png/150px-1st_Armored_Division_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/1st_Armored_Division_DUI.png/200px-1st_Armored_Division_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="430" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Combat_Service_Identification_Badge" title="Combat Service Identification Badge">Combat service identification badge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.jpg/100px-1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.jpg/150px-1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="204" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/NATO_Joint_Military_Symbology" title="NATO Joint Military Symbology">NATO Map Symbol</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> <table style="border:none; background:none;text-align: center; line-height: 18px; font-size:18px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align: right; padding:0 2px;"><span style="background-color:; color:black;">1</span> </td> <td style="width:88;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/90px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/135px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg/180px-NATO_Map_Symbol_-_Unit_Size_-_Division.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="135" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align: left; padding:0 2px;"><span style="background-color:; color:black;">III</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:none;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_(Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame)-_Armour_(NATO_APP-6).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/90px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/135px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg/180px-Military_Symbol_-_Friendly_Unit_%28Solid_Light_1.5x1_Frame%29-_Armour_%28NATO_APP-6%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1st_Armored_Division_&quot;Old_Ironsides&quot;_(1942–44)650" style="margin:0;float:right;clear:right;width:25.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:1em;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks navbox-vertical mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div id="1st_Armored_Division_&quot;Old_Ironsides&quot;_(1942–44)650" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">1st Armored Division <i>"Old Ironsides"</i> (1942–44)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Parent unit</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">1st Armored Division</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Regiment (United States)">1st Armored Regiment (Light)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="13th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">13th Armored Regiment (Light)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="6th Infantry Regiment (United States)">6th Armored Infantry Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)" title="16th Engineer Battalion (United States)">16th Engineer Battalion (Armored)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1st_Armored_Division_&quot;Old_Ironsides&quot;_(1944–46)573" style="margin:0;float:right;clear:right;width:25.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:1em;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks navbox-vertical mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div id="1st_Armored_Division_&quot;Old_Ironsides&quot;_(1944–46)573" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">1st Armored Division <i>"Old Ironsides"</i> (1944–46)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Parent unit</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">1st Armored Division</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Armored_Infantry_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Armored Infantry Battalion (page does not exist)">6th Armored Infantry Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Armored_Infantry_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Armored Infantry Battalion (page does not exist)">11th Armored Infantry Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Armored_Infantry_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Armored Infantry Battalion (page does not exist)">14th Armored Infantry Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Tank_Battalion" title="1st Tank Battalion">1st Tank Battalion</a></li> <li>4th Tank Battalion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="13th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">13th Tank Battalion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1246091330">.mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:22em;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.2em;text-align:center;line-height:1.4em;font-size:88%;border-collapse:collapse;display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:table!important;float:right!important;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em!important}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-subgroup{width:100%;margin:0;border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-none{float:none;clear:both;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-outer-title{padding:0 0.4em 0.2em;font-size:125%;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-image{padding:0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-caption,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle-with-top-image,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-caption{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle{padding:0.4em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.2em 0.8em;font-size:145%;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-image{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-heading{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content{padding:0 0.5em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content-with-subgroup{padding:0.1em 0.4em 0.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-below{padding:0.3em 0.8em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-below{border-top:1px solid #aaa;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-navbar{text-align:right;font-size:115%;padding:0 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6em;font-size:105%}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title-c{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:center;margin:0 3.3em}@media(max-width:640px){body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .sidebar a>img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><table class="sidebar nomobile" style="border-collapse: separate; margin:0;float:right;clear:right;width:25.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:1em;"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"> U.S. Armored Divisions</td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="padding:0"> <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><th scope="col" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;;text-align:center;;width:50%;border-right:#f8f9fa 2px solid;"> Previous</th><th scope="col" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;;text-align:center;;width:50%;border-left:#f8f9fa 2px solid;"> Next</th></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style=";text-align:center;;width:50%;border-right:#f8f9fa 2px solid;"></td><td style=";text-align:center;;width:50%;border-left:#f8f9fa 2px solid;"> <a href="/wiki/2nd_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Armored Division (United States)">2nd Armored Division</a> (<i>Inactive</i>)</td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1st Armored Division</b>, nicknamed "Old Ironsides",<sup id="cite_ref-SUD_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SUD-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Brigade_combat_team#Combined_Arms_Battalion_(×3)" title="Brigade combat team">combined</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/MOS:BROKENSECTIONLINKS" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:BROKENSECTIONLINKS"><span title="The anchor (Combined Arms Battalion (×3)) has been deleted. (2024-10-16)">broken anchor</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">arms</a> <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>. The division is part of <a href="/wiki/III_Armored_Corps" title="III Armored Corps">III Armored Corps</a> and operates out of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Bliss" title="Fort Bliss">Fort Bliss</a> in <a href="/wiki/El_Paso" class="mw-redirect" title="El Paso">El Paso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. It was the first armored division of the United States Army to see battle in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Since World War II, the division has been involved in the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Persian Gulf War">Persian Gulf War</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, and several other operations. The division has also received numerous awards and recognition. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Insignia">Insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/1st Armored Division (United States)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States">"1st Armored Division" United States</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The division was nicknamed "Old Ironsides" by its first commander, Major General <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Magruder" title="Bruce Magruder">Bruce Magruder</a>, after he saw a picture of the frigate <a href="/wiki/USS_Constitution" title="USS Constitution">USS <i>Constitution</i></a>, also nicknamed "Old Ironsides". The large "1" at the top represents the numerical designation of the division and the insignia is used as a basis for most of the other sub-unit insignias. </p><p>In January 1918, the <a href="/wiki/Tank_Corps_of_the_American_Expeditionary_Forces" title="Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces">Tank Corps of the United States Army</a> was established under Colonel <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Rockenbach" title="Samuel Rockenbach">Samuel Rockenbach</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At his direction, First Lieutenant J. P. Wharton designed the original coat of arms: a triangle on a shield surrounded by a wreath and a silver dragon. The triangle itself is an old heraldic element of armorial design known as a pile, representing the head of a spear. There was no shoulder patch in 1918. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/7th_Cavalry_Brigade_(United_States)" title="7th Cavalry Brigade (United States)">7th Cavalry Brigade (mechanized)</a> contributed the other part of the present-day Armor shoulder patch. The brigade formed out of the 1st Cavalry Regiment in Marfa Texas, on 16 January 1933 under General <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Van_Voorhis" title="Daniel Van Voorhis">Daniel Van Voorhis</a>, then Colonel of the Cavalry. The 7th Cavalry Brigade included the 13th Cavalry and had been organized specifically to develop the new armored force concept while training in the emerging modern war-fighting tactics. </p><p>Colonel George F. Linthwaite (then a newly enlisted Private) joined the 13th Cavalry regiment in 1933. Major General <a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Grow" title="Robert W. Grow">Robert W. Grow</a> (then a Major and brigade adjutant) was instructed to develop a shoulder patch for the new armored force. Grow announced to the brigade that a contest would be held to design the new Armored force patch. A three-day weekend pass was awarded to the designer of the winning entry. </p><p>Linthwaite won the contest: he designed a circular patch, four inches in diameters, with a solid yellow-gold background to symbolize the Cavalry heritage. On the face of the patch, he drew a stylized black tank track with a drive and idler sprockets to symbolize mobility. In the center of the track at a slight diagonal, he placed a single cannon barrel, also in black, to symbolize firepower. Finally, to symbolize the striking power of the new armored force, he added a diagonal lightning bolt in red, extending across the total design and full diameter of the patch. </p><p>In 1940, Major General <a href="/wiki/Adna_R._Chaffee_Jr." title="Adna R. Chaffee Jr.">Adna R. Chaffee Jr.</a> was promoted to lead the newly created Armor Forces which had evolved from the old 7th Cavalry Brigade and were preparing for the looming war in Europe. Chaffee wanted a patch for this new Armored Force. He chose to combine the 7th Brigade patch with the triangle from the World War I crest. The tri-colors, with blue for infantry, red for artillery, and yellow for cavalry – represented the three basic components of the mechanized armed force. In 1940 the War Department officially designated the now-familiar patch worn by soldiers of all United States Army Armored Divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 15 July 1940, the 1st Armored Division, largely an expanded and reorganized version of the <a href="/wiki/7th_Cavalry_Brigade_(United_States)" title="7th Cavalry Brigade (United States)">7th Cavalry Brigade</a>, was activated at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Knox" title="Fort Knox">Fort Knox</a> under the command of Major General Bruce Magruder. The <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Regiment (United States)">1st Cavalry Regiment</a> was re-designated as the 1st Armored Regiment and the <a href="/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="13th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">13th Cavalry Regiment</a> was re-designated as the 13th Armored Regiment under the 1st Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division.<sup id="cite_ref-1st_Armored_Division:_WWII_and_Beyond_Book_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1st_Armored_Division:_WWII_and_Beyond_Book-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For more than two years after its activation, the 1st Armored Division trained at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Knox" title="Fort Knox">Fort Knox</a> and the division pioneered and developed tank gunnery and strategic armored offensives while increasing from 66 medium-sized tanks to over 600 medium and light armored vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-1st_Armored_Division:_WWII_and_Beyond_Book_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1st_Armored_Division:_WWII_and_Beyond_Book-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Training">Training</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/1st Armored Division (United States)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On 15 July 1940 the division was established at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The U.S. Army had never had an armored division before and the troops necessary for this kind of force were drawn from a variety of army posts. </p><p>When the organization was completed, the division had tanks, artillery, and infantry as combat forces. In direct support were <a href="/wiki/Tank_destroyer" title="Tank destroyer">tank destroyer</a>, maintenance, medical, supply and engineer battalions, but bringing the division up to its full quota of equipment and vehicles was difficult. Although new equipment was received almost daily, the division had only nine outdated <a href="/wiki/Medium_tank" title="Medium tank">medium tanks</a> primarily armed with guns until March 1941. Most of the division attended the Armored Force School at Knox to train in using their newly acquired tanks, <a href="/wiki/Half-track" title="Half-track">half-tracks</a>, and guns. </p><p>At Fort Knox, the division participated in the Technicolor <a href="/wiki/Short_subject" class="mw-redirect" title="Short subject">short movie</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tanks_Are_Coming_(1941)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Tanks Are Coming (1941)">The Tanks Are Coming</a></i> (as the "First Armored Force"). It deployed to participate in the <a href="/wiki/VII_Corps_(United_States)" title="VII Corps (United States)">VII Corps</a> Maneuvers on 18 August 1941. Once the maneuvers concluded, the 1st Armored Division then moved on 28 August 1941 and arrived at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Polk" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Polk">Camp Polk</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Second_United_States_Army" title="Second United States Army">Second Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> Maneuvers on 1 September 1941. They then moved to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Jackson_(South_Carolina)" title="Fort Jackson (South Carolina)">Fort Jackson</a> on 30 October 1941 to participate in the <a href="/wiki/First_United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="First United States Army">First Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Maneuvers" title="Carolina Maneuvers">Carolina Maneuvers</a>. </p><p>The division returned to Fort Knox on 7 December 1941 but started to prepare for deployment overseas instead of returning to garrison. Training took on a new intensity. The division was reorganized, and all tanks, both medium and light were put into two armored regiments, the 1st and 13th. A third armored field artillery battalion, the 91st, was formed, and the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion was organized and attached to the division. </p><p>The 1st Armored Division was ordered to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Dix" title="Fort Dix">Fort Dix</a> on 11 April 1942 to await their deployment overseas. The division's port call required them to board the <a href="/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary" title="RMS Queen Mary">RMS <i>Queen Mary</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Port_of_Embarkation" title="New York Port of Embarkation">New York Port of Embarkation</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Army_Terminal" title="Brooklyn Army Terminal">Brooklyn Army Terminal</a> on 11 May 1942. They arrived in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> on 16 May 1942 and trained on the moors until they moved on to <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> on 29 October 1942. The division was now commanded by Major General <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Ward" title="Orlando Ward">Orlando Ward</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Combat_operations">Combat operations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Combat operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/1st Armored Division (United States)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Armored_Division_Tank,_World_War_II.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/1st_Armored_Division_Tank%2C_World_War_II.jpg/220px-1st_Armored_Division_Tank%2C_World_War_II.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/1st_Armored_Division_Tank%2C_World_War_II.jpg/330px-1st_Armored_Division_Tank%2C_World_War_II.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/1st_Armored_Division_Tank%2C_World_War_II.jpg/440px-1st_Armored_Division_Tank%2C_World_War_II.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3216" data-file-height="2136" /></a><figcaption>The M5 Stuart tank was used by "Iron Soldiers" during World War II.</figcaption></figure> <p>A volunteer troop of three <a href="/wiki/M3_Lee" title="M3 Lee">M3 Lee</a> crews from the 1st Armored Division commanded by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cabot_Lodge_Jr." title="Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.">Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.</a> fought in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gazala" title="Battle of Gazala">Battle of Gazala</a> under British command in June 1942, becoming the first Americans to engage the Germans on land in the war.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alerted for the invasion were the 1st Battalion of the 1st Armored Regiment, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 13th Armored Regiment, nearly all the 6th Armored Infantry Regiment, the <a href="/wiki/27th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="27th Field Artillery Regiment">27th Armored Field Artillery</a> Battalion, "B" and "C" Companies of the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion, and detachments of the <a href="/wiki/16th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)" title="16th Engineer Battalion (United States)">16th Armored Engineer Battalion</a>, the Supply Battalion, the Maintenance Battalion, 47th Armored Medical Battalion, and the <a href="/wiki/141st_Signal_Battalion_(United_States)" title="141st Signal Battalion (United States)">141st Signal Company</a>. </p><p>The unit's proper first contact with an enemy was as part of the <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied</a> invasion of Northwest Africa, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Torch" title="Operation Torch">Operation Torch</a>, on 8 November 1942. Elements of the division became part of the Northern Task Force and became the first American <a href="/wiki/Armored_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Armored division">armored division</a> to see combat in World War II. <a href="/wiki/Combat_command" title="Combat command">Combat Command</a> B (CCB) of the division landed east and west of <a href="/wiki/Oran" title="Oran">Oran</a> under the command of Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Lunsford_E._Oliver" title="Lunsford E. Oliver">Lunsford E. Oliver</a> and entered the city on 10 November 1942. On 24 November 1942, CCB moved from <a href="/wiki/Tafraoui" title="Tafraoui">Tafraoui</a>, Algeria to <a href="/wiki/Bedja" class="mw-redirect" title="Bedja">Bedja</a>, Tunisia, and raided the <a href="/wiki/Djedeida" title="Djedeida">Djedeida</a> airfield the next day and conquered the city on 28 November 1942. CCB moved southwest of <a href="/wiki/Tebourba" title="Tebourba">Tebourba</a> on 1 December 1942, engaged with <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> forces on El Guessa Heights on 3 December 1942, but its lines were pierced on 6 December 1942. CCB withdrew to Bedja with heavy equipment losses between 10 and 11 December 1942 and was placed in reserve. CCB next attacked in the Ousseltia Valley on 21 January 1943, and cleared that area until 29 January 1943 when sent to Bou Chebka, and arrived at <a href="/wiki/Maktar" title="Maktar">Maktar</a> on 14 February 1943. </p><p>Combat Command A (CCA) fought at Faïd Pass commencing on 30 January 1943, and advanced to <a href="/wiki/Sidi_Bou_Zid" class="mw-redirect" title="Sidi Bou Zid">Sidi Bou Zid</a>, where it was <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sidi_Bou_Zid" title="Battle of Sidi Bou Zid">pushed back with heavy tank losses on 14 February 1943</a>, and had elements isolated on Djebel Lessouda, Djebel Kasaira, and Garet Hadid. Combat Command C (CCC), which was formed on 23 January 1943 to raid <a href="/wiki/Sened_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sened (town)">Sened Station</a> on 24 January, advanced towards Sbeita and counterattacked to support CCA in the Sidi Bou Zid area on 15 February 1943, but was forced to retreat with heavy losses. The division withdrew from Sbeita on 16 February 1943, but by 21 February 1943 CCB contained the German attack toward <a href="/wiki/T%C3%A9bessa" title="Tébessa">Tébessa</a>. The German withdrawal allowed the division to recover <a href="/wiki/Kasserine_Pass" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasserine Pass">Kasserine Pass</a> on 26 February 1943 and assemble in reserve. The division moved northeast of <a href="/wiki/Gafsa" title="Gafsa">Gafsa</a> on 13 March 1943 and attacked in heavy rains on 17 March 1943 as CCA took Zannouch, but became immobilized by rain the next day. The division drove on <a href="/wiki/Maknassy" class="mw-redirect" title="Maknassy">Maknassy</a> on 20 March 1943, and fought the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Djebel_Naemia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Battle of Djebel Naemia (page does not exist)">Battle of Djebel Naemia</a> on 22–25 March 1943, and then fought to break through positions barring the road to <a href="/wiki/Gab%C3%A8s" title="Gabès">Gabès</a> between 29 March and 1 April 1943. It followed up on the withdrawing German forces on 6 April 1943 and attacked towards <a href="/wiki/Mateur" title="Mateur">Mateur</a> with CCA on 27 April 1943, which fell after fighting on Hill 315 and Hill 299 on 3 May 1943. The division, now commanded by Major General <a href="/wiki/Ernest_N._Harmon" title="Ernest N. Harmon">Ernest N. Harmon</a>, fought the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_for_Djebel_Achtel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Battle for Djebel Achtel (page does not exist)">Battle for Djebel Achtel</a> between 5 and 11 May 1943 and entered Ferryville on 7 May 1943. With the British forces taking Tunis and Americans in Bizerte, the Axis forces in <a href="/wiki/Tunisia" title="Tunisia">Tunisia</a> surrendered between 9 and 13 May 1943. The division was reorganized in <a href="/wiki/French_Morocco" class="mw-redirect" title="French Morocco">French Morocco</a> and began arriving in <a href="/wiki/Naples" title="Naples">Naples</a>, Italy on 28 October 1943. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WWII_North_Africa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/WWII_North_Africa.jpg/220px-WWII_North_Africa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/WWII_North_Africa.jpg/330px-WWII_North_Africa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/WWII_North_Africa.jpg/440px-WWII_North_Africa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2136" data-file-height="3216" /></a><figcaption>Exhibit at the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss museum depicts the type of bivouac site used in North Africa in WWII. Soldiers slept in cloth tents and carried chests of equipment and stoves.