1st Division of the Army of the Rhine

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_François_Achille_Bazaine
gptkbp:color blue and red
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny
gptkbp:country gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:military_unit
rifles
tanks
gptkbp:formation_date gptkb:1914
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Colmar
gptkbp:historical_context post-World War I era
gptkbp:historical_significance defense of the French territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Division of the Army of the Rhine
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern French military structure
gptkbp:motto For France
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Iron_Division
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argonne
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_Champagne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Battle_of_Aisne
gptkb:Battle_of_Flanders
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Army_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:reform gptkb:1940
gptkbp:rival gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:role defensive operations
offensive operations
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:1st_Armored_Division
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:French_flag
gptkbp:training combined arms operations
infantry tactics
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit