1st Brigade
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1st Brigade can refer to numerous military formations, usually with long traditions, in various countries. They include:
Canada
- 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade1st Canadian Armoured Brigade1 Canadian Army Tank Brigade, later known as 1 Canadian Armoured Brigade, was composed of the 11th, 12th and 14th Canadian Armoured Regiments and saw service in the Italian campaign and in north-west Europe during the Second World War.-History:...
- 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Western Area of the Canadian army...
- 1st Canadian Tank Brigade
Japan
- 1st Airborne Brigade (Japan)1st Airborne Brigade (Japan)The , also known as the Narashino Airborne Brigade , is stationed in the Narashino Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces Base in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. It is part of the Eastern Army in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...
- IJA 1st Cavalry BrigadeIJA 1st Cavalry BrigadeThe Imperial Japanese Army 1st Cavalry Brigade originally formed November 3, 1901.It was assigned to Kwantung Army in April 1933 as part of the IJA Cavalry Group. It was then assigned with the Cavalry Group to Northern China Area Army, June 1938...
- 1st Helicopter Brigade1st Helicopter BrigadeThe is based at the JGSDF Camp Kisarazu in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture. Formerly an independent brigade, it was attached on the Central Readiness Force on March 28, 2007...
Poland
- 1st Armoured Brigade (Poland)1st Armoured Brigade (Poland)Polish 1st Armoured Brigade of the defenders of Westerplatte or Polish 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade was a military unit in the Ludowe Wojsko Polskie...
- I Brigade of the Polish LegionsI Brigade of the Polish LegionsBrigade I of the Polish Legions was a unit of Austro-Hungarian Army, manned by Austrian Poles, part of the Polish Legions in World War I, existing from 1914 to 1917.-History:...
- Polish 1st Independent Parachute BrigadePolish 1st Independent Parachute BrigadeThe 1st Independent Parachute Brigade was a parachute brigade under command of Maj.Gen. Stanisław Sosabowski, created in Scotland in September 1941, with the exclusive mission to drop into occupied Poland in order to help liberate the country. The British government, however, pressured the Polish...
Romania
- 1st Logistics Brigade (Romania)1st Logistics Brigade (Romania)The 1st Logistics Brigade "Prahova" is a logistics brigade currently belonging to the Romanian Land Forces and it is subordinated to the 1st Infantry Division...
- 1st Surface to Air Missiles Brigade (Romania)1st Surface to Air Missiles Brigade (Romania)The 1st Surface to Air Missiles Brigade "General Nicolae Dăscălescu" , is the main air defense unit of the Romanian Air Force. Its headquarters are located in Bucharest. The brigade was created on August 1, 1973, by gathering together the 18th and 19th SAM regiments. In 1995, it received the...
United Kingdom
- 1st Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom)
- 1st Army Tank Brigade (United Kingdom)
- 1st Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
- 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade (United Kingdom)
- 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers
- 1st Gibraltar Brigade
- 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards)
- 1st London Infantry Brigade
- 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade
- 1st Mechanised Brigade (United Kingdom)
- 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade
- 1st Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)
- 1st Special Service Brigade1st Special Service BrigadeThe 1st Special Service Brigade was a brigade of the British Army. Formed during World War II, it consisted of elements of the army and the Royal Marines. The brigade's component units saw action individually in Norway and the Dieppe Raid , before being combined under one commander for service in...
United States
- 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (United States)
- 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (United States)
- 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (United States)
- 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (United States)
- 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States)1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States)The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is a mountain warfare infantry Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York...
- 1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (United States)1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (United States)The 1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division was an infantry brigade of the United States Army, and a part of the 7th Infantry Division. The brigade was based at Fort Ord, California for most of its history....
- 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (United States)1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (United States)The 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division was an infantry brigade of the United States Army. Before its most recent deactivation in 2006, it was based at Fort Stewart, Georgia...
- 1st Brigade, 104th Division (United States)1st Brigade, 104th Division (United States)The 1st Brigade, 104th Division is an infantry brigade of the United States Army. It is a training component of the United States Army Reserve, and subordinate to the 104th Division based in Fort Lewis, Washington...
- 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (United States)1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (United States)1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade is a unit in the I Marine Expeditionary Force and is the "middleweight" crisis response force of choice in the European and Southern Command Areas of Operation...
- 1st Provisional Marine Brigade1st Provisional Marine BrigadeThe 1st Provisional Marine Brigade was a Marine infantry brigade of the United States Marine Corps that existed periodically from 1912 to 1950. It was an ad hoc unit formed for specific operations and therefore not considered a "permanent" USMC unit....
- 1st Sustainment Brigade (United States)1st Sustainment Brigade (United States)The 1st Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Riley, Kansas. It provides logistics support to the 1st Infantry Division.Activated in 2007, the unit is a modular brigade capable of a variety of actions...