</figcaption></figure> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily" title="Allied invasion of Sicily">Allied invasion of Sicily</a>, the 1st Armored Division, which was part of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_North" title="United States Army North">American Fifth Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Italy" title="Allied invasion of Italy">invaded mainland Italy</a>. It participated in the attack on the <a href="/wiki/Winter_Line" title="Winter Line">Winter Line</a> in November 1943, flanked the <a href="/wiki/Axis_powers" title="Axis powers">Axis</a> armies in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Anzio" title="Battle of Anzio">landings at Anzio</a>, and passed through the city of Rome and pursued the retreating enemy northward until mid-July 1944. At that point, Harmon was replaced by Major General <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Prichard" title="Vernon Prichard">Vernon Prichard</a>, who led the 1st Armored for the rest of the war. Three days after Prichard took command, the division was reorganized based on experiences in the North Africa Campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The change was drastic: it eliminated the armored and infantry regiments in favor of three separate tank and infantry battalions, disbanded the Supply Battalion, and cut the strength of the division from 14,000 to 10,000. The result of the reorganization was a more flexible and balanced division, with roughly equivalent infantry and tank battalions. These forces could be combined or custom-tailored by the command to meet any situation. The additional infantry strength would prove particularly useful in future campaigns in the largely mountainous combat of the Italian campaign. The division continued in combat to the <a href="/wiki/Po_(river)" title="Po (river)">Po Valley</a> until the German forces in Italy surrendered on 2 May 1945. In June, the division moved to Germany as part of the occupation forces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Casualties">Casualties</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Casualties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Total battle casualties: 7,096<sup id="cite_ref-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Killed in action: 1,194<sup id="cite_ref-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Wounded in action: 5,168<sup id="cite_ref-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Missing in action: 216<sup id="cite_ref-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Prisoner of war: 518<sup id="cite_ref-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>During the war, the Old Ironsides division captured 41 towns and cities and 108,740 prisoners. 722 division soldiers were awarded the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a> and another 908 received the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a>. The division received 5,478 <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Hearts</a>. Two division soldiers were awarded the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> during World War II: <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Minue" title="Nicholas Minue">Private Nicholas Minue</a> and Second Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Weldon_Fowler" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Weldon Fowler">Thomas Weldon Fowler</a>. </p><p>The 1st Armored Division flag returned to the New York Port of Embarkation on 24 April 1946 and was deactivated at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Kilmer" title="Camp Kilmer">Camp Kilmer</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> on 25 April 1946. The component headquarters and units which remained in Germany were retasked and renamed as a component of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constabulary" title="United States Constabulary">United States Constabulary</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="After_World_War_II">After World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: After World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/1st Armored Division (United States)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States">"1st Armored Division" United States</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As part of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> buildup of American forces, the 1st Armored Division was reactivated at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Hood" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Hood">Fort Hood</a>, Texas on 7 March 1951. The division became one of the first divisions in the Army <a href="/wiki/Desegregation_in_the_United_States" title="Desegregation in the United States">to integrate black soldiers throughout the ranks</a>, and was also the only combat-ready armored division in the continental United States and the first to receive the <a href="/wiki/M48_Patton" title="M48 Patton">M48 Patton</a> tank. Training for nuclear war became a major theme in the mid-1950s. The 1st Armored Division participated in tests of the "Atomic Field Army" at Fort Hood and in Operation Sagebrush, the largest joint maneuver conducted since World War II. The 1st Armored Division moved to its new base of operations at Fork Polk, Louisiana after completing the exercise in February 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-MIlitary.com_1AD_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MIlitary.com_1AD-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cuba">Cuba</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Cuba"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/1st Armored Division (United States)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States">"1st Armored Division" United States</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>At the end of the 1950s, the Army's focus on a nuclear battlefield waned and it experienced years of reduced budgets. The 1st Armored Division reverted into a training cadre for new inductees after being reduced in size and moved back to Fort Hood. </p><p>In 1962, the 1st Armored Division was brought back to full strength and reorganized. Brigades replaced combat commands and the division's aviation assets doubled. Intense training followed the reorganization. In October 1962 the 1st Armored Division was declared combat-ready just before the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a>. The division deployed from Fort Hood, Texas to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Stewart" title="Fort Stewart">Fort Stewart</a> in response to the Soviet stationing of missiles in Cuba. The entire operation took 18 days.<sup id="cite_ref-MIlitary.com_1AD_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MIlitary.com_1AD-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the following six weeks, the 1st Armored Division conducted live-fire training and amphibious exercises on the Georgia and Florida coasts. One highlight was a visit from President John F. Kennedy on 26 November 1962. Shortly thereafter, tensions eased and the division returned to Ft. Hood. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vietnam">Vietnam</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Vietnam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although the 1st Armored Division did not participate as a division in the Vietnam War, there were two units, Company A, <a href="/wiki/501st_Aviation_Regiment_(United_States)" title="501st Aviation Regiment (United States)">501st Aviation</a> and 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry, that served in Vietnam. Both earned <a href="/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)" title="Presidential Unit Citation (United States)">Presidential Unit Citations</a>, and 1-1 Cavalry received two <a href="/wiki/Valorous_Unit_Award" title="Valorous Unit Award">Valorous Unit Awards</a> and three <a href="/wiki/Gallantry_Cross_(South_Vietnam)" title="Gallantry Cross (South Vietnam)">Vietnamese Crosses of Gallantry</a>. Neither unit was officially detached from the 1st Armored Division thus veterans of both units may wear the division's patch as a <a href="/wiki/Combat_patch" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat patch">combat patch</a>. In 1967 the <a href="/wiki/198th_Infantry_Brigade_(United_States)" title="198th Infantry Brigade (United States)">198th Infantry Brigade</a> was formed from three of the division's infantry battalions and deployed from Fort Hood to Vietnam. After the war, two of the three battalions, 1-<a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="6th Infantry Regiment (United States)">6 Infantry</a> and 1-<a href="/wiki/52nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="52nd Infantry Regiment (United States)">52 Infantry</a>, returned to the 1st Armored Division. </p><p>In early April 1968, when rioting broke out in many American cities following the <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.">assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, the 3rd Brigade was deployed on 6 April to assist in restoring order during <a href="/wiki/1968_Chicago_riots" title="1968 Chicago riots">rioting in Chicago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Scheips_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scheips-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 309">: 309 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="West_Germany">West Germany</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: West Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/CENTAG_wartime_structure_in_1989#1st_Armored_Division" title="CENTAG wartime structure in 1989">CENTAG wartime structure in 1989 § 1st Armored Division</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_US_Armored_Division_1989.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/1st_US_Armored_Division_1989.png/220px-1st_US_Armored_Division_1989.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/1st_US_Armored_Division_1989.png/330px-1st_US_Armored_Division_1989.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/1st_US_Armored_Division_1989.png/440px-1st_US_Armored_Division_1989.png 2x" data-file-width="1879" data-file-height="832" /></a><figcaption>1st Armored Division structure 1989 (click to enlarge)</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/1st Armored Division (United States)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the early 1970s, American forces withdrew from Vietnam and the Army was heavily restructured: the 1st Armored Division was rumored to be on the list of units to be deactivated. Veterans of the division organized a letter-writing campaign to "save" the 1st Armored Division. </p><p>As part of the Army's post-Vietnam reorganization, the 1st Armored Division was moved to <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> in 1971 and replaced the <a href="/wiki/4th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="4th Armored Division (United States)">4th Armored Division</a> in the Bavarian city of <a href="/wiki/Ansbach" title="Ansbach">Ansbach</a>. The Division headquarters remained in Ansbach, with brigade units in the neighboring towns of <a href="/wiki/Bamberg" title="Bamberg">Bamberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illesheim" title="Illesheim">Illesheim</a>, <a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrth" title="Fürth">Fürth</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nuremberg" title="Nuremberg">Nuremberg</a>), <a href="/wiki/Schwabach" title="Schwabach">Schwabach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Katterbach_Kaserne" title="Katterbach Kaserne">Katterbach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crailsheim" title="Crailsheim">Crailsheim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Erlangen" title="Erlangen">Erlangen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zirndorf" title="Zirndorf">Zirndorf</a> for the next twenty years, as part of <a href="/wiki/VII_Corps_(United_States)" title="VII Corps (United States)">VII Corps</a>, itself part of <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Allied_Force_Command_Heidelberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Allied Force Command Heidelberg">Central Army Group</a>. </p><p>1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/51st_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="51st Infantry Regiment (United States)">51st Infantry</a> (Mech), at Crailsheim, part of the 1st Brigade, was deactivated on 16 June 1984 as a result of the division's conversion to the Division 86 force structure. Under the Division 86 structure, each heavy division decreased by one infantry battalion, while remaining infantry battalions gained one additional rifle company. </p><p>On 16 April 1986, the Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, was activated in Germany. </p><p>In April 1987, 6th Battalion, <a href="/wiki/43rd_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment">43rd Air Defense Artillery</a> (Patriot) moved to a newly built Urlas Kaserne (located near Bismarck & Katterbach Kaserne) assigned to the 1st Armored Division. </p><p>On 16 November 1987, the 501st Combat Aviation Battalion was deactivated and re-flagged as 2nd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/1st_Aviation_Regiment_(United_States)" title="1st Aviation Regiment (United States)">1st Aviation Regiment</a> at <a href="/wiki/Katterbach_Kaserne" title="Katterbach Kaserne">Katterbach Kaserne</a>, Federal Republic of Germany, under the 1st Armored Division. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Persian_Gulf_War">Persian Gulf War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Persian Gulf War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/1st Armored Division (United States)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States">"1st Armored Division" United States</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In August 1990, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Kuwait" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Kuwait">invaded Kuwait</a>. On 8 November 1990, the 1st Armored Division was alerted for deployment to the Middle East to provide an offensive option should Saddam refuse to withdraw from Kuwait. This alert changed the division's focus, from "building down" in Europe to "building up" in Southwest Asia. </p><p>Division leaders and soldiers began focusing on planning, training and unit deployment. Planning focused on the challenge of logistics, as the division had to be shipped to <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> in a logical order to support the buildup for combat operations. </p><p>Commanders and their staff rapidly integrated new equipment into their units to be deployed to the Persian Gulf region. The division also prepared to receive new units: 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division replaced 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division. Round-out units such as the 312th Support Center <a href="/wiki/Rear_Area_Operations_Center" title="Rear Area Operations Center">Rear Area Operations Center (RAOC)</a> composed of Reservists from throughout Germany, also joined the division. Other units, such as the <a href="/wiki/19th_Engineer_Battalion" title="19th Engineer Battalion">19th</a> and 54th Engineer Battalions, the 218th Military Police Company, and the 7th Support Group, joined the 1st Armored Division in Kuwait. </p><p>Units concentrated on preparing vehicles for overseas movement while undergoing individual and unit training, including gunnery, in the few weeks available before deployment. The division qualified 355 tanks and 300 Bradley crews on Tables VII and VIII, conducted division artillery howitzer section gunnery, fired modified Vulcan Table VIII and qualified Stinger and Chaparral crews. Battle drill rehearsals and wargaming seminars were also part of the rigorous training agenda. </p><p>The division transported equipment by rail, wheeled convoy, and rotary-wing self-deployment. These movements unavoidably occurred on short notice or in bad weather, and posed challenges to coordination and logistics. The first trains departed for port the last week of November 1990 and continued to so until the second week of December 1990. Within two months 17,400 soldiers and 7,050 pieces of equipment were moved to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield/Storm.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Battle_damage_assessment">Battle damage assessment</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Battle damage assessment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>25 Feb: 2 tanks, 25 <a href="/wiki/Armoured_personnel_carrier" title="Armoured personnel carrier">Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)</a>, 9 artillery, 14 Air Defense Artillery (ADA), 48 trucks, 314 <a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" title="Prisoner of war">Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW)</a></li> <li>26 Feb: 112 tanks, 82 APC, 2 artillery, 2 ADA, 94 trucks, 545 EPW</li> <li>27 Feb: 186 tanks, 127 APC, 66 artillery, 5 ADA, 118 trucks, 839 EPW</li> <li>28 Feb: 41 tanks, 60 APC, 15 artillery, 11 ADA, 244 trucks, 281 EPW</li> <li>1–12 Mar: 99 tanks, 191 APC, 98 artillery, 105 ADA, 879 trucks, 4,707 EPW</li> <li>Total: 440 tanks, 485 APC, 190 artillery, 137 ADA, 1,383 trucks, 6,686 EPW<sup id="cite_ref-triumph_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-triumph-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Four division soldiers were <a href="/wiki/Killed_in_action" title="Killed in action">killed in action</a> and 52 <a href="/wiki/Wounded_in_action" title="Wounded in action">wounded in action</a> during the Gulf War<sup id="cite_ref-triumph_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-triumph-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 232">: 232 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Balkans">The Balkans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: The Balkans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/1st Armored Division (United States)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OJE.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/OJE.jpg/220px-OJE.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/OJE.jpg/330px-OJE.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/OJE.jpg/440px-OJE.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3328" data-file-height="2709" /></a><figcaption>Sticker Handed out to Division Staff prior to Mountain Eagle 1995</figcaption></figure> <p>On 18 December 1995, under the command of Major General <a href="/wiki/William_L._Nash" title="William L. Nash">William L. Nash</a>, the division deployed to northeastern <a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia</a> as the command and major troop contributing element of <a href="/wiki/Task_Force_Eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force Eagle">Task Force Eagle</a>, a peace enforcement, multinational unit. The 1st Armored Division returned in late 1996 to Germany. </p><p>In 1999, the unit deployed to <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> for <a href="/wiki/Operation_Allied_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Allied Force">Operation Allied Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Joint_Guardian" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Joint Guardian">Operation Joint Guardian</a>. The unit trained heavily afterwards in the <a href="/wiki/Hohenfels,_Bavaria" title="Hohenfels, Bavaria">Hohenfels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grafenw%C3%B6hr" title="Grafenwöhr">Grafenwöhr</a> Training Areas in Germany, with realistic OPFOR (Opposition Forces) exercises. </p><p>In 2000, the 1st Armored Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team trained at the <a href="/wiki/Grafenwoehr_Training_Area" title="Grafenwoehr Training Area">Grafenwoehr Training Area</a> (GTA). In February 2000, 1st Armored Division Headquarters announced the closure of military facilities in <a href="/wiki/Bad_Kreuznach" title="Bad Kreuznach">Bad Kreuznach</a> and its subsequent move to <a href="/wiki/Lucius_D._Clay_Kaserne" title="Lucius D. Clay Kaserne">Wiesbaden</a> scheduled for June 2001. The 1st Armored Division trained at HTA and GTA in three separate exercises in March 2001. Ready First participated in Mountain Guardian III at Hohenfels as a mission rehearsal exercise for Kosovo. </p><p>The 1st Armored Division's command and control elements conducted a warfighter exercise in the GTA between 21 March and 17 April 2001. The 1st Armored Division took command of Task Force Falcon in Kosovo as Brigadier General Randal Tieszen accepted the colors from 1st Infantry Division's Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Sanchez" title="Ricardo Sanchez">Ricardo Sanchez</a>. The 1st Armored Division celebrated its 60th birthday at home and abroad in Kosovo on 15 July 2001. Major General <a href="/wiki/George_W._Casey,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="George W. Casey, Jr.">George W. Casey, Jr.</a> traveled to Boston Harbor in August 2001, where he connected with Commander Bill Foster of the historic warship <a href="/wiki/USS_Constitution" title="USS Constitution">USS <i>Constitution</i></a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iraq">Iraq</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Iraq"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/1st Armored Division (United States)">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States">"1st Armored Division" United States</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%221st+Armored+Division%22+United+States&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the months building up to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, two <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalions</a> of the 1st Armored Division's 3rd Brigade were deployed to support <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a>. The 2–<a href="/wiki/70th_Armor_Regiment" title="70th Armor Regiment">70 Armor</a> and 1–<a href="/wiki/41st_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="41st Infantry Regiment (United States)">41 Infantry</a> battalion task forces augmented the <a href="/wiki/82nd_Airborne_Division" title="82nd Airborne Division">82nd Airborne Division</a>, the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="3rd Infantry Division (United States)">3rd Infantry Division</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a> throughout the campaign to oust Iraqi dictator <a href="/wiki/Saddam_Hussein" title="Saddam Hussein">Saddam Hussein</a>. These units spearheaded the U.S. assaults in As Samawah and Karbala and later occupied the southern area of Baghdad. The 1st Battalion, 13th Armor followed shortly behind towards the end of March 2003. </p><p>In May 2003, the division deployed to Iraq and assumed responsibility for <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>, under command of Major General <a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Sanchez" title="Ricardo Sanchez">Ricardo Sanchez</a>, relieving the 3d Infantry Division. The 1st Brigade, under Colonel <a href="/wiki/Michael_S._Tucker" title="Michael S. Tucker">Michael S. Tucker</a> and after July 2003 under Colonel <a href="/wiki/Peter_Mansoor" title="Peter Mansoor">Peter Mansoor</a>, assumed responsibility for the <a href="/wiki/Al-Rusafa,_Iraq" title="Al-Rusafa, Iraq">Rusafa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adhamiya" class="mw-redirect" title="Adhamiya">Adhamiya</a> districts of central Baghdad.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The division was scheduled to return to Germany in April 2004 but was extended in country an additional 3 months in order to oppose an uprising of Shia militia led by Moqtada Al Sadr. During the extension Task Force 1–37 Armor ("Bandits") fought Sadr's forces in <a href="/wiki/Karbala" title="Karbala">Karbala</a> while Task Force 2–37 AR ("Dukes") along with elements of 2–3 FA ("Gunners") fought in <a href="/wiki/Diwaniya" class="mw-redirect" title="Diwaniya">Diwaniya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sadr_City" title="Sadr City">Sadr City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al-Kut" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Kut">Al-Kut</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Najaf" title="Najaf">Najaf</a>. Task Force 1–36 IN ("Spartans") became the <a href="/wiki/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_7" title="Combined Joint Task Force 7">Combined Joint Task Force 7</a> Operational Reserve and conducted operations along Route Irish from Baghdad International Airport to the Green Zone in support of the 1st Cavalry Division. Forces from the 2d Brigade fought in <a href="/wiki/Kut" title="Kut">Kut</a>. During its 15-month deployment, the division lost 133 soldiers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ready_First">Ready First</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Ready First"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The division's 1st Brigade deployed again to Iraq in January 2006 under the command of Colonel <a href="/wiki/Sean_MacFarland" title="Sean MacFarland">Sean B. MacFarland</a> after months of intensive training in Grafenwöhr and Hohenfels, Germany. Many of the soldiers who fought with units like 1–36 Infantry ("Spartans"), 2–37 Armor ("Iron Dukes"), and 1–37 ("Bandits") during the invasion of Iraq returned for a second tour. Most of the 1st BCT was initially deployed to Northern Iraq in <a href="/wiki/Nineveh_Governorate" title="Nineveh Governorate">Nineveh province</a> concentrating on the city of Tal' Afar. In May 2006, the main force of the 1st Brigade received orders to move south to the city of Ramadi in volatile Al Anbar Province.<sup id="cite_ref-Michaels2010_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Michaels2010-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tank_in_Ramadi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Tank_in_Ramadi.jpg/220px-Tank_in_Ramadi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Tank_in_Ramadi.jpg/330px-Tank_in_Ramadi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Tank_in_Ramadi.jpg/440px-Tank_in_Ramadi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>1st BCT employed tanks in the city of Ramadi to push out Al Qaeda in Iraq.</figcaption></figure> <p>Since 2003, Al Anbar served as a base of operations for the Sunni insurgency and al Qaeda. Ramadi, its capital, had neither a government nor a police force when the brigade arrived. Most military strategists inside and outside of the Bush administration believed that the war in Anbar had already concluded unsuccessfully. Al Qaeda in Iraq publicly announced Ramadi as the capital of their new caliphate and the city alone averaged more than twenty attacks per day; the province was statistically the most dangerous location in the country, and the insurgency enjoyed free rein throughout much of the province.<sup id="cite_ref-Filkins_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Filkins-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ramadi">Ramadi</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Ramadi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the 1st Brigade arrived in Ramadi in June 2006 with more than 70 M1 Abrams tanks and 84 Bradley fighting vehicles, many locals believed the brigade was preparing for a Fallujah-style block-by-block clearing assault on the city and many insurgents fled the city. Following Colonel H.R. McMaster's "Clear, Hold, Build" strategy, the brigade developed a plan to isolate the insurgents, deny them sanctuary, and build Iraqi security forces. </p><p>The 1st Brigade moved into some of Ramadi's dangerous neighborhoods and built four of what would eventually become eighteen combat outposts starting in July 2006. The soldiers brought the territory under control and inflicted many casualties on the insurgents. On 24 July, the Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) launched a counterattack, initiating 24 assaults, each with about 100 fighters, on American positions. The insurgents failed in all of their attacks and lost about 30 men.<sup id="cite_ref-USA_Today,_An_Army_colonel's_gamble_pays_off_in_Iraq_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USA_Today,_An_Army_colonel's_gamble_pays_off_in_Iraq-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Independence_Day">Independence Day</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Independence Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Simultaneous with combat operations, the brigade worked on the "hold" portion of clear, hold, build. Lieutenant Colonel Tony Deane, commander of Task Force 1-35 Armor, approached Sheik Abdul Sattar Bezia al-Rishawi of the Abu Risha tribe in an attempt to recruit his tribesmen to the police force. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pic_of_ramadi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Pic_of_ramadi.jpg/220px-Pic_of_ramadi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Pic_of_ramadi.jpg/330px-Pic_of_ramadi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Pic_of_ramadi.jpg/440px-Pic_of_ramadi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="592" data-file-height="273" /></a><figcaption>Downtown Ramadi in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>In his book <i>A Chance in Hell</i> that focuses on the operation in Al Anbar, Jim Michaels wrote that the US had a flawed view on civil government which ignored the tribal history of Iraq. "The tribal system embraced elements of democracy. The sheik may not be elected," wrote Michaels," but nor is he born into his job. Sheiks are generally selected by a group of elders[...] Throughout history, ignoring the tribes [in Iraq] has never been a smart move. Sheiks have wielded power for thousands of years and survived countless efforts to blunt their influence in the name of modernity."<sup id="cite_ref-Michaels2010_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Michaels2010-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 89">: 89 </span></sup> </p><p>To facilitate Sheik Sittar, Colonel MacFarland's deputy, Lieutenant Colonel Jim Lechner, and his police implementation officer, Marine Major Teddy Gates, changed the location for Iraqi Police recruiting. They wanted a more secure location close to Sattar's house, as this would enable them to build a police station north of the Euphrates River in an area where many potential recruits lived. Having already had his father and three brothers killed by AQI, Sattar appreciated the idea. The residents' response was overwhelming by standing in line to serve as IP's at the next recruiting drive. </p><p>In August, the new Jazeera police station north of the river, manned mostly by Abu Ali Jassim tribe members, was attacked and the sheikh of the tribe was killed. AQI hid the sheikh's body so it was not found for several days, a violation of Islam's strict burial rules that call for interment within 24 hours. </p><p>The attack on the station killed several Iraqi police and created many burn casualties. MacFarland offered to evacuate the police to Camp Blue Diamond, an American Army camp outside of Ramadi, while they repaired the station. But the Iraqis refused to abandon their post and instead put their flag back up and resumed patrolling that same day.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Awakening">Awakening</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Awakening"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the locals outraged by AQI's disregard of Islamic funeral laws, the charismatic Sattar stepped forward to continue the push toward working with the Americans.<sup id="cite_ref-proceedings_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-proceedings-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 9 September 2006, he organized a tribal council, attended by more than 50 sheiks as well as MacFarland, where he officially declared an "Anbar Awakening". It would convene an Awakening Council dedicated to driving the AQI out of Ramadi and establish rule of law and local governance. The Anbar Awakening was realized with Sittar as its leader. McFarland, speaking later about the meeting, said, "I told them that I now knew what it was like to be in Independence Hall on 4 July 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed." While attacks remained high through October 2006, the Awakening and Sittar's influence began to spread. The AQI, realized it was losing its influence over the citizens and launched a counterattack on the Sufia tribal area on 25 November. The attack was intended to terrorize and insult the Sufia tribe, though with the 1st BCT's M1A1 tanks reinforcing tribal defenders, the AQI was repelled and the relationship between the Sufia tribe and the 1st Armored Division improved. </p><p>By early 2007, the combination of tribal engagement and combat outposts was defeating AQI's in Ramadi and throughout the province. President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>, in his 23 January 2007 State of the Union speech referred to Al Anbar as a place "where al Qaeda terrorists have gathered and local forces have begun showing a willingness to fight them."<sup id="cite_ref-sotu_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sotu-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id=""The_Gettysburg_of_this_war""><span id=".22The_Gettysburg_of_this_war.22"></span>"The Gettysburg of this war"</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: "The Gettysburg of this war""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By February 2007, contact with insurgents dropped almost 70 percent in number since June 2006 as well as decreasing in complexity and effect. By the summer of 2007, fighting in Al Anbar was mostly over. Frederick Kagan, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, called Al Anbar "the Gettysburg of this war, to the extent that counterinsurgencies can have such turning points," writing "Progress in Anbar and throughout the Sunni community has depended heavily on a skillful balance between military force and political efforts at the local level."<sup id="cite_ref-Kagan_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kagan-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tactics, techniques, and procedures used by 1st BCT were groundbreaking at the time but came to serve as the philosophical basis for the surge in Iraq.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In nine months, 85 soldiers, sailors, and Marines were killed, and over 500 were wounded. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Division_Headquarters_redeploys">Division Headquarters redeploys</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Division Headquarters redeploys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2007, amid a national debate about troop levels in Iraq and, more broadly, about the US strategy in Iraq, the 1st Armored Division Headquarters was re-deployed to Iraq. General <a href="/wiki/David_Petraeus" title="David Petraeus">David Petraeus</a>' <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War_troop_surge_of_2007" title="Iraq War troop surge of 2007">surge strategy</a> was in effect, with major counterinsurgency operations across the country. "This is a pivotal and historic time for the 1st AD, for the forces in Iraq and for the nation," said Brig. Gen. James C. Boozer, a deputy commanding general for 1st AD at the time of the division's deployment.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The division began its deployment the same day Petraeus delivered his <a href="/wiki/Report_to_Congress_on_the_Situation_in_Iraq" title="Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq">Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq</a>, concluding that "the military objectives of the surge are, in large measure, being met." </p><p>The division, commanded by then-Major General Mark Hertling, conducted a relief in place with the 25th Infantry Division and assumed command of Multi-National Division North, headquartered in Tikrit, Iraq, on 28 October 2007, just as MacFarland's Anbar Awakening was pushing AQI out of Anbar. At the time in northern Iraq, enemy attacks averaged 1,800 a month, the Iraqis had little trust in their central government, and the unemployment rate was high. </p><p>Hertling assumed responsibility for all Coalition forces in Northern Iraq. Multi-National Division North was composed of five maneuver brigade combat teams, a combat aviation brigade, a fires brigade, and an engineer brigade. The division had responsibility includes the Iraqi provinces of Ninawa, Kirkuk (formerly at Tamin), Salah ad Din, and Diyala along with Dahuk, and As Sulaymaniyah. The area included the critical cities of Tal Afar, Mosul, Bayji, Tikrit, Kirkuk, Samarra, Balad, Baqubah, Dahuk, and Sulaymaniah. Arbil province remained aligned as a separate Multi-National Division, North-East. The division area of operations included ethnic fault lines between Arabs and Kurds, religious fault lines between Sunni and Shia Muslims, numerous tribal regions, and the complexities involving significant former regime elements. </p><p>The 1st Armored Division immediately applied a mix of lethal and non-lethal counterinsurgency tactics, as maneuver battalions partnered with State Department officials and provincial reconstruction teams. Commanders applied a focused lethality, protecting the Iraqi population while killing insurgents in large volumes.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The division transferred responsibility to Headquarters 25th Infantry Division on 8 December 2008 and returned to Wiesbaden Army Airfield (later renamed <a href="/wiki/Lucius_D._Clay_Kaserne" title="Lucius D. Clay Kaserne">Lucius D. Clay Kaserne</a>) in Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 17 April 2013, US Secretary of Defense <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hagel" title="Chuck Hagel">Chuck Hagel</a> announced the deployment of elements of the 1st Armored Division headquarters to <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> in response to the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian Civil War">crisis in Syria</a>. The elements from the 1st Armored Division joined forces in Jordan and provided command and control in cooperation with Jordan forces, which was used to establish a joint task force headquarters that provided command and control for <a href="/wiki/Chemical_weapons" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemical weapons">chemical weapons</a> response, <a href="/wiki/Humanitarian_assistance" title="Humanitarian assistance">humanitarian assistance</a> efforts, and stability operations. The 1st Armored Division planners in Jordan are facilitating the exchange of information with the <a href="/wiki/Jordanian_Armed_Forces" title="Jordanian Armed Forces">Jordanian Armed Forces</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Move_to_Fort_Bliss">Move to Fort Bliss</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Move to Fort Bliss"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, the <a href="/wiki/Base_Realignment_and_Closure" title="Base Realignment and Closure">Base Realignment and Closure</a> (BRAC) commission decided to move the 1st Armored Division to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Bliss" title="Fort Bliss">Fort Bliss, Texas</a> no later than 2012. As part of the current Army-wide transformation, several division units were deactivated or converted to other units. The 1st Armored Division officially <a href="/wiki/Casing_of_the_Colors" title="Casing of the Colors">uncased its colors</a> at Fort Bliss on 13 May 2011. </p> <ul><li>1st Brigade: The 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division cased its colors at Friedberg, Germany on 20 April 2007, ending 62 years of military presence in Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1st Brigade reactivated and uncased its colors on 27 October 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-bliss_active_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bliss_active-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and began reconfiguring as a Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT) after redeployment from Iraq in November 2010. Denoted 1-1AD "Ready First", the 1st BCT, 1st Armored Division deployed to Afghanistan in December 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittard,11-29-2012_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittard,11-29-2012-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first <a href="/w/index.php?title=Female_engagement_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Female engagement team (page does not exist)">female engagement team</a> to deploy from Fort Bliss was trained in 2012 before Secretary of Defense <a href="/wiki/Leon_Panetta" title="Leon Panetta">Leon Panetta</a>'s order rescinding restrictions on women in combat roles.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Ready First" Brigade converted from a Stryker BCT to an ABCT 20 June 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-ready1st2019_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ready1st2019-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2nd Brigade: 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Baumholder, Germany, remained assigned to USAREUR until 15 July 2009, when it was reflagged as the separate <a href="/wiki/170th_Infantry_Brigade_(United_States)" title="170th Infantry Brigade (United States)">170th Infantry Brigade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the Grow the Army Plan announced on 19 December 2007, the 170th was one of two infantry brigades to be activated and retained in Germany until 2012 and 2013. (The other brigade is the <a href="/wiki/172nd_Infantry_Brigade_(United_States)" title="172nd Infantry Brigade (United States)">172nd Infantry Brigade</a> in <a href="/wiki/Schweinfurt" title="Schweinfurt">Schweinfurt</a>, Germany, which reflagged from 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division on 16 March 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-bliss_active_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bliss_active-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) In 2010, the U.S. Army attached the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division to the <a href="/wiki/Brigade_Modernization_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigade Modernization Command">Brigade Modernization Command</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> assigning it the evaluation mission previously held by the 5th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, AETF. In 2016, 2nd Brigade moved to the Ready pool for deployment.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>3rd Brigade: On 28 March 2008, the 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division (HBCT) deactivated at Fort Riley and reflagged as 2d (Dagger) Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HBCT).<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 3rd Brigade was reactivated as an infantry brigade combat team on 2 July 2009 at Fort Bliss.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>4th Brigade: On 4 March 2008, 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division activated at Fort Bliss as a HBCT and reflagged from the <a href="/wiki/4th_Brigade,_1st_Cavalry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division">4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>5th Brigade: In 2007, a new unit, 5th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, activated at Fort Bliss as an Army evaluation task force. 5th BCT tested the <a href="/wiki/Future_Force_Warrior" title="Future Force Warrior">Future Force Warrior</a> system. It evaluated multiple types of spin out equipment and prepared them for fielding to the rest of the Army. 5th Brigade was deactivated in 2010.</li> <li>Aviation Brigade: The Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division deactivated on 7 June 2006 at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, Hanau, Germany and moved to Fort Riley, Kansas to reflag as the modular Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th ID was reflagged to CAB, 1st Armored Division. 4–501st Aviation (4th Battalion "Pistoleros", 501st Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division) deployed to Kuwait in November 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-Pittard,11-29-2012_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pittard,11-29-2012-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Engineer Brigade: The Engineer Brigade, 1st Armored Division, the last of its kind in the Army, cased its colors and inactivated at Giessen, Germany on 26 April 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Division Artillery: Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division cased its colors and was deactivated at Baumholder, Germany on 1 May 2007. The 1st AD DIVARTY was the last standing division artillery unit in the Army.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_Artillery_(United_States)" title="1st Armored Division Artillery (United States)">DIVARTY</a> reactivated in 2014 at Fort Bliss.</li></ul> <p>The division's colors were officially moved from Germany to Fort Bliss on 13 May 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 25 June 2013, Army force restructuring plans were announced. As part of the plan, the division deactivated its 3rd Brigade Combat Team following its 2014 deployment to Afghanistan. The 4th BCT was reflagged as the 3rd Brigade Combat team in April 2015. </p><p>The 1st Armored Division's Sustainment Brigade deployed 200 of its soldiers to Afghanistan on 11 May 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operation_Freedom's_Sentinel"><span id="Operation_Freedom.27s_Sentinel"></span>Operation Freedom's Sentinel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Operation Freedom's Sentinel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In late December 2016, about 1,500 soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed to Afghanistan as part of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Freedom%27s_Sentinel" title="Operation Freedom's Sentinel">Operation Freedom's Sentinel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2017, 200 soldiers from the 1st Sustainment Brigade deployed throughout Afghanistan to lead logistical operations in support of the US counter-terrorism mission and Afghan-led operations against the Taliban.<sup id="cite_ref-stripes_1.461132_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stripes_1.461132-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operation_Inherent_Resolve">Operation Inherent Resolve</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Operation Inherent Resolve"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>400 soldiers from the division's headquarters element deployed to Iraq in summer 2017, where it led the <a href="/wiki/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_%E2%80%93_Operation_Inherent_Resolve" title="Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve">coalition</a>'s ground efforts as part of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Inherent_Resolve" title="Operation Inherent Resolve">Operation Inherent Resolve</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stripes_1.461132_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stripes_1.461132-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_US_Armored_Division_-_Organization_2023.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/1st_US_Armored_Division_-_Organization_2023.png/480px-1st_US_Armored_Division_-_Organization_2023.png" decoding="async" width="480" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/1st_US_Armored_Division_-_Organization_2023.png/720px-1st_US_Armored_Division_-_Organization_2023.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/1st_US_Armored_Division_-_Organization_2023.png/960px-1st_US_Armored_Division_-_Organization_2023.png 2x" data-file-width="1614" data-file-height="888" /></a><figcaption>1st Armored Division organization 2023</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Apache-on-the-flight-line.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Apache-on-the-flight-line.jpg/220px-Apache-on-the-flight-line.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Apache-on-the-flight-line.jpg/330px-Apache-on-the-flight-line.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Apache-on-the-flight-line.jpg/440px-Apache-on-the-flight-line.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>An <a href="/wiki/Boeing_AH-64_Apache" title="Boeing AH-64 Apache">AH-64A Apache</a> from 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division at the Baghdad International Airport, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2004</span></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SolOline-2005-04-27-095150_edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/SolOline-2005-04-27-095150_edit.jpg/220px-SolOline-2005-04-27-095150_edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/SolOline-2005-04-27-095150_edit.jpg/330px-SolOline-2005-04-27-095150_edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/SolOline-2005-04-27-095150_edit.jpg/440px-SolOline-2005-04-27-095150_edit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1945" data-file-height="1602" /></a><figcaption>An <a href="/wiki/M1_Abrams" title="M1 Abrams">M1 Abrams</a> Tank driving through the <a href="/wiki/Taunus" title="Taunus">Taunus</a> Mountains North of <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> during Exercise Ready Crucible, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2005</span></figcaption></figure> <p>The division consists of a division headquarters battalion, three <a href="/wiki/Armored_brigade_combat_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Armored brigade combat team">armored brigade combat teams</a>, a division artillery, a <a href="/wiki/Combat_aviation_brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat aviation brigade">combat aviation brigade</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Sustainment_brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="Sustainment brigade">sustainment brigade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Homepage_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Homepage-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/25px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/38px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/50px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1166" data-file-height="1177" /></a></span> <b>1st Armored Division</b>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Bliss" title="Fort Bliss">Fort Bliss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/25px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/38px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg/50px-United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1166" data-file-height="1177" /></a></span> <b>Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion</b> "Gladiator" <ul><li>Headquarters and Headquarters Company</li> <li>Operations Company</li> <li>Intelligence and Sustainment Company</li> <li>Division Signal Company</li> <li>1st Armored Division Band</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1st_Brigade_Combat_Team,_1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (United States)">1st Armored Brigade Combat Team</a></b> "Ready First"<sup id="cite_ref-ready1st2019_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ready1st2019-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Headquarters and Headquarters Company</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1CavRegtDUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/1CavRegtDUI.jpg/25px-1CavRegtDUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/1CavRegtDUI.jpg/38px-1CavRegtDUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/1CavRegtDUI.jpg/50px-1CavRegtDUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="282" /></a></span> 6th Squadron, <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Regiment (United States)">1st Cavalry Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png/25px-DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png/38px-DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png/50px-DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png 2x" data-file-width="151" data-file-height="151" /></a></span> 2nd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/37th_Armor_Regiment" title="37th Armor Regiment">37th Armor Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:70_Arm_Rgt_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/70_Arm_Rgt_DUI.png/25px-70_Arm_Rgt_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/70_Arm_Rgt_DUI.png/38px-70_Arm_Rgt_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/70_Arm_Rgt_DUI.png/50px-70_Arm_Rgt_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="1954" data-file-height="1986" /></a></span> 4th Battalion, <a href="/wiki/70th_Armor_Regiment" title="70th Armor Regiment">70th Armor Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:36_Inf_Rgt_DUI.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/36_Inf_Rgt_DUI.svg/25px-36_Inf_Rgt_DUI.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/36_Inf_Rgt_DUI.svg/38px-36_Inf_Rgt_DUI.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/36_Inf_Rgt_DUI.svg/50px-36_Inf_Rgt_DUI.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Battalion_36th_Infantry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Battalion 36th Infantry Regiment">1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:16_Eng_Bn_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/16_Eng_Bn_DUI.png/25px-16_Eng_Bn_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/16_Eng_Bn_DUI.png/38px-16_Eng_Bn_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/16_Eng_Bn_DUI.png/50px-16_Eng_Bn_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="171" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/16th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)" title="16th Engineer Battalion (United States)">16th Brigade Engineer Battalion</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Army_501st_Support_Battalion_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/US_Army_501st_Support_Battalion_DUI.png/25px-US_Army_501st_Support_Battalion_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/US_Army_501st_Support_Battalion_DUI.png/38px-US_Army_501st_Support_Battalion_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/US_Army_501st_Support_Battalion_DUI.png/50px-US_Army_501st_Support_Battalion_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="814" /></a></span> 501st Brigade Support Battalion</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2nd_Brigade_Combat_Team,_1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (United States)">2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team</a></b> "Iron Brigade"<sup id="cite_ref-SUD_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SUD-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2/1ADwasAETF_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2/1ADwasAETF-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Headquarters and Headquarters Company</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1CavRegtDUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/1CavRegtDUI.jpg/25px-1CavRegtDUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/1CavRegtDUI.jpg/38px-1CavRegtDUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/1CavRegtDUI.jpg/50px-1CavRegtDUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="282" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Squadron,_1st_Cavalry_Regiment" title="1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment">1st Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Regiment (United States)">1st Cavalry Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1-35_Armor.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/1-35_Armor.png/25px-1-35_Armor.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/1-35_Armor.png/38px-1-35_Armor.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/1-35_Armor.png/50px-1-35_Armor.png 2x" data-file-width="314" data-file-height="373" /></a></span> 1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/35th_Armor_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="35th Armor Regiment (United States)">35th Armor Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png/25px-DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png/38px-DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png/50px-DUI_US_37th_AR_Regiment.png 2x" data-file-width="151" data-file-height="151" /></a></span> 1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/37th_Armor_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="37th Armor Regiment (United States)">37th Armor Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png/25px-6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png/38px-6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png/50px-6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="156" data-file-height="170" /></a></span> 1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="6th Infantry Regiment (United States)">6th Infantry Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:40_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/40_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg/25px-40_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/40_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg/38px-40_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/40_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg/50px-40_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="965" data-file-height="1015" /></a></span> 40th Brigade Engineer Battalion</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Army_47th_Support_Battalion_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/US_Army_47th_Support_Battalion_DUI.png/25px-US_Army_47th_Support_Battalion_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/US_Army_47th_Support_Battalion_DUI.png/38px-US_Army_47th_Support_Battalion_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/US_Army_47th_Support_Battalion_DUI.png/50px-US_Army_47th_Support_Battalion_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="1015" /></a></span> 47th Brigade Support Battalion</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/3rd_Brigade_Combat_Team,_1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (United States)">3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team</a></b> "Bulldog Brigade"<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Headquarters and Headquarters Company</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:13CavalryRegtDUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/13CavalryRegtDUI.jpg/25px-13CavalryRegtDUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/13CavalryRegtDUI.jpg/38px-13CavalryRegtDUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/13CavalryRegtDUI.jpg/50px-13CavalryRegtDUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="265" /></a></span> 2nd Squadron, <a href="/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="13th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">13th Cavalry Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:67_Armor_Rgt_DUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/67_Armor_Rgt_DUI.jpg/25px-67_Armor_Rgt_DUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/67_Armor_Rgt_DUI.jpg/38px-67_Armor_Rgt_DUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/67_Armor_Rgt_DUI.jpg/50px-67_Armor_Rgt_DUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="208" data-file-height="273" /></a></span> 1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/67th_Armor_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="67th Armor Regiment (United States)">67th Armor Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1-77_AR_DUI_(Transparent).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/1-77_AR_DUI_%28Transparent%29.svg/25px-1-77_AR_DUI_%28Transparent%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/1-77_AR_DUI_%28Transparent%29.svg/38px-1-77_AR_DUI_%28Transparent%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/1-77_AR_DUI_%28Transparent%29.svg/50px-1-77_AR_DUI_%28Transparent%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> 1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/77th_Armor_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="77th Armor Regiment (United States)">77th Armor Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png/25px-6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png/38px-6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png/50px-6_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="156" data-file-height="170" /></a></span> 4th Battalion, <a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="6th Infantry Regiment (United States)">6th Infantry Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/2_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg/25px-2_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/2_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg/38px-2_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/2_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg/50px-2_Eng_Bn_DUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="281" /></a></span> 2nd Brigade Engineer Battalion</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:123rd_BSB.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/123rd_BSB.png/25px-123rd_BSB.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/123rd_BSB.png/38px-123rd_BSB.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/123rd_BSB.png/50px-123rd_BSB.png 2x" data-file-width="228" data-file-height="261" /></a></span> 123rd Brigade Support Battalion<sup id="cite_ref-katusaPatching_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-katusaPatching-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Armored Division Artillery">1st Armored Division Artillery</a></b> "Iron Steel" <ul><li>Headquarters and Headquarters Battery</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_Field_Artillery_Regiment_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/1_Field_Artillery_Regiment_DUI.png/25px-1_Field_Artillery_Regiment_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/1_Field_Artillery_Regiment_DUI.png/38px-1_Field_Artillery_Regiment_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/1_Field_Artillery_Regiment_DUI.png/50px-1_Field_Artillery_Regiment_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="226" data-file-height="278" /></a></span> 4th Battalion, <a href="/wiki/1st_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="1st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">1st Field Artillery Regiment</a><sup id="cite_ref-4thBctReflag_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4thBctReflag-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3_FA_Rgt_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/3_FA_Rgt_DUI.png/23px-3_FA_Rgt_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/3_FA_Rgt_DUI.png/35px-3_FA_Rgt_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/3_FA_Rgt_DUI.png/46px-3_FA_Rgt_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="648" data-file-height="1025" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/2nd_Battalion,_3rd_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">2nd Battalion</a>, <a href="/wiki/3rd_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">3rd Field Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:27_FA_Rgt_DUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/27_FA_Rgt_DUI.jpg/25px-27_FA_Rgt_DUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/27_FA_Rgt_DUI.jpg/38px-27_FA_Rgt_DUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/27_FA_Rgt_DUI.jpg/50px-27_FA_Rgt_DUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="257" data-file-height="273" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/4th_Battalion_27th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Battalion 27th Field Artillery Regiment (United States Army)">4th Battalion</a>, <a href="/wiki/27th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="27th Field Artillery Regiment">27th Field Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:60th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_COA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/60th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_COA.png/25px-60th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_COA.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/60th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_COA.png/38px-60th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_COA.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/60th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_COA.png/50px-60th_Coast_Artillery_Regiment_COA.png 2x" data-file-width="203" data-file-height="363" /></a></span> 4th Battalion, <a href="/wiki/60th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (United States)">60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Combat_Aviation_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division (United States)">Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division</a></b> "Iron Eagle" <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/23px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="23" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/35px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/46px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1981" data-file-height="2029" /></a></span> Headquarters and Headquarters Company</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:6CavRegtDUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/6CavRegtDUI.jpg/23px-6CavRegtDUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="23" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/6CavRegtDUI.jpg/35px-6CavRegtDUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/6CavRegtDUI.jpg/46px-6CavRegtDUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="266" /></a></span> 3rd Squadron (Attack/Reconnaissance), <a href="/wiki/6th_Cavalry_Regiment" title="6th Cavalry Regiment">6th Cavalry Regiment</a> "Heavy Cavalry" (<a href="/wiki/AH-64_Apache" class="mw-redirect" title="AH-64 Apache">AH-64E Apache</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/23px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="23" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/35px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/46px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1981" data-file-height="2029" /></a></span> 1st Battalion (Attack), <a href="/wiki/501st_Aviation_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="501st Aviation Regiment">501st Aviation Regiment</a> "Iron Dragons" (AH-64E Apache)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/23px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="23" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/35px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/46px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1981" data-file-height="2029" /></a></span> 2nd Battalion (General Support), 501st Aviation Regiment "Desert Knights" (<a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">CH-47 Chinook</a> and <a href="/wiki/UH-60_Black_Hawk" class="mw-redirect" title="UH-60 Black Hawk">UH-60 Black Hawk</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/23px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="23" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/35px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/46px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1981" data-file-height="2029" /></a></span> 3rd Battalion (Assault), 501st Aviation Regiment "Apocalypse" (UH-60M Black Hawk)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/23px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="23" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/35px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg/46px-501st_Avn_Bn_crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1981" data-file-height="2029" /></a></span> Company E, 501st Aviation Regiment (<a href="/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-1C_Gray_Eagle" title="General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle">MQ-1C Gray Eagle</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:127th_ASB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/127th_ASB.jpg/25px-127th_ASB.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/127th_ASB.jpg/38px-127th_ASB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/127th_ASB.jpg/50px-127th_ASB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="342" data-file-height="372" /></a></span> 127th Aviation Support Battalion "Work Horse"</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/15th_Sustainment_Brigade_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="15th Sustainment Brigade (United States)">1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade</a></b> "Muleskinner"<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:15SustainBdeDUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/15SustainBdeDUI.jpg/25px-15SustainBdeDUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/15SustainBdeDUI.jpg/38px-15SustainBdeDUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/15SustainBdeDUI.jpg/50px-15SustainBdeDUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="299" /></a></span> Headquarters and Headquarters Company</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:15SustainBdeDUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/15SustainBdeDUI.jpg/25px-15SustainBdeDUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/15SustainBdeDUI.jpg/38px-15SustainBdeDUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/15SustainBdeDUI.jpg/50px-15SustainBdeDUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="299" /></a></span> Special Troops Battalion "Iron Legion"</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:142nd_SandS_Bn_crest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/142nd_SandS_Bn_crest.jpg/25px-142nd_SandS_Bn_crest.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/142nd_SandS_Bn_crest.jpg/38px-142nd_SandS_Bn_crest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/142nd_SandS_Bn_crest.jpg/50px-142nd_SandS_Bn_crest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="257" data-file-height="244" /></a></span> 142nd Division Sustainment Support Battalion "Atlas"</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_organization_history">Division organization history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Division organization history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The division's 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team was inactivated after leaving Afghanistan in spring 2015, and its maneuver battalions were reassigned to the remaining three brigade combat teams; subsequently the division's 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team was re-flagged as 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team.<sup id="cite_ref-4thBctReflag_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4thBctReflag-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commanders">Commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">MG</a> <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Magruder" title="Bruce Magruder">Bruce Magruder</a> (July 1940 – March 1942)<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Ward" title="Orlando Ward">Orlando Ward</a> (March 1942 – April 1943)<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Ernest_N._Harmon" title="Ernest N. Harmon">Ernest N. Harmon</a> (April 1943 – July 1944)<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_55-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Prichard" title="Vernon Prichard">Vernon Prichard</a> (July 1944 – September 1945)<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_55-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Roderick_R._Allen" title="Roderick R. Allen">Roderick R. Allen</a> (September 1945 – January 1946)<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_55-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Hobart_R._Gay" title="Hobart R. Gay">Hobart R. Gay</a> (February to April 1946)<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_55-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd><b>Division inactivated 1946-1951</b></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Bruce_C._Clarke" title="Bruce C. Clarke">Bruce C. Clarke</a> (March 1951 – April 1953)<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG Leander L. Doan (April to July 1953)<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">BG</a> Edward G. Farrand (acting) (July to October 1953)<sup id="cite_ref-Future_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Future-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG William S. Biddle (October 1953 – July 1955)<sup id="cite_ref-Future_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Future-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG Robert Lee Howze Jr. (July 1955 – February 1957)<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG Edward G. Farrand (March to December 1957)<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>BG <a href="/wiki/Delk_M._Oden" title="Delk M. Oden">Delk M. Oden</a> (December 1957 – May 1959)<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>BG Franklin F. Wing (May 1959 – August 1960)<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>BG Roland H. Del Mar (August 1960 – May 1961)<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>BG Roy Lassetter Jr. (May 1961 – February 1962)<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Ralph_E._Haines_Jr." title="Ralph E. Haines Jr.">Ralph E. Haines Jr.</a> (February 1962 – May 1963)<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Jablonsky" title="Harvey Jablonsky">Harvey J. Jablonsky</a> (May 1963 – May 1965)<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG George Ruhlen (June 1965 – July 1967)<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Richard_G._Stilwell" title="Richard G. Stilwell">Richard G. Stilwell</a> (August 1967 – April 1968)<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG John K. Boles (April 1968 – February 1970)<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/William_Robertson_Desobry" class="mw-redirect" title="William Robertson Desobry">William R. Desobry</a> (February 1970 – March 1971)<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/James_C._Smith_(general)" title="James C. Smith (general)">James C. Smith</a> (March to May 1971)<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG James V. Galloway (May 1971 – August 1972)<sup id="cite_ref-StJohn_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StJohn-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG Adrian St. John Jr. (August 1972 – March 1974)<sup id="cite_ref-StJohn_74-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StJohn-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Rolland_V._Heiser" title="Rolland V. Heiser">Rolland V. Heiser</a> (March 1974 – August 1975)<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG William L. Webb Jr. (August 1975 – January 1978)<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Glenn_K._Otis" title="Glenn K. Otis">Glenn K. Otis</a> (January 1978 – August 1979)<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG John C. Faith (September 1979 – November 1981)<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Thomas_F._Healy" title="Thomas F. Healy">Thomas F. Healy</a> (November 1981 – October 1983)<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Crosbie_E._Saint" title="Crosbie E. Saint">Crosbie E. Saint</a> (October 1983 – June 1985)<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Dave_Richard_Palmer" title="Dave Richard Palmer">Dave R. Palmer</a> (June 1985 – July 1986)<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG Edwin S. Leland Jr. (July 1986 – July 1988)<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Frederick_M._Franks_Jr." title="Frederick M. Franks Jr.">Frederick M. Franks Jr.</a> (July 1988 – August 1989)<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Ronald_H._Griffith" title="Ronald H. Griffith">Ronald H. Griffith</a> (August 1989 – May 1991)<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG William M. Boice (May 1991 – July 1993)<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG William G. Carter II (July 1993 – January 1995)<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/William_L._Nash" title="William L. Nash">William L. Nash</a> (January 1995 – May 1997)<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Larry_R._Ellis" title="Larry R. Ellis">Larry R. Ellis</a> (May 1997 – July 1999)<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/George_W._Casey_Jr." title="George W. Casey Jr.">George W. Casey Jr.</a> (July 1999 – July 2001)<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Sanchez" title="Ricardo Sanchez">Ricardo S. Sánchez</a> (July 2001 – July 2003)<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Martin_Dempsey" title="Martin Dempsey">Martin E. Dempsey</a> (July 2003 – July 2005)<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Fred_D._Robinson_Jr." title="Fred D. Robinson Jr.">Fred D. Robinson Jr.</a> (July 2005 – May 2007)<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hertling" title="Mark Hertling">Mark Hertling</a> (May 2007 – May 2009)<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG Terry A. Wolff (May 2009 – May 2011)<sup id="cite_ref-Poe_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poe-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Dana_J.H._Pittard" class="mw-redirect" title="Dana J.H. Pittard">Dana J.H. Pittard</a> (May 2011 – May 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-Poe_94-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Poe-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Sean_MacFarland" title="Sean MacFarland">Sean MacFarland</a> (May 2013 – August 2014)<sup id="cite_ref-Kullman_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kullman-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Twitty" title="Stephen Twitty">Stephen Twitty</a> (August 2014 – June 2016)<sup id="cite_ref-Kullman_95-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kullman-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Robert_P._White" title="Robert P. White">Robert P. White</a> (June 2016 – July 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-Guttierrez_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guttierrez-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Matlock" title="Patrick Matlock">Patrick E. Matlock</a> (July 2018 – July 2020)<sup id="cite_ref-Guttierrez_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guttierrez-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>BG Matthew L. Eichburg (acting) (July to September 2020)<sup id="cite_ref-Cross_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cross-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG <a href="/wiki/Sean_Bernabe" title="Sean Bernabe">Sean C. Bernabe</a> (September 2020 – July 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-Cross_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cross-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>MG James P. Isenhower III (July 2022 – July 2024)</dd> <dd>MG Curtis D. Taylor (July 2024 – present)</dd></dl> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current">Current</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Current"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The division command group consists of:<sup id="cite_ref-Homepage_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Homepage-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Commanding General: Major General Curtis D. Taylor</li> <li>Deputy Commanding Officer (Operations): Brigadier General Alric L. Francis</li> <li>Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver): <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_(United_Kingdom)" title="Brigadier (United Kingdom)">Brigadier</a> Andrew Ridland (United Kingdom)</li> <li>Deputy Commanding Officer (Support): <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">Colonel</a> Paul Krattinger</li> <li>Chief of Staff: Colonel David A. Norris</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Command_Sergeant_Major" class="mw-redirect" title="Command Sergeant Major">Command Sergeant Major</a>: Command Sergeant Major James L. Light</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Order_of_battle">Order of battle</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Order of battle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1940">1940</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: 1940"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first order of battle for the 1st Armored Division was: <sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> HHC, 1st Armored Division </p> <ul><li>HHC, 1st Armored Brigade <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Regiment (United States)">1st Armored Regiment (Light)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="13th Cavalry Regiment (United States)">13th Armored Regiment (Light)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/69th_Armor_Regiment" title="69th Armor Regiment">69th Armored Regiment</a> (Medium)</li></ul></li> <li>81st Armored Reconnaissance Squadron</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._6th_Infantry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 6th Infantry Regiment">6th Armored Infantry Regiment</a></li> <li>68th Armored Field Artillery Regiment</li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="27th Field Artillery Regiment">27th Field Artillery Battalion (Armored)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)" title="16th Engineer Battalion (United States)">16th Engineer Battalion (Armored)</a></li> <li>13th Quartermaster Battalion (Armored)</li> <li>19th Ordnance Battalion (Armored)</li> <li>47th Medical Battalion (Armored)</li> <li>141st Signal Company (Armored)</li></ul> <p>On 15 April 1941 the division sent a <a href="/wiki/En_cadre" class="mw-redirect" title="En cadre">cadre</a> to form the <a href="/wiki/4th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="4th Armored Division (United States)">4th Armored Division</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pine_Camp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pine Camp">Pine Camp</a>, New York. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1944">1944</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: 1944"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 1944, the division was reorganized as a "light" armored division.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All other armored divisions, with exception of <a href="/wiki/2nd_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Armored Division (United States)">2nd Armored</a> and <a href="/wiki/3rd_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="3rd Armored Division (United States)">3rd Armored</a>, had been reorganized on 15 September 1943; at that time, 1st Armored was actively engaged in fighting in the <a href="/wiki/Italian_campaign_(World_War_II)" title="Italian campaign (World War II)">Italian Campaign</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its new composition was:<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Headquarters Company</li> <li>Combat Command A</li> <li>Combat Command B</li> <li>Reserve Command</li> <li>1st Tank Battalion</li> <li>4th Tank Battalion</li> <li>13th Tank Battalion</li> <li>6th Armored Infantry Battalion</li> <li>11th Armored Infantry Battalion</li> <li>14th Armored Infantry Battalion</li> <li>81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)</li> <li>16th Armored Engineer Battalion</li> <li>141st Armored Signal Company</li> <li>1st Armored Division Artillery <ul><li>27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion</li> <li>68th Armored Field Artillery Battalion</li> <li>91st Armored Field Artillery Battalion</li></ul></li> <li>1st Armored Division Trains <ul><li>123rd Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion</li> <li>47th Armored Medical Battalion</li> <li>Military Police Platoon</li> <li>Band</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors">Honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HHC,_1st_Armored_Division"><span id="HHC.2C_1st_Armored_Division"></span>HHC, 1st Armored Division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: HHC, 1st Armored Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Campaign participation credit</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Global War on Terrorism">Global War on Terrorism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Decorations</dt></dl> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation" title="Meritorious Unit Commendation">Meritorious Unit Commendation</a> (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_Superior_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Superior Unit Award">Army Superior Unit Award</a> for TF Eagle from 10 April 1994 to 7 November 1996</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valorous_Unit_Award" title="Valorous Unit Award">Valorous Unit Award</a> For Operation Iraqi Freedom I</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)" title="Presidential Unit Citation (United States)">Presidential Unit Citation</a> For Operation Iraqi Freedom I</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award" title="Joint Meritorious Unit Award">Joint Meritorious Unit Award</a> For Operation Iraqi Freedom I</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation" title="Meritorious Unit Commendation">Meritorious Unit Commendation</a> (Army) for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM 07–09</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation" title="Meritorious Unit Commendation">Meritorious Unit Commendation</a> (Army) for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM 10–11/ Operation NEW DAWN</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HHC,_1st_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division"><span id="HHC.2C_1st_Brigade.2C_1st_Armored_Division"></span>HHC, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: HHC, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Campaign participation credit</dt></dl> <ul><li>World War II:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Torch" title="Operation Torch">Algeria-French Morocco</a> (with arrowhead)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_campaign" title="Tunisian campaign">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Italy" title="Allied invasion of Italy">Naples-Foggia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Shingle" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Shingle">Anzio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allied_march_on_Rome" class="mw-redirect" title="Allied march on Rome">Rome-Arno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gothic_Line" title="Gothic Line">North Apennines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_1945_offensive_in_Italy" title="Spring 1945 offensive in Italy">Po Valley</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Decorations</dt></dl> <ol><li>Army Superior Unit Award for TF Eagle from 10 April 1994 to 7 November 1996</li> <li>Presidential Unit Citation for Operation Iraqi Freedom</li> <li>Joint Meritorious Unit Award for Operation Iraqi Freedom</li> <li>Valorous Unit Citation for Operation Iraqi Freedom</li> <li>Navy Unit Commendation for Operation Iraqi Freedom</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HHC,_2nd_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division"><span id="HHC.2C_2nd_Brigade.2C_1st_Armored_Division"></span>HHC, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: HHC, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Campaign participation credit</dt></dl> <ul><li>World War II:</li></ul> <ol><li>Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead);</li> <li>Tunisia;</li> <li>Naples-Foggia;</li> <li>Anzio;</li> <li>Rome-Arno;</li> <li>North Apennines;</li> <li>Po Valley</li></ol> <ul><li>Southwest Asia:</li></ul> <ol><li>Defense of Saudi Arabia;</li> <li>Liberation and Defense of Kuwait;</li> <li>Cease-Fire</li></ol> <dl><dt>Decorations</dt></dl> <ol><li>Presidential Unit Citation for OIF 1 (2003–2004)</li> <li>Valorous Unit Award, IRAQ 1991</li> <li>Meritorious Unit Commendation, SOUTHWEST ASIA 2005–2006</li> <li>Meritorious Unit Commendation, IRAQ 2008–2009</li> <li>Army Superior Unit Award for 1995–1996</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HHC,_3rd_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division"><span id="HHC.2C_3rd_Brigade.2C_1st_Armored_Division"></span>HHC, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: HHC, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Campaign participation credit</dt></dl> <ul><li>World War II:</li></ul> <ol><li>Rome-Arno;</li> <li>North Apennines;</li> <li>Po Valley</li></ol> <ul><li>Southwest Asia:</li></ul> <ol><li>Defense of Saudi Arabia;</li> <li>Liberation and Defense of Kuwait;</li> <li>Cease-Fire</li></ol> <dl><dt>Decorations</dt></dl> <ol><li>Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ-KUWAIT</li> <li>Valorous Unit Award for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 1)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HHB,_1st_Armored_Division_Artillery"><span id="HHB.2C_1st_Armored_Division_Artillery"></span>HHB, 1st Armored Division Artillery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: HHB, 1st Armored Division Artillery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Campaign participation credit</dt></dl> <ul><li>World War II:</li></ul> <ol><li>Tunisia;</li> <li>Naples-Foggia;</li> <li>Rome-Arno;</li> <li>Anzio;</li> <li>North Apennines;</li> <li>Po Valley</li></ol> <ul><li>Southwest Asia:</li></ul> <ol><li>Defense of Saudi Arabia;</li> <li>Liberation and Defense of Kuwait</li></ol> <dl><dt>Decorations</dt></dl> <ol><li>Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HHC,_1st_Armored_Division_Support_Command"><span id="HHC.2C_1st_Armored_Division_Support_Command"></span>HHC, 1st Armored Division Support Command</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: HHC, 1st Armored Division Support Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Campaign participation credit</dt></dl> <ul><li>World War II:</li></ul> <ol><li>Tunisia;</li> <li>Naples-Foggia;</li> <li>Rome-Arno;</li> <li>North Apennines;</li> <li>Po Valley</li></ol> <ul><li>Southwest Asia:</li></ul> <ol><li>Defense of Saudi Arabia;</li> <li>Liberation and Defense of Kuwait;</li> <li>Cease-Fire</li></ol> <dl><dt>Decorations</dt></dl> <ol><li>Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HHC,_Aviation_Brigade,_1st_Armored_Division"><span id="HHC.2C_Aviation_Brigade.2C_1st_Armored_Division"></span>HHC, Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: HHC, Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Campaign participation credit;</dt></dl> <ul><li>Southwest Asia:</li></ul> <ol><li>Defense of Saudi Arabia;</li> <li>Liberation and Defense of Kuwait;</li> <li>Cease-Fire</li></ol> <dl><dt>Decorations;</dt></dl> <ol><li>Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ-KUWAIT</li> <li>Army Superior Unit Award for 1995–1996</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">From 1957 to 1962, the division headquarters was inactive and Combat Command A was the organization's main command and control unit.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-SUD-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SUD_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SUD_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SUD_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100609010022/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html">"Special Unit Designations"</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="United States Army Center of Military History">United States Army Center of Military History</a>. 21 April 2010. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html">the original</a> on 9 June 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 June</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Special+Unit+Designations&rft.pub=United+States+Army+Center+of+Military+History&rft.date=2010-04-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.army.mil%2Fhtml%2Fforcestruc%2Fspdes-123-ra_ar.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohnson1920" class="citation book cs1">Johnson, Royal (1920). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=FBLztVDeqrIC&pg=PA1307"><i>War Expenditures: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, House of Representatives, Sixty-sixth Congress, First-[third] Session, on War Expenditures</i></a>. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1307<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 October</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=War+Expenditures%3A+Hearings+Before+the+Select+Committee+on+Expenditures+in+the+War+Department%2C+House+of+Representatives%2C+Sixty-sixth+Congress%2C+First-%5Bthird%5D+Session%2C+on+War+Expenditures&rft.place=Washington%2C+D.C.&rft.pages=1307&rft.pub=U.S.+Government+Printing+Office&rft.date=1920&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=Royal&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DFBLztVDeqrIC%26pg%3DPA1307&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>History and Role of Armor</i>. Fort Knox, KY: US Army Armor School. April 1974. pp. back side cover page 'History of the Armor Patch'.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+and+Role+of+Armor&rft.place=Fort+Knox%2C+KY&rft.pages=back+side+cover+page+%27History+of+the+Armor+Patch%27&rft.pub=US+Army+Armor+School&rft.date=1974-04&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-1st_Armored_Division:_WWII_and_Beyond_Book-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-1st_Armored_Division:_WWII_and_Beyond_Book_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-1st_Armored_Division:_WWII_and_Beyond_Book_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWorth2005" class="citation book cs1">Worth, Greg (2005). <i>1st Armored Division: WWII & Beyond</i>. Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 10. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-59652-011-6" title="Special:BookSources/1-59652-011-6"><bdi>1-59652-011-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=1st+Armored+Division%3A+WWII+%26+Beyond&rft.place=Kentucky&rft.pages=10&rft.pub=Turner+Publishing+Company&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=1-59652-011-6&rft.aulast=Worth&rft.aufirst=Greg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101014144610/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,795996,00.html">"For Services Rendered"</a>, <i>Time Magazine</i>, 1942-07-20.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSnafu2020" class="citation web cs1">Snafu, Doc (10 April 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eucmh.com/2020/04/10/1st-armored-division-oob-ww-2/">"1st Armored Division - WW-2"</a>. <i>European Center of Military History</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 April</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=European+Center+of+Military+History&rft.atitle=1st+Armored+Division+-+WW-2&rft.date=2020-04-10&rft.aulast=Snafu&rft.aufirst=Doc&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Feucmh.com%2F2020%2F04%2F10%2F1st-armored-division-oob-ww-2%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Nonbattle_Deaths_1953_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths, Final Report (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MIlitary.com_1AD-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MIlitary.com_1AD_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MIlitary.com_1AD_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.military.com/HomePage/TitleHistories/1,10982,100079%7C965958,00.html">"History"</a>. Military.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 September</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History&rft.pub=Military.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.military.com%2FHomePage%2FTitleHistories%2F1%2C10982%2C100079%257C965958%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Scheips-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Scheips_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFScheips2005" class="citation book cs1">Scheips, Paul (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://history.army.mil/html/books/030/30-20/CMH_Pub_30-20.pdf"><i>The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1945-1992</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. US Army Center of Military History. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781517253783" title="Special:BookSources/9781517253783"><bdi>9781517253783</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Role+of+Federal+Military+Forces+in+Domestic+Disorders%2C+1945-1992&rft.pub=US+Army+Center+of+Military+History&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=9781517253783&rft.aulast=Scheips&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhistory.army.mil%2Fhtml%2Fbooks%2F030%2F30-20%2FCMH_Pub_30-20.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=UnitHistoryDetail&type=UnitHistory&ID=287">"Unit History Detail"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 December</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Unit+History+Detail&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farmy.togetherweserved.com%2Farmy%2Fservlet%2Ftws.webapp.WebApp%3Fcmd%3DUnitHistoryDetail%26type%3DUnitHistory%26ID%3D287&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-triumph-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-triumph_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-triumph_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDavid1991" class="citation book cs1">David, Peter (1991). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/triumphindesertc00davi"><i>Triumph in the Desert</i></a></span>. New York: Random House. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-679-40722-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-679-40722-5"><bdi>978-0-679-40722-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Triumph+in+the+Desert&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Random+House&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=978-0-679-40722-5&rft.aulast=David&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Ftriumphindesertc00davi&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMansooor" class="citation book cs1">Mansoor, Peter R. (2008). <i>Вaghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq</i>. New Haven and London: <a href="/wiki/Yale_University_Press" title="Yale University Press">Yale University Press</a>. p. 21. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780300140699" title="Special:BookSources/9780300140699"><bdi>9780300140699</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=%D0%92aghdad+at+Sunrise%3A+A+Brigade+Commander%27s+War+in+Iraq&rft.place=New+Haven+and+London&rft.pages=21&rft.pub=Yale+University+Press&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=9780300140699&rft.aulast=Mansoor&rft.aufirst=Peter+R.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Michaels2010-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Michaels2010_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Michaels2010_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMichaels2010" class="citation book cs1">Michaels, Jim (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=b_M80NRlBeIC&pg=PA89"><i>A Chance in Hell: The Men Who Triumphed Over Iraq's Deadliest City and Turned the Tide of War</i></a>. St. Martin's Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4299-5051-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4299-5051-0"><bdi>978-1-4299-5051-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Chance+in+Hell%3A+The+Men+Who+Triumphed+Over+Iraq%27s+Deadliest+City+and+Turned+the+Tide+of+War&rft.pub=St.+Martin%27s+Press&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-1-4299-5051-0&rft.aulast=Michaels&rft.aufirst=Jim&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Db_M80NRlBeIC%26pg%3DPA89&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Filkins-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Filkins_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFilkins2008" class="citation news cs1">Filkins, Dexter (1 September 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/africa/01iht-iraq.4.15798614.html?_r=0">"U.S. hands back security of Anbar Province"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 September</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=U.S.+hands+back+security+of+Anbar+Province&rft.date=2008-09-01&rft.aulast=Filkins&rft.aufirst=Dexter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2008%2F09%2F01%2Fworld%2Fafrica%2F01iht-iraq.4.15798614.html%3F_r%3D0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-USA_Today,_An_Army_colonel's_gamble_pays_off_in_Iraq-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-USA_Today,_An_Army_colonel's_gamble_pays_off_in_Iraq_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMichaels2007" class="citation news cs1">Michaels, Jim (1 May 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-04-30-ramadi-colonel_N.htm">"An Army colonel's gamble pays off in Iraq"</a>. <i>USA Today</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 September</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=USA+Today&rft.atitle=An+Army+colonel%27s+gamble+pays+off+in+Iraq&rft.date=2007-05-01&rft.aulast=Michaels&rft.aufirst=Jim&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fusatoday30.usatoday.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Firaq%2F2007-04-30-ramadi-colonel_N.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSilverman2011" class="citation book cs1">Silverman, Michael (2011). <i>Awakening Victory: How Iraqi Tribes and American Troops Reclaimed Al Anbar and Defeated Al Qaeda in Iraq</i>. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Awakening+Victory%3A+How+Iraqi+Tribes+and+American+Troops+Reclaimed+Al+Anbar+and+Defeated+Al+Qaeda+in+Iraq&rft.place=Havertown%2C+PA&rft.pub=Casemate+Publishers&rft.date=2011&rft.aulast=Silverman&rft.aufirst=Michael&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-proceedings-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-proceedings_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLubin,_Andrew2008" class="citation journal cs1">Lubin, Andrew (April 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2008-04/ramadi-caliphate-capitalism">"Ramadi From the Caliphate to Capitalism"</a>. <i>Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute</i>. <b>134</b> (4): 1, 262.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+United+States+Naval+Institute&rft.atitle=Ramadi+From+the+Caliphate+to+Capitalism&rft.volume=134&rft.issue=4&rft.pages=1%2C+262&rft.date=2008-04&rft.au=Lubin%2C+Andrew&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usni.org%2Fmagazines%2Fproceedings%2F2008-04%2Framadi-caliphate-capitalism&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sotu-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sotu_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/washington/23bush-transcript.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0">"Text and audio: transcript of President Bush's State of the Union address"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. 23 January 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Text+and+audio%3A+transcript+of+President+Bush%27s+State+of+the+Union+address&rft.date=2007-01-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F01%2F23%2Fwashington%2F23bush-transcript.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dprint%26_r%3D0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Kagan-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Kagan_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKagan" class="citation web cs1">Kagan, Frederick. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/222007/gettysburg-war/frederick-w-kagan">"The Gettysburg of This War"</a>. <i>National Review Online</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 September</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Review+Online&rft.atitle=The+Gettysburg+of+This+War&rft.aulast=Kagan&rft.aufirst=Frederick&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalreview.com%2Farticles%2F222007%2Fgettysburg-war%2Ffrederick-w-kagan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRicks2009" class="citation book cs1">Ricks, Thomas (2009). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/gamblegeneraldav00rick_0"><i>The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008</i></a></span>. The Penguin Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-59420-197-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-59420-197-4"><bdi>978-1-59420-197-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Gamble%3A+General+David+Petraeus+and+the+American+Military+Adventure+in+Iraq%2C+2006-2008&rft.pub=The+Penguin+Press&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-1-59420-197-4&rft.aulast=Ricks&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fgamblegeneraldav00rick_0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDougherty,_Kevin2007" class="citation news cs1">Dougherty, Kevin (4 September 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stripes.com/news/1st-armored-division-preparing-for-iraq-deployment-1.68446">"1st Armored Division preparing for Iraq deployment"</a>. <i>Stars and Stripes</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Stars+and+Stripes&rft.atitle=1st+Armored+Division+preparing+for+Iraq+deployment&rft.date=2007-09-04&rft.au=Dougherty%2C+Kevin&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripes.com%2Fnews%2F1st-armored-division-preparing-for-iraq-deployment-1.68446&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMillham" class="citation web cs1">Millham, Matt. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stripes.com/news/hertling-iraq-making-progress-needs-more-work-1.86179">"Hertling: Iraq making progress, needs more work"</a>. Stars and Stripes<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 September</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Hertling%3A+Iraq+making+progress%2C+needs+more+work&rft.pub=Stars+and+Stripes&rft.aulast=Millham&rft.aufirst=Matt&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripes.com%2Fnews%2Fhertling-iraq-making-progress-needs-more-work-1.86179&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNye" class="citation web cs1">Nye, Alisha. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926111625/http://www.usarak.army.mil/AlaskaPost/Archives2008/081107/Nov07Story2.asp">"Wainwright's 1-25th SBCT takes over Iraq battlespace"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usarak.army.mil/AlaskaPost/Archives2008/081107/Nov07Story2.asp">the original</a> on 26 September 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 September</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Wainwright%27s+1-25th+SBCT+takes+over+Iraq+battlespace&rft.aulast=Nye&rft.aufirst=Alisha&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usarak.army.mil%2FAlaskaPost%2FArchives2008%2F081107%2FNov07Story2.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStarr" class="citation news cs1">Starr, Barbara. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/world/us-jordan-troops-order/index.html">"U.S. military to step up presence in Jordan in light of Syria civil war"</a>. <i>News</i>. CNN<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 September</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=News&rft.atitle=U.S.+military+to+step+up+presence+in+Jordan+in+light+of+Syria+civil+war&rft.aulast=Starr&rft.aufirst=Barbara&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2Fworld%2Fus-jordan-troops-order%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJimenez2008" class="citation web cs1">Jimenez, Alfredo (3 March 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080413123933/http://www.rfct.1ad.army.mil/home.htm">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Ready First" Combat Team ends more than 60-year Germany run"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rfct.1ad.army.mil/home.htm">the original</a> on 13 April 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 May</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%22Ready+First%22+Combat+Team+ends+more+than+60-year+Germany+run&rft.date=2008-03-03&rft.aulast=Jimenez&rft.aufirst=Alfredo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rfct.1ad.army.mil%2Fhome.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bliss_active-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bliss_active_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bliss_active_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">It deployed as of 19 November 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The brigade returned home in Nov 2010, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMiles2008" class="citation web cs1">Miles, Donna (3 March 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080520100808/http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=49155">"Combat Team Reflagging to Mark Start of 1st Armored Division's U.S. Standup"</a>. <i>American Forces Press Service News Articles</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=49155">the original</a> on 20 May 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 May</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=American+Forces+Press+Service+News+Articles&rft.atitle=Combat+Team+Reflagging+to+Mark+Start+of+1st+Armored+Division%27s+U.S.+Standup&rft.date=2008-03-03&rft.aulast=Miles&rft.aufirst=Donna&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defenselink.mil%2Fnews%2Fnewsarticle.aspx%3Fid%3D49155&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pittard,11-29-2012-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Pittard,11-29-2012_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pittard,11-29-2012_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">MG <a href="/wiki/Dana_J._H._Pittard" title="Dana J. H. Pittard">Dana J. H. Pittard</a> (28 November 2012 ) <i> Fort Bliss Monitor</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"'FET' to fight: female engagement team makes history", Fort Bliss Monitor, 11 July 2012</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ready1st2019-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ready1st2019_29-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ready1st2019_29-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-unfit"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190617134024/http://fortblissbugle.com/2019/06/12/ready-first-gets-an-a-1st-sbct-to-become-1st-abct-june-20-infantry-battalions-to-reflag/">"David Burge (12 June 2019) 'Ready First' gets an A: 1st SBCT to become 1st ABCT June 20, infantry battalions to reflag"</a>. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 June</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=David+Burge+%2812+June+2019%29+%27Ready+First%27+gets+an+A%3A+1st+SBCT+to+become+1st+ABCT+June+20%2C+infantry+battalions+to+reflag&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffortblissbugle.com%2F2019%2F06%2F12%2Fready-first-gets-an-a-1st-sbct-to-become-1st-abct-june-20-infantry-battalions-to-reflag%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63746">"1st AD brigade gets new colors"</a>. <i>Stars and Stripes</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090723201422/http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63746">Archived</a> from the original on 23 July 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 July</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Stars+and+Stripes&rft.atitle=1st+AD+brigade+gets+new+colors&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripes.com%2Farticle.asp%3Fsection%3D104%26article%3D63746&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910072603/http://www.hqusareur.army.mil/news/releases/2008-03-06_02_RELEASE20080202%20_2_.pdf">"Army Announces Next Steps in USAREUR Transformation"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>News release of HQ U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army</i>. 6 March 2008. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hqusareur.army.mil/news/releases/2008-03-06_02_RELEASE20080202%20_2_.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 10 September 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=News+release+of+HQ+U.S.+Army+Europe+and+7th+Army&rft.atitle=Army+Announces+Next+Steps+in+USAREUR+Transformation&rft.date=2008-03-06&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hqusareur.army.mil%2Fnews%2Freleases%2F2008-03-06_02_RELEASE20080202%2520_2_.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111007204843/http://www.bctmod.army.mil/news/pdf/FFIDtoBMCnewsrel.pdf">"Unit Changes from Directorate to Command"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bctmod.army.mil/news/pdf/FFIDtoBMCnewsrel.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 7 October 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Unit+Changes+from+Directorate+to+Command&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bctmod.army.mil%2Fnews%2Fpdf%2FFFIDtoBMCnewsrel.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-unfit"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160425095959/http://fortblissbugle.com/divest-invest-in-property-management/">"Divest, invest in property management"</a>. Fort Bliss Bugle. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Divest%2C+invest+in+property+management&rft.pub=Fort+Bliss+Bugle&rft.date=2016-04-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffortblissbugle.com%2Fdivest-invest-in-property-management%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080415030121/http://www.1id.army.mil/NewsViewer.aspx?id=1245">"2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Colors Move to Fort Riley"</a>. <i>1st Infantry Division News Viewer</i>. March 2008. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.1id.army.mil/NewsViewer.aspx?id=1245">the original</a> on 15 April 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 May</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=1st+Infantry+Division+News+Viewer&rft.atitle=2nd+Brigade%2C+1st+Infantry+Division+Colors+Move+to+Fort+Riley&rft.date=2008-03&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.1id.army.mil%2FNewsViewer.aspx%3Fid%3D1245&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://home.army.mil/drum/index.php/units-tenants/3rd-BCT">"3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM"</a>. <i>U.S. ARMY FORT DRUM</i>. July 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 July</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=U.S.+ARMY+FORT+DRUM&rft.atitle=3RD+BRIGADE+COMBAT+TEAM&rft.date=2009-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhome.army.mil%2Fdrum%2Findex.php%2Funits-tenants%2F3rd-BCT&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClark2008" class="citation web cs1">Clark, Bradley J. (March 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090113171721/http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/mar/mar13.htm">"Sun sets on Long Knife, rises on Highlanders"</a>. <i>First Team News</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2008/mar/mar13.htm">the original</a> on 13 January 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 May</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=First+Team+News&rft.atitle=Sun+sets+on+Long+Knife%2C+rises+on+Highlanders&rft.date=2008-03&rft.aulast=Clark&rft.aufirst=Bradley+J.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hood.army.mil%2F1stcavdiv%2Fnews%2F2008%2Fmar%2Fmar13.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWeisel2006" class="citation pressrelease cs1">Weisel, Karl (8 June 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910072718/http://www.1ad.army.mil/1ADINFOMAIN/Stories/2006/Jun06_press_release/Press%20Release%2006-06-03%20Germany%20bids%20farewell%20to%204th%20Brigade.pdf">"Germany bids farewell to 4th Brigade"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (Press release). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.1ad.army.mil/1ADINFOMAIN/Stories/2006/Jun06_press_release/Press%20Release%2006-06-03%20Germany%20bids%20farewell%20to%204th%20Brigade.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 10 September 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 May</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Germany+bids+farewell+to+4th+Brigade&rft.date=2006-06-08&rft.aulast=Weisel&rft.aufirst=Karl&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.1ad.army.mil%2F1ADINFOMAIN%2FStories%2F2006%2FJun06_press_release%2FPress%2520Release%252006-06-03%2520Germany%2520bids%2520farewell%2520to%25204th%2520Brigade.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJimenez" class="citation web cs1">Jimenez, Alfredo. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910072721/http://www.vcorps.army.mil/News/2007/2007-04-27_DivEngInactivation_release.pdf">"Ceremony Bids Farewell to 'Iron Sappers' of 1st Armored Engineer Brigade"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vcorps.army.mil/News/2007/2007-04-27_DivEngInactivation_release.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 10 September 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 December</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Ceremony+Bids+Farewell+to+%27Iron+Sappers%27+of+1st+Armored+Engineer+Brigade&rft.aulast=Jimenez&rft.aufirst=Alfredo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vcorps.army.mil%2FNews%2F2007%2F2007-04-27_DivEngInactivation_release.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPatton" class="citation web cs1">Patton, Mark S. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910072718/http://www.vcorps.army.mil/News/2007/2007-05-02_DIVARTY_inactivation_release.pdf">"1st Armored Division Artillery Cases Colors in Baumholder Ceremony"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vcorps.army.mil/News/2007/2007-05-02_DIVARTY_inactivation_release.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 10 September 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 May</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1st+Armored+Division+Artillery+Cases+Colors+in+Baumholder+Ceremony&rft.aulast=Patton&rft.aufirst=Mark+S.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vcorps.army.mil%2FNews%2F2007%2F2007-05-02_DIVARTY_inactivation_release.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Patton, Mark, "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stripes.com/news/old-ironsides-bids-farewell-to-germany-1.143477">'Old Ironsides' bids farewell to Germany</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235420/http://www.stripes.com/news/old-ironsides-bids-farewell-to-germany-1.143477">Archived</a> 3 March 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>", <i><a href="/wiki/Stars_and_Stripes_(newspaper)" title="Stars and Stripes (newspaper)">Stars and Stripes</a></i>, 13 May 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160325073826/http://fortblissbugle.com/1st-ad-sustainment-brigade-deploys-to-afghanistan/">1st AD Sustainment Brigade deploys to Afghanistan</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.armytimes.com/articles/army-announces-deployments-for-5-300-soldiers">"Army announces deployments for 6,100 soldiers"</a>. Armytimes. 8 December 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Army+announces+deployments+for+6%2C100+soldiers&rft.pub=Armytimes&rft.date=2016-12-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.armytimes.com%2Farticles%2Farmy-announces-deployments-for-5-300-soldiers&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-stripes_1.461132-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-stripes_1.461132_43-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-stripes_1.461132_43-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.stripes.com/news/army-s-1st-armored-division-tapped-for-iraq-afghanistan-tours-1.461132#.WOEeTvWcGUl">"Army's 1st Armored Division tapped for Iraq, Afghanistan tours"</a>. Stars and Stripes. 29 March 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Army%27s+1st+Armored+Division+tapped+for+Iraq%2C+Afghanistan+tours&rft.pub=Stars+and+Stripes&rft.date=2017-03-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripes.com%2Fnews%2Farmy-s-1st-armored-division-tapped-for-iraq-afghanistan-tours-1.461132%23.WOEeTvWcGUl&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Homepage-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Homepage_44-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Homepage_44-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://home.army.mil/bliss/index.php/units-tenants/1st-armored-division">"1st Armored Division :: Fort Bliss, Texas"</a>. <i>home.army.mil</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 October</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=home.army.mil&rft.atitle=1st+Armored+Division+%3A%3A+Fort+Bliss%2C+Texas&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhome.army.mil%2Fbliss%2Findex.php%2Funits-tenants%2F1st-armored-division&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-autogenerated1-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated1_45-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100609010022/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html">"Special Unit Designations"</a>. United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html">the original</a> on 9 June 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 June</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Special+Unit+Designations&rft.pub=United+States+Army+Center+of+Military+History&rft.date=2010-04-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.army.mil%2Fhtml%2Fforcestruc%2Fspdes-123-ra_ar.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2/1ADwasAETF-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2/1ADwasAETF_46-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-unfit"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161104141845/http://fortblissbugle.com/1st-ad-shooting-from-pistol-to-missile-during-awa-17-1/">"1st AD: Shooting from 'pistol-to-missile' during AWA 17.1"</a>. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1st+AD%3A+Shooting+from+%27pistol-to-missile%27+during+AWA+17.1&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffortblissbugle.com%2F1st-ad-shooting-from-pistol-to-missile-during-awa-17-1%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/2015/04/19/1ad-restructuring-3rd-brigade-inactivates-4th-brigade-reflags/31241517/"><i>1AD restructuring: 3rd Brigade inactivates, 4th Brigade reflags to new version of 3rd</i></a>, 19 April 2015</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=1AD+restructuring%3A+3rd+Brigade+inactivates%2C+4th+Brigade+reflags+to+new+version+of+3rd&rft.date=2015-04-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elpasotimes.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2015%2F04%2F19%2F1ad-restructuring-3rd-brigade-inactivates-4th-brigade-reflags%2F31241517%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-katusaPatching-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-katusaPatching_48-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.army.mil/article/214258/1st_armored_division_katusa_patching_ceremony">1st. Lt. Brett Harris (26 November 2018) 1st Armored Division KATUSA Patching Ceremony</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4thBctReflag-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-4thBctReflag_49-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-4thBctReflag_49-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-unfit"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160817101214/http://fortblissbugle.com/4-1-bct-reflags-to-3-1-bct/">"4-1 BCT reflags to 3-1 BCT"</a>. Fort Bliss Bugle. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=4-1+BCT+reflags+to+3-1+BCT&rft.pub=Fort+Bliss+Bugle&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffortblissbugle.com%2Fstate-of-the-military-mg-twitty-sees-bright-future-for-fort-bliss%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilson2022" class="citation web cs1">Wilson, Christopher (21 November 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.army.mil/article/262213/4_60th_ada_reorganized_under_1st_armored_division">"4-60th ADA reorganized under 1st Armored Division"</a>. US Army<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 April</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=4-60th+ADA+reorganized+under+1st+Armored+Division&rft.pub=US+Army&rft.date=2022-11-21&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.army.mil%2Farticle%2F262213%2F4_60th_ada_reorganized_under_1st_armored_division&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-unfit"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160502073403/http://fortblissbugle.com/first-apache-battalion-to-carry-drones-reflags-as-heavy-cav/">"First Apache battalion to carry drones: reflags as 'Heavy Cav'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=First+Apache+battalion+to+carry+drones%3A+reflags+as+%27Heavy+Cav%27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffortblissbugle.com%2Ffirst-apache-battalion-to-carry-drones-reflags-as-heavy-cav%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160808112747/http://www.army.mil/article/164542/Unmanned_Aerial_System__More_than_just_remote_controlled_planes/">"3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry, in Iraq"</a>. 21 March 2016. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.army.mil/article/164542/Unmanned_Aerial_System__More_than_just_remote_controlled_planes/">the original</a> on 8 August 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=3rd+Squadron%2C+6th+Cavalry%2C+in+Iraq&rft.date=2016-03-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.army.mil%2Farticle%2F164542%2FUnmanned_Aerial_System__More_than_just_remote_controlled_planes%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-unfit"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161105073742/http://fortblissbugle.com/3-6-heavy-cav-wins-aviation-award/">"3-6 'Heavy Cav' wins aviation award, in Iraq"</a>. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=3-6+%27Heavy+Cav%27+wins+aviation+award%2C+in+Iraq&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffortblissbugle.com%2F3-6-heavy-cav-wins-aviation-award%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/05/12/sustainment-brigade-changes-name-gets-ready-to-deploy.html">"Sustainment Brigade Changes Name, Gets Ready to Deploy to Afghanistan"</a>. military.com. 12 May 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sustainment+Brigade+Changes+Name%2C+Gets+Ready+to+Deploy+to+Afghanistan&rft.pub=military.com&rft.date=2015-05-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.military.com%2Fdaily-news%2F2015%2F05%2F12%2Fsustainment-brigade-changes-name-gets-ready-to-deploy.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Chronicle-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Chronicle_55-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chronicle_55-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chronicle_55-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chronicle_55-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chronicle_55-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Chronicle_55-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/001ad.htm">"1st Armored Division: World War II Combat Chronicle"</a>. <i>history.army.mil</i>. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History. 31 January 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=history.army.mil&rft.atitle=1st+Armored+Division%3A+World+War+II+Combat+Chronicle&rft.date=2021-01-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhistory.army.mil%2Fhtml%2Fforcestruc%2Fcbtchron%2Fcc%2F001ad.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFU.S._House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Armed_Services1960" class="citation magazine cs1">U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services (1960). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=FKz_SAJvFS4C&pg=PA4780">"Biographical Sketch of Gen. Bruce Cooper Clarke"</a>. <i>Hearing Record: Special Subcommittee on National Military Aircraft</i>. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 4780 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hearing+Record%3A+Special+Subcommittee+on+National+Military+Aircraft&rft.atitle=Biographical+Sketch+of+Gen.+Bruce+Cooper+Clarke&rft.pages=4780&rft.date=1960&rft.au=U.S.+House+of+Representatives+Committee+on+Armed+Services&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DFKz_SAJvFS4C%26pg%3DPA4780&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFUnited_States_Civil_Service_Commission1953" class="citation book cs1">United States Civil Service Commission (1953). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DVrWOvrSuI0C&pg=PA142"><i>Official Register of the United States</i></a>. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 142 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Official+Register+of+the+United+States&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.pages=142&rft.pub=U.S.+Government+Printing+Office&rft.date=1953&rft.au=United+States+Civil+Service+Commission&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DDVrWOvrSuI0C%26pg%3DPA142&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Future-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Future_58-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Future_58-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254346/m1/1/">"Future CD of 1st AD Arrives in Washington for Conference"</a>. <i>Armored Sentinel</i>. Ft. Hood, TX: 1st Infantry Division Public Information Officer. 27 August 1953. p. 1 – via The Portal to Texas History, Fort Hood Casey Memorial Library.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armored+Sentinel&rft.atitle=Future+CD+of+1st+AD+Arrives+in+Washington+for+Conference&rft.pages=1&rft.date=1953-08-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftexashistory.unt.edu%2Fark%3A%2F67531%2Fmetapth254346%2Fm1%2F1%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZierdt1955" class="citation magazine cs1">Zierdt, William H. Jr., ed. (May–June 1955). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Bd36c6HjRioC&pg=RA8-PA48">"Top Command Changes: Maj. Gen. Robert L. Howze"</a>. <i>Armor</i>. Washington, DC: United States Armor Association. p. 48 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armor&rft.atitle=Top+Command+Changes%3A+Maj.+Gen.+Robert+L.+Howze&rft.pages=48&rft.date=1955-05%2F1955-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DBd36c6HjRioC%26pg%3DRA8-PA48&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFZierdt1957" class="citation magazine cs1">Zierdt, William H. Jr., ed. (March–April 1957). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=nijrGJ9byZIC&pg=RA1-PA53">"Command Changes: Edward G. Farrand"</a>. <i>Armor</i>. Washington, DC: United States Armor Association. p. 53 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armor&rft.atitle=Command+Changes%3A+Edward+G.+Farrand&rft.pages=53&rft.date=1957-03%2F1957-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DnijrGJ9byZIC%26pg%3DRA1-PA53&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSubcommittee_on_Defense_Appropriations,_U.S._House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Appropriations1962" class="citation magazine cs1">Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations (1962). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=UmAcAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA46">"Biographical Sketch of Brig. Gen. Delk M. Oden"</a>. <i>Hearing Record, Department of Defense Appropriations for 1963</i>. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. <span class="nowrap">46–</span>47 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hearing+Record%2C+Department+of+Defense+Appropriations+for+1963&rft.atitle=Biographical+Sketch+of+Brig.+Gen.+Delk+M.+Oden&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E46-%3C%2Fspan%3E47&rft.date=1962&rft.au=Subcommittee+on+Defense+Appropriations%2C+U.S.+House+of+Representatives+Committee+on+Appropriations&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DUmAcAAAAMAAJ%26pg%3DPA46&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLaDue1982" class="citation magazine cs1">LaDue, Wade W., ed. (October 1982). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=eDZZ-TDY2bgC&pg=RA10-PA40">"1st Armored Division"</a>. <i>Soldiers</i>. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Chief of Public Affairs. p. 40 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Soldiers&rft.atitle=1st+Armored+Division&rft.pages=40&rft.date=1982-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DeDZZ-TDY2bgC%26pg%3DRA10-PA40&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80719476/wing-command/">"Wing to Command New Hood Unit"</a>. <i>The Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum</i>. Gatesville, TX. 8 May 1959. p. 5 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Gatesville+Messenger+and+Star-Forum&rft.atitle=Wing+to+Command+New+Hood+Unit&rft.pages=5&rft.date=1959-05-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F80719476%2Fwing-command%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80719753/hood-general/">"Ft. Hood General Gets Puerto Rico Post"</a>. <i>Waco Tribune-Herald</i>. Waco, TX. 9 April 1961. p. 8 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Waco+Tribune-Herald&rft.atitle=Ft.+Hood+General+Gets+Puerto+Rico+Post&rft.pages=8&rft.date=1961-04-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F80719753%2Fhood-general%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80720308/strac-conference/">"STRAC Conference"</a>. <i>The Leaf-Chronicle</i>. Clarksville, TN. 15 December 1961. p. 15 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Leaf-Chronicle&rft.atitle=STRAC+Conference&rft.pages=15&rft.date=1961-12-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F80720308%2Fstrac-conference%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFU.S._House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Appropriations1964" class="citation magazine cs1">U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations (1964). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=8WkcAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR13-IA47">"Brief Biographical Sketch of Maj. Gen. Ralph E. Haines Jr"</a>. <i>Hearing Record, Subcommittee on Department of Defense Appropriations</i>. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 48 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hearing+Record%2C+Subcommittee+on+Department+of+Defense+Appropriations&rft.atitle=Brief+Biographical+Sketch+of+Maj.+Gen.+Ralph+E.+Haines+Jr.&rft.pages=48&rft.date=1964&rft.au=U.S.+House+of+Representatives+Committee+on+Appropriations&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D8WkcAAAAMAAJ%26pg%3DPR13-IA47&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCunningham1963" class="citation magazine cs1">Cunningham, Thomas J. Jr., ed. (July–August 1963). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=r72xnZR_AS8C&pg=RA9-PA55">"Promotions and Assignments: Harvey J. Jablonsky"</a>. <i>Armor</i>. Washington, DC: United States Armor Association. pp. 10, 55 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armor&rft.atitle=Promotions+and+Assignments%3A+Harvey+J.+Jablonsky&rft.pages=10%2C+55&rft.date=1963-07%2F1963-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dr72xnZR_AS8C%26pg%3DRA9-PA55&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin1967" class="citation magazine cs1">Martin, O. W. Jr., ed. (November–December 1967). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=7NhJMBYqzH0C&pg=RA5-PA54">"General Ruhlen Recognized"</a>. <i>Armor</i>. Washington, DC: United States Armor Association. p. 54 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armor&rft.atitle=General+Ruhlen+Recognized&rft.pages=54&rft.date=1967-11%2F1967-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D7NhJMBYqzH0C%26pg%3DRA5-PA54&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin_Jr.1967" class="citation magazine cs1">Martin Jr., O. W. (September–October 1967). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=F2Rp4TjzDAwC&pg=RA10-PA49">"New 1st Armored Division Commander"</a>. <i>Armor</i>. Washington, DC: United States Armor Association. p. 49 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armor&rft.atitle=New+1st+Armored+Division+Commander&rft.pages=49&rft.date=1967-09%2F1967-10&rft.aulast=Martin+Jr.&rft.aufirst=O.+W.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DF2Rp4TjzDAwC%26pg%3DRA10-PA49&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFU.S._House_of_Representatives_Armed_Services_Committee1976" class="citation magazine cs1">U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee (1976). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LoC7PBkOFlYC&pg=PA93">"Statement of Maj. Gen. John K. Boles Jr"</a>. <i>Hearing Record, Subcommittee on Military Construction</i>. U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC. p. 93 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hearing+Record%2C+Subcommittee+on+Military+Construction&rft.atitle=Statement+of+Maj.+Gen.+John+K.+Boles+Jr.&rft.pages=93&rft.date=1976&rft.au=U.S.+House+of+Representatives+Armed+Services+Committee&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DLoC7PBkOFlYC%26pg%3DPA93&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKelso1973" class="citation magazine cs1">Kelso, Robert E., ed. (May–June 1973). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=P5Kgkhhu2eIC&pg=RA2-PA56">"MG Desobry to Command V Corps"</a>. <i>Armor</i>. Washington, DC: United States Armor Association. p. 56 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armor&rft.atitle=MG+Desobry+to+Command+V+Corps&rft.pages=56&rft.date=1973-05%2F1973-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DP5Kgkhhu2eIC%26pg%3DRA2-PA56&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin1971" class="citation magazine cs1">Martin, O. W. Jr., ed. (May–June 1971). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=yi25U18BQhcC&pg=RA2-PA62">"MG Smith to Fort Hood"</a>. <i>Armor</i>. Washington, DC: United States Armor Association. p. 62 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armor&rft.atitle=MG+Smith+to+Fort+Hood&rft.pages=62&rft.date=1971-05%2F1971-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dyi25U18BQhcC%26pg%3DRA2-PA62&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-StJohn-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-StJohn_74-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-StJohn_74-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKelso1972" class="citation magazine cs1">Kelso, Robert E., ed. (September–October 1972). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=NVFLPJaOdKUC&pg=RA4-PA56">"MG St. John Commands 1st Armored Division"</a>. <i>Armor</i>. Washington, DC: United States Armor Association. p. 56 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armor&rft.atitle=MG+St.+John+Commands+1st+Armored+Division&rft.pages=56&rft.date=1972-09%2F1972-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DNVFLPJaOdKUC%26pg%3DRA4-PA56&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBoudinot1974" class="citation magazine cs1">Boudinot, Burton S. (May–June 1974). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=zIJNAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA59">"MG Heiser Assumes Command of 1st Armored Division"</a>. <i>Armor</i>. Ft. Knox, KY: U.S. Army Armor School. p. 59 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armor&rft.atitle=MG+Heiser+Assumes+Command+of+1st+Armored+Division&rft.pages=59&rft.date=1974-05%2F1974-06&rft.aulast=Boudinot&rft.aufirst=Burton+S.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DzIJNAQAAMAAJ%26pg%3DRA3-PA59&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBinder1977" class="citation magazine cs1">Binder, L. James, ed. (October 1977). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=wuOt7W18hcUC&pg=RA9-PA139">"U.S. Army Command and Staff: U.S. Army Europe"</a>. <i>Army: 1977 Green Book</i>. Washington, DC: Association of the United States Army. p. 139 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Army%3A+1977+Green+Book&rft.atitle=U.S.+Army+Command+and+Staff%3A+U.S.+Army+Europe&rft.pages=139&rft.date=1977-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DwuOt7W18hcUC%26pg%3DRA9-PA139&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalmilitaryarchives.org/general-glenn-otis.html">"Biography, General Glenn Kay Otis"</a>. <i>National Military Archives</i>. Petaluma, CA: Will Twomey. 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Military+Archives&rft.atitle=Biography%2C+General+Glenn+Kay+Otis&rft.date=2020&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalmilitaryarchives.org%2Fgeneral-glenn-otis.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFaith1994" class="citation magazine cs1">Faith, John C. (May 1994). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_nMImmJDAVUC&pg=RA4-PA75">"Key Elements of Doctrinal Debate – Review, Maneuver Warfare: An Anthology"</a>. <i>Army</i>. Washington, DC: Association of the United States Army. pp. 73, 75 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Army&rft.atitle=Key+Elements+of+Doctrinal+Debate+%E2%80%93+Review%2C+Maneuver+Warfare%3A+An+Anthology&rft.pages=73%2C+75&rft.date=1994-05&rft.aulast=Faith&rft.aufirst=John+C.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D_nMImmJDAVUC%26pg%3DRA4-PA75&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGillespie1995" class="citation book cs1">Gillespie, Mark F. (1995). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=qoHfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA168"><i>The Sergeants Major of the Army</i></a>. Washington, DC: Center of Military History, United States Army. pp. <span class="nowrap">168–</span>169 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Sergeants+Major+of+the+Army&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E168-%3C%2Fspan%3E169&rft.pub=Center+of+Military+History%2C+United+States+Army&rft.date=1995&rft.aulast=Gillespie&rft.aufirst=Mark+F.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DqoHfAAAAMAAJ%26pg%3DPA168&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOffice_of_the_Deputy_Chief_of_Staff_for_Personnel1985" class="citation book cs1">Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (1985). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=zqRPfg2-KCEC&pg=PA389"><i>U.S. Army Executive Biographies</i></a>. Washington, DC: Department of the Army. p. 388 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=U.S.+Army+Executive+Biographies&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.pages=388&rft.pub=Department+of+the+Army&rft.date=1985&rft.au=Office+of+the+Deputy+Chief+of+Staff+for+Personnel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DzqRPfg2-KCEC%26pg%3DPA389&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOlejniczak2005" class="citation magazine cs1">Olejniczak, Julian M., ed. (July–August 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=XCVNS9M_zc0C&pg=RA11-PA21">"2005 Distinguished Graduate: LTG Dave R. Palmer, '56"</a>. <i>Assembly</i>. Association of Graduates, USMA. p. 21 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Assembly&rft.atitle=2005+Distinguished+Graduate%3A+LTG+Dave+R.+Palmer%2C+%2756&rft.pages=21&rft.date=2005-07%2F2005-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DXCVNS9M_zc0C%26pg%3DRA11-PA21&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80750627/irwin-commander/">"Fort Irwin to Get New Commander"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_San_Bernardino_Sun" title="The San Bernardino Sun">The San Bernardino Sun</a></i>. San Bernardino, CA. 20 June 1986. p. B3 – via <a href="/wiki/Newspapers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers.com">Newspapers.com</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+San+Bernardino+Sun&rft.atitle=Fort+Irwin+to+Get+New+Commander&rft.pages=B3&rft.date=1986-06-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F80750627%2Firwin-commander%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www2.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=226212">"Gen. Frederick M. Franks Jr"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Reading_Eagle" title="Reading Eagle">Reading Eagle</a></i>. Reading, PA. 13 June 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reading+Eagle&rft.atitle=Gen.+Frederick+M.+Franks+Jr.&rft.date=2010-06-13&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.readingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D226212&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSmith2018" class="citation news cs1">Smith, Harrison (24 July 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/gen-ronald-griffith-gulf-war-commander-and-army-vice-chief-of-staff-dies-at-82/2018/07/24/ad3f0f1c-8f55-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html">"Gen. Ronald Griffith, Gulf War commander and Army vice chief of staff, dies at 82"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i>. Washington, DC.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft.atitle=Gen.+Ronald+Griffith%2C+Gulf+War+commander+and+Army+vice+chief+of+staff%2C+dies+at+82&rft.date=2018-07-24&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Harrison&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fobituaries%2Fgen-ronald-griffith-gulf-war-commander-and-army-vice-chief-of-staff-dies-at-82%2F2018%2F07%2F24%2Fad3f0f1c-8f55-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBoiceShoemaker1994" class="citation magazine cs1">Boice, William M.; Shoemaker, Christopher C (February 1994). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=glAFrAXvLKwC&pg=PA11">"Fires and Maneuver: The End of Splendid Isolation"</a>. <i>Field Artillery</i>. Fort Sill, OK: U.S. Army Field Artillery School. p. 11 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Field+Artillery&rft.atitle=Fires+and+Maneuver%3A+The+End+of+Splendid+Isolation&rft.pages=11&rft.date=1994-02&rft.aulast=Boice&rft.aufirst=William+M.&rft.au=Shoemaker%2C+Christopher+C&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DglAFrAXvLKwC%26pg%3DPA11&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-86"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-86">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarter1994" class="citation magazine cs1">Carter, William G. III (July–August 1994). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6MrAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA15">"Old Ironsides & ADA"</a>. <i>Air Defense Artillery</i>. U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School. p. 19 – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Air+Defense+Artillery&rft.atitle=Old+Ironsides+%26+ADA&rft.pages=19&rft.date=1994-07%2F1994-08&rft.aulast=Carter&rft.aufirst=William+G.+III&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DZ6MrAAAAYAAJ%26pg%3DRA2-PA15&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWarshaw2004" class="citation book cs1">Warshaw, Shirley Anne (2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=kDPB1E07cnoC&pg=PA238"><i>Presidential Profiles: The Clinton Years</i></a>. New York, NY: Facts on File, Inc. pp. <span class="nowrap">238–</span>239. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8160-7459-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8160-7459-4"><bdi>978-0-8160-7459-4</bdi></a> – via <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Presidential+Profiles%3A+The+Clinton+Years&rft.place=New+York%2C+NY&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E238-%3C%2Fspan%3E239&rft.pub=Facts+on+File%2C+Inc.&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-0-8160-7459-4&rft.aulast=Warshaw&rft.aufirst=Shirley+Anne&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DkDPB1E07cnoC%26pg%3DPA238&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFScott2004" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/David_Scott_(Georgia_politician)" title="David Scott (Georgia politician)">Scott, David</a> (4 May 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2004-05-04/html/CREC-2004-05-04-pt1-PgE728-2.htm">"Honoring General Larry R. Ellis, Commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, GA"</a>. <i>govinfo.gov</i>. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Publishing Office<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 July</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=govinfo.gov&rft.atitle=Honoring+General+Larry+R.+Ellis%2C+Commanding+general%2C+U.S.+Army+Forces+Command%2C+Fort+McPherson%2C+GA&rft.date=2004-05-04&rft.aulast=Scott&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.govinfo.gov%2Fcontent%2Fpkg%2FCREC-2004-05-04%2Fhtml%2FCREC-2004-05-04-pt1-PgE728-2.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-89"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFO'Sullivan2012" class="citation news cs1">O'Sullivan, Anna (27 April 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gs.columbia.edu/news/us-army-general-george-w-casey-be-honorary-guest-2012-class-day-ceremony">"U.S. Army General George W. Casey to be Honorary Guest at 2012 Class Day Ceremony"</a>. <i>Columbia University School of General Studies News</i>. New York, NY: Columbia University.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Columbia+University+School+of+General+Studies+News&rft.atitle=U.S.+Army+General+George+W.+Casey+to+be+Honorary+Guest+at+2012+Class+Day+Ceremony&rft.date=2012-04-27&rft.aulast=O%27Sullivan&rft.aufirst=Anna&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fgs.columbia.edu%2Fnews%2Fus-army-general-george-w-casey-be-honorary-guest-2012-class-day-ceremony&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLekic2003" class="citation news cs1">Lekic, Slobodan (5 May 2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Gen-Who-Drew-Pentagon-Ire-to-Be-Replaced-7122751.php">"Gen. Who Drew Pentagon Ire to Be Replaced"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Midland_Daily_News" title="Midland Daily News">Midland Daily News</a></i>. Midland, MI. <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Midland+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Gen.+Who+Drew+Pentagon+Ire+to+Be+Replaced&rft.date=2003-05-05&rft.aulast=Lekic&rft.aufirst=Slobodan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourmidland.com%2Fnews%2Farticle%2FGen-Who-Drew-Pentagon-Ire-to-Be-Replaced-7122751.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.defense.gov/Our-Story/Biographies/Biography/Article/602694/general-martin-e-dempsey/">"Biography, General Martin E. Dempsey, Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff"</a>. <i>Defense.gov</i>. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Defense. 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 July</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Defense.gov&rft.atitle=Biography%2C+General+Martin+E.+Dempsey%2C+Former+Chairman%2C+Joint+Chiefs+of+Staff&rft.date=2011&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defense.gov%2FOur-Story%2FBiographies%2FBiography%2FArticle%2F602694%2Fgeneral-martin-e-dempsey%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHare2007" class="citation news cs1">Hare, Mary Gail (15 March 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2007-03-15-0703150046-story.html">"Officers Shifting at APG"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Baltimore_Sun" title="The Baltimore Sun">The Baltimore Sun</a></i>. Baltimore, MD.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Baltimore+Sun&rft.atitle=Officers+Shifting+at+APG&rft.date=2007-03-15&rft.aulast=Hare&rft.aufirst=Mary+Gail&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baltimoresun.com%2Fnews%2Fbs-xpm-2007-03-15-0703150046-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-93"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-93">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDougherty2009" class="citation news cs1">Dougherty, Kevin (10 May 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.stripes.com/news/for-maj-gen-hertling-it-s-time-to-go-home-1.91372">"For Maj. Gen. Hertling, 'It's time to go home'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Stars_and_Stripes_(newspaper)" title="Stars and Stripes (newspaper)">Stars and Stripes</a></i>. Washington, DC.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Stars+and+Stripes&rft.atitle=For+Maj.+Gen.+Hertling%2C+%27It%27s+time+to+go+home%27&rft.date=2009-05-10&rft.aulast=Dougherty&rft.aufirst=Kevin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stripes.com%2Fnews%2Ffor-maj-gen-hertling-it-s-time-to-go-home-1.91372&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Poe-94"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Poe_94-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Poe_94-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPoe2011" class="citation news cs1">Poe, David (24 May 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dvidshub.net/news/71056/old-ironsides-starts-new-chapter-fort-bliss">"Old Ironsides starts new chapter at Fort Bliss"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Defense_Visual_Information_Distribution_Service" title="Defense Visual Information Distribution Service">Defense Visual Information Distribution Service</a></i>. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Defense.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Defense+Visual+Information+Distribution+Service&rft.atitle=Old+Ironsides+starts+new+chapter+at+Fort+Bliss&rft.date=2011-05-24&rft.aulast=Poe&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dvidshub.net%2Fnews%2F71056%2Fold-ironsides-starts-new-chapter-fort-bliss&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Kullman-95"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Kullman_95-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Kullman_95-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKullman2014" class="citation news cs1">Kullman, Benjamin (5 August 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.army.mil/article/131252/1st_armored_division_bids_farewell_to_macfarland_welcomes_twitty">"1st Armored Division bids farewell to MacFarland, welcomes Twitty"</a>. <i>Army.mil</i>. Washington, DC: Department of the Army.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Army.mil&rft.atitle=1st+Armored+Division+bids+farewell+to+MacFarland%2C+welcomes+Twitty&rft.date=2014-08-05&rft.aulast=Kullman&rft.aufirst=Benjamin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.army.mil%2Farticle%2F131252%2F1st_armored_division_bids_farewell_to_macfarland_welcomes_twitty&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Guttierrez-96"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Guttierrez_96-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Guttierrez_96-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGuttierrez2018" class="citation news cs1">Guttierrez, Rudy (12 July 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.elpasotimes.com/picture-gallery/news/2018/07/12/1st-armored-division-fort-bliss-get-new-commander/36819139/">"1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss get new commander"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_Times" title="El Paso Times">El Paso Times</a></i>. El Paso, TX.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=El+Paso+Times&rft.atitle=1st+Armored+Division%2C+Fort+Bliss+get+new+commander&rft.date=2018-07-12&rft.aulast=Guttierrez&rft.aufirst=Rudy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elpasotimes.com%2Fpicture-gallery%2Fnews%2F2018%2F07%2F12%2F1st-armored-division-fort-bliss-get-new-commander%2F36819139%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cross-97"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cross_97-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cross_97-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCross2020" class="citation news cs1">Cross, David (30 September 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/fort-bliss-welcomes-new-commanding-general-in-change-of-command-ceremony">"Fort Bliss welcomes new commanding general in change of command ceremony"</a>. <i>KFOX14</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 October</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=KFOX14&rft.atitle=Fort+Bliss+welcomes+new+commanding+general+in+change+of+command+ceremony&rft.date=2020-09-30&rft.aulast=Cross&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fkfoxtv.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffort-bliss-welcomes-new-commanding-general-in-change-of-command-ceremony&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/adcomp.html">http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/adcomp.html</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201018125328/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/adcomp.html">Archived</a> 18 October 2020 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Component Elements of Armored Divisions in World War II</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-99"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-99">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stanton, Shelby L. (1984). World War II Order of Battle. New York, New York: Galahad Books World War II Order of Battle p47</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-100"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-100">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eucmh.com/2020/04/10/1st-armored-division-oob-ww-2">"1st Armored Division Order of Battle WW2"</a>. <i>European Center of Military History</i>. 10 April 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220109084457/https://eucmh.com/2020/04/10/1st-armored-division-oob-ww-2/">Archived</a> from the original on 9 January 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 April</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=European+Center+of+Military+History&rft.atitle=1st+Armored+Division+Order+of+Battle+WW2&rft.date=2020-04-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Feucmh.com%2F2020%2F04%2F10%2F1st-armored-division-oob-ww-2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-101"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-101">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://custermen.com/ItalyWW2/Units/FirstArmd.htm">"History of the 1st Armored 'Old Ironsides' Division Based on booklet entitled: The Story of the First Armored Division"</a>. 23 February 2008. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220118213510/https://custermen.com/ItalyWW2/Units/FirstArmd.htm">Archived</a> from the original on 18 January 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 April</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+of+the+1st+Armored+%27Old+Ironsides%27+Division+Based+on+booklet+entitled%3A+The+Story+of+the+First+Armored+Division&rft.date=2008-02-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcustermen.com%2FItalyWW2%2FUnits%2FFirstArmd.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-102"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-102">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/adcomp.html">"Component Elements of the Armored Divisions in World War II"</a>. US Army Center of Military History<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Component+Elements+of+the+Armored+Divisions+in+World+War+II&rft.pub=US+Army+Center+of+Military+History&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhistory.army.mil%2Fhtml%2Fforcestruc%2Fcbtchron%2Fadcomp.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Additional_reading">Additional reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Additional reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> This article incorporates <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://history.army.mil/sec-priv.htm">public domain material</a> from <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/default.htm"><i>Lineage of the 1st Armored Division and Companies</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="United States Army Center of Military History">United States Army Center of Military History</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Lineage+of+the+1st+Armored+Division+and+Companies&rft.pub=United+States+Army+Center+of+Military+History&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.army.mil%2Fhtml%2Fforcestruc%2Flineages%2Fbranches%2Fdiv%2Fdefault.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGeorge_F._Howe1979" class="citation book cs1">George F. Howe (1979). <i>The Battle History of the 1st Armored Division</i>. The Battery Press, Inc. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-89839-025-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-89839-025-7"><bdi>0-89839-025-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Battle+History+of+the+1st+Armored+Division&rft.pub=The+Battery+Press%2C+Inc&rft.date=1979&rft.isbn=0-89839-025-7&rft.au=George+F.+Howe&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1st+Armored+Division+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span> Covers its first (World War II era) incarnation.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:1st Armored Division (United States)">1st Armored Division (United States)</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/1starmoreddiv">1st Armored Division Official Twitter</a></li> <li>The short film <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.2569808"><i>Big Picture: Recall</i></a> is available for free viewing and download at the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.army.mil/article/237245/threads_and_treads_1st_armored_division_insignia_turns_80">Threads and Treads; 1st Armored Division Insignia turns 80</a>, Army.mil, July 13, 2020</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Divisions_of_the_United_States_Army237" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Army_Divisions_(United_States)" title="Template:Army Divisions (United States)"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Army_Divisions_(United_States)" title="Template talk:Army Divisions (United States)"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Army_Divisions_(United_States)" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Army Divisions (United States)"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Divisions_of_the_United_States_Army237" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">Divisions</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Airborne</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/9th_Airborne_Division_(United_States)" title="9th Airborne Division (United States)">9th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/11th_Airborne_Division" title="11th Airborne Division">11th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Airborne_Division_(United_States)" title="13th Airborne Division (United States)">13th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Airborne_Division_(United_States)" title="17th Airborne Division (United States)">17th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/80th_Division_(United_States)" title="80th Division (United States)">80th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/82nd_Airborne_Division" title="82nd Airborne Division">82nd</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/108th_Training_Command_(Initial_Entry_Training)" title="108th Training Command (Initial Entry Training)">108th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Armored</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1st</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Armored Division (United States)">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="3rd Armored Division (United States)">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="4th Armored Division (United States)">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="5th Armored Division (United States)">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="6th Armored Division (United States)">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="7th Armored Division (United States)">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="8th Armored Division (United States)">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="9th Armored Division (United States)">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="10th Armored Division (United States)">10th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="11th Armored Division (United States)">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="12th Armored Division (United States)">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="13th Armored Division (United States)">13th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="14th Armored Division (United States)">14th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="16th Armored Division (United States)">16th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="19th Armored Division (United States)">19th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="20th Armored Division (United States)">20th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Armored_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd Armored Division">22nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="25th Armored Division (United States)">25th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="27th Armored Division (United States)">27th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="30th Armored Division (United States)">30th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="40th Armored Division (United States)">40th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="48th Armored Division (United States)">48th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49th_Armored_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="49th Armored Division">49th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="50th Armored Division (United States)">50th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cavalry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Cavalry Division (United States)">1st</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Cavalry Division (United States)">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="3rd Cavalry Division (United States)">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="15th Cavalry Division (United States)">15th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="21st Cavalry Division (United States)">21st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="22nd Cavalry Division (United States)">22nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="23rd Cavalry Division (United States)">23rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="24th Cavalry Division (United States)">24th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="61st Cavalry Division (United States)">61st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="62nd Cavalry Division (United States)">62nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="63rd Cavalry Division (United States)">63rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="64th Cavalry Division (United States)">64th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="65th Cavalry Division (United States)">65th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)" title="66th Cavalry Division (United States)">66th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Infantry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Infantry Division (United States)">1st</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="2nd Infantry Division (United States)">2nd</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="3rd Infantry Division (United States)">3rd</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/4th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="4th Infantry Division (United States)">4th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="5th Infantry Division (United States)">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="6th Infantry Division (United States)">6th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="7th Infantry Division (United States)">7th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="8th Infantry Division (United States)">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="9th Infantry Division (United States)">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="11th Infantry Division (United States)">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Division_(United_States)" title="12th Division (United States)">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Division_(United_States)" title="13th Division (United States)">13th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="17th Infantry Division (United States)">17th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Division_(United_States)" title="19th Division (United States)">19th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Americal_Division" title="Americal Division">23rd (Americal)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="24th Infantry Division (United States)">24th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/25th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="25th Infantry Division (United States)">25th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="26th Infantry Division (United States)">26th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="27th Infantry Division (United States)">27th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/28th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="28th Infantry Division (United States)">28th</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/29th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="29th Infantry Division (United States)">29th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="30th Infantry Division (United States)">30th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="31st Infantry Division (United States)">31st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="32nd Infantry Division (United States)">32nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="33rd Infantry Division (United States)">33rd</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/34th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="34th Infantry Division (United States)">34th</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/35th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="35th Infantry Division (United States)">35th</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/36th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="36th Infantry Division (United States)">36th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="37th Infantry Division (United States)">37th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/38th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="38th Infantry Division (United States)">38th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="39th Infantry Division (United States)">39th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/40th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="40th Infantry Division (United States)">40th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="41st Infantry Division (United States)">41st</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/42nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="42nd Infantry Division (United States)">42nd</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="43rd Infantry Division (United States)">43rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="44th Infantry Division (United States)">44th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="45th Infantry Division (United States)">45th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="46th Infantry Division (United States)">46th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="47th Infantry Division (United States)">47th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="48th Armored Division (United States)">48th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="49th Infantry Division (United States)">49th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="51st Infantry Division (United States)">51st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="55th Infantry Division (United States)">55th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="59th Infantry Division (United States)">59th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="63rd Infantry Division (United States)">63rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="65th Infantry Division (United States)">65th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="66th Infantry Division (United States)">66th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/69th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="69th Infantry Division (United States)">69th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/70th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="70th Infantry Division (United States)">70th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="71st Infantry Division (United States)">71st</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/75th_Innovation_Command" title="75th Innovation Command">75th</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/76th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="76th Infantry Division (United States)">76th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/77th_Sustainment_Brigade" title="77th Sustainment Brigade">77th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/78th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="78th Infantry Division (United States)">78th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/79th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="79th Infantry Division (United States)">79th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/80th_Division_(United_States)" title="80th Division (United States)">80th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/81st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="81st Infantry Division (United States)">81st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/83rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="83rd Infantry Division (United States)">83rd</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/84th_Division_(United_States)" title="84th Division (United States)">84th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/85th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="85th Infantry Division (United States)">85th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/86th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="86th Infantry Division (United States)">86th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/87th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="87th Infantry Division (United States)">87th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/88th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="88th Infantry Division (United States)">88th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/89th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="89th Infantry Division (United States)">89th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/90th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="90th Infantry Division (United States)">90th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/91st_Division_(United_States)" title="91st Division (United States)">91st</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/92nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="92nd Infantry Division (United States)">92nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/93rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="93rd Infantry Division (United States)">93rd</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/94th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="94th Infantry Division (United States)">94th</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/95th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="95th Infantry Division (United States)">95th</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/96th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="96th Infantry Division (United States)">96th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/97th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="97th Infantry Division (United States)">97th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/98th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="98th Infantry Division (United States)">98th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/99th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="99th Infantry Division (United States)">99th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/100th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="100th Infantry Division (United States)">100th</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/102nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="102nd Infantry Division (United States)">102nd</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/103rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="103rd Infantry Division (United States)">103rd</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/104th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="104th Infantry Division (United States)">104th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/106th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="106th Infantry Division (United States)">106th</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/108th_Training_Command_(Initial_Entry_Training)" title="108th Training Command (Initial Entry Training)">108th</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Division" title="Hawaiian Division">Hawaiian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal_Division" title="Panama Canal Division">Panama Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Division_(United_States)" title="Philippine Division (United States)">Philippine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mountain</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><b><a href="/wiki/10th_Mountain_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="10th Mountain Division (United States)">10th</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Divisions_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Category:Divisions of the United States Army">Category</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&oldid=1271822256">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&oldid=1271822256</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Armored_divisions_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Category:Armored divisions of the United States Army">Armored divisions of the United States Army</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_Army_divisions_during_World_War_II" title="Category:United States Army divisions during World War II">United States Army divisions during World War II</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1940" title="Category:Military units and formations established in 1940">Military units and formations established in 1940</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_in_the_Gulf_War" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States in the Gulf War">Military units and formations of the United States in the Gulf War</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_in_the_Iraq_War" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States in the Iraq War">Military units and formations of the United States in the Iraq War</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Source_attribution" title="Category:Source attribution">Source attribution</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1:_unfit_URL" title="Category:CS1: unfit URL">CS1: unfit URL</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Webarchive_template_wayback_links" title="Category:Webarchive template wayback links">Webarchive template wayback links</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_that_may_contain_original_research_from_January_2020" title="Category:Articles that may contain original research from January 2020">Articles that may contain original research from January 2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_that_may_contain_original_research" title="Category:All articles that may contain original research">All articles that may contain original research</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_that_are_excessively_detailed_from_March_2020" title="Category:Wikipedia articles that are excessively detailed from March 2020">Wikipedia articles that are excessively detailed from March 2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_that_are_excessively_detailed" title="Category:All articles that are excessively detailed">All articles that are excessively detailed</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_with_style_issues_from_March_2020" title="Category:Wikipedia articles with style issues from March 2020">Wikipedia articles with style issues from March 2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_style_issues" title="Category:All articles with style issues">All articles with style issues</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_rewrite_from_January_2020" title="Category:Wikipedia articles needing rewrite from January 2020">Wikipedia articles needing rewrite from January 2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_rewrite" title="Category:All articles needing rewrite">All articles needing rewrite</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_multiple_maintenance_issues" title="Category:Articles with multiple maintenance issues">Articles with multiple maintenance issues</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_November_2019" title="Category:Use dmy dates from November 2019">Use dmy dates from November 2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_with_broken_anchors" title="Category:Pages with broken anchors">Pages with broken anchors</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_additional_references_from_January_2020" title="Category:Articles needing additional references from January 2020">Articles needing additional references from January 2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_additional_references" title="Category:All articles needing additional references">All articles needing additional references</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_incorporating_text_from_the_United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States Army Center of Military History">Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States Army Center of Military History</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link from Wikidata">Commons category link from Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 25 January 2025, at 22:14<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" lang="en" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><picture><source media="(min-width: 500px)" srcset="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" width="88" height="31"><img src="/w/resources/assets/mediawiki_compact.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="25" height="25" loading="lazy"></picture></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-header-container vector-sticky-header-container"> <div id="vector-sticky-header" class="vector-sticky-header"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-start"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-start vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" aria-hidden="true"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-sticky-header-search-toggle" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.vector-sticky-search-form.icon"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </button> </div> <div role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box"> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="vector-sticky-search-form" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia"> <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-sticky-header-toc vector-sticky-header-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-sticky-header-toc-label" for="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar-primary" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="mw-page-title-main">1st Armored Division (United States)</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-end" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icons"> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-talk-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="talk-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbles mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbles"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-subject-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="subject-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-article mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-article"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-history-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="history-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-history mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-history"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only mw-watchlink" id="ca-watchstar-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="watch-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-star mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-star"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="wikitext-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikiText mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-wikiText"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-ve-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-edit mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-edit"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-viewsource-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-protected-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-editLock mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-editLock"></span> <span></span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-buttons"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet mw-interlanguage-selector" id="p-lang-btn-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-language"></span> <span>15 languages</span> </button> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive" id="ca-addsection-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="addsection-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbleAdd-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbleAdd-progressive"></span> <span>Add topic</span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-end"> <div class="vector-user-links"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-b766959bd-5hzb7","wgBackendResponseTime":127,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"1.087","walltime":"1.348","ppvisitednodes":{"value":9400,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":356062,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":21549,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":17,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":9,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":379768,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":0,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 1105.294 1 -total"," 43.56% 481.428 2 Template:Reflist"," 17.09% 188.923 37 Template:Cite_web"," 7.40% 81.801 1 Template:Infobox_military_unit"," 7.22% 79.848 19 Template:Cite_magazine"," 7.07% 78.112 1 Template:Multiple_issues"," 7.04% 77.805 2 Template:Short_description"," 6.81% 75.324 20 Template:Cite_news"," 6.68% 73.872 12 Template:Ambox"," 5.97% 65.994 1 Template:Infobox"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.626","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":9869720,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-b766959bd-ql8n7","timestamp":"20250215132816","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"1st Armored Division (United States)","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q163673","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q163673","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2003-01-06T15:15:51Z","dateModified":"2025-01-25T22:14:40Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/3\/34\/United_States_Army_1st_Armored_Division_CSIB.svg","headline":"division of the United States Army"}</script> </body> </html>