His first combat assignment was to lead the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, III Corps of the Army of Virginia during the Northern Virginia Campaign.

There are five separate U. S. installations: Shipton Kaserne, home to 412th Aviation Support Battalion, Katterbach Kaserne, formally the home of the 1st Infantry Division's 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, which has been replaced by the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade as of 2006, as part of the 1st Infantry Division's return to Fort Riley, Kansas ; Bismarck Kaserne, which functions as a satellite post to Katterbach, hosting their Post Exchange, Theater, Barracks, Franconia Inn, Military Police, and other support agencies, Barton Barracks, home to the USAG Ansbach and Bleidorn Barracks, which has a library and housing.

During the Battle of France in 1940, De Gaulle's 4th Armoured Division and elements of the British Expeditionary Force's 1st Army Tank Brigade both made probing attacks on the German flank, actually pushing into the rear of the advancing armoured columns at times.

Following the downfall of Czechoslovakia and occupation of its Czech part by Nazi Germany in 1939, Czechoslovak units and formations served with the Polish Army ( Czechoslovak Legion ), the French Army, the Royal Air Force, the British Army ( the 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade ), and the Red Army ( I Corps ).

The last substantive and successful classical cavalry charge of the war that made on March 1, 1945 during the Battle of Schoenfeld by the 1st " Warsaw " Independent Cavalry Brigade.

Krulak's staff assignments included: operations officer, 2nd Battalion 9th Marines ( 1977 – 1978 ); chief of the Combat Arms Monitor Section at Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D. C. ( 1978 – 1979 ); executive assistant to the Director of Personnel Management, Headquarters Marine Corps ( 1979 – 1981 ); Plans Office, Fleet Marine Forces Pacific, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii ( 1982 – 1983 ); executive officer, 3rd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade ; assistant chief of staff, maritime pre-positioning ships, 1st MEB ; assistant chief of staff for operations, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade ; and the military assistant to the assistant secretary of defense for command, control, communications and intelligence, Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Inland from X Corps would be XIII Corps with Indian 5th Infantry Division ( with only one infantry brigade, Indian 29th Infantry Brigade, and two artillery regiments ) around Sidi Hamza ( about inland, the newly arrived New Zealand 2nd Division ( short one brigade because of lack of transport ) at Minqar Qaim ( on the escarpment inland ) and 1st Armoured Division in the open desert to the south.

XXX Corps was reinforced with 1st Armoured Division ( less 22nd Armoured Brigade ), 4th Light Armoured Brigade, and 69th Infantry Brigade.

Previously there were three brigades: 1st Infantry Brigade ( HQ in Teshie ), 2nd Infantry Brigade ( HQ in Kumasi ) and Support Services Brigade ( HQ in Burma Camp ).

The British Ministry of Defence and Clarence House made a joint announcement on 22 February 2007 that Prince Harry would be deployed with his regiment to the front line in Iraq, to serve as part of the 1st Mechanised Brigade of the 3rd Mechanised Divisiona move supported by Harry, who had stated that he would leave the army if he was told to remain in safety while his regiment went to war ; he said: " There's no way I'm going to put myself through Sandhurst and then sit on my arse back home while my boys are out fighting for their country.

In World War II after initial deployment to France as part of the BEF, the regiment lost two battalions at the Defence of Calais ( 2nd Bn KRRC and 1st Bn the Queen Victoria's Rifles ( TA )) where a Green Jacket Brigade held up the German advance to enable the evacuation of the allied armies at Dunkirk.

Redeployed to northern Africa the unit began to see success, continuing with actions in Italy, Austria, Germany and in the Battle of Greece and Crete ( where its 9th Battalion, The Rangers ( TA ), served with 1st Armoured Brigade Group ).

The 1st Battalion served in the 4th Armoured Brigade that failed to link up with the 1st Parachute Division at the Battle of Arnhem.

An M109A6 howitzer from Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, sends a round down range during combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.

The 82nd Airborne Division, under Brigadier General James M. Gavin, would drop northeast of them to take the bridges at Grave and Nijmegen and the British 1st Airborne Division, under Major-General Roy Urquhart, with the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, under Brigadier General Stanisław Sosabowski, attached would drop at the extreme north end of the route, capturing the road bridge at Arnhem and the rail bridge at Oosterbeek.

Market would be the largest airborne operation in history, delivering over 34, 600 men of the 101st, 82nd and 1st Airborne Divisions and the Polish Brigade.

The Allies eventually formed two British and five American airborne divisions: the British 1st Airborne Division and 6th Airborne Division, and the US 11th Airborne Division, 13th Airborne Division, 17th Airborne Division, 82nd Airborne Division, and 101st Airborne Division.

By 1944, the British divisions were grouped into the 1st Airborne Corps under General Frederick Browning, while US divisions in the European Theatre ( the 17th, 82nd, and 101st ) were organized into the XVIII Airborne Corps under US Major General Matthew Ridgway.

These were the British 1st Airborne Division, the US 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division, as well as the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade.

In 1945, the unit was disbanded ; the Canadian members were sent to the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion as replacements, and the American members were sent to either the 101st Airborne Division or the 82nd Airborne Division as replacements.

Montgomery's plan involved dropping the U. S. 101st Airborne Division to capture key bridges around Eindhoven, the 82nd Airborne Division to secure key crossings around Nijmegen, and the British 1st Airborne Division, with the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade attached, to capture three bridges across the Rhine at Arnhem.

The Corps will deploy along with 1st Armored Division and 4th Infantry Division, as well as 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and 1st BCT, 82nd Airborne Division.

The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment 82nd Airborne Division, were joined by soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d and 3d Battalions of the 27th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division ( Light ) from Fort Ord, California.

In March it was decided that the American 82nd Airborne Division and the British 1st Airborne Division would be dropped by parachute and glider just prior to the amphibious landings ; they would land a few miles behind the beaches and neutralize their defenders, thereby aiding the landing of the Allied ground forces.

When they had arrived in North Africa, it had been decided that the 52nd Troop Carrier Wing would operate with 1st Airborne Division and its counterpart, the 51st, with 82nd Airborne Division.

A few weeks later this arrangement was switched, with the 52nd now operating with 82nd Airborne Division and the 51st with 1st Airborne Division ; this seemed a logical decision, as each Wing had operational experience with the division it had been paired with.

The American 82nd Airborne Division would land in support of the Seventh Army, while the British 1st Airborne Division conducted brigade-sized landings along the eastern coast to support the Eighth Army.

They were mainly from the 1st Airborne Division, but there was also a US 82nd Airborne Division trooper, a number of aircrew, some Dutch civilians and some Russians wishing to join the Allies.

While in Iraq, 1st Armored Division, in addition to its own brigades, had operational command over the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and a brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division ; the command, called " Task Force Iron " in recognition of the Division's nickname, " Old Ironsides ", was the largest division-level command in the history of the United States Army.

With the downsizing of other major Army formations, III Corps gained command of heavier units, including the 1st Cavalry Division while the XVIII Airborne Corps took charge of rapid-deployment for emergency contingencies, including the 101st Airborne Division and 82nd Airborne Division.

This unusual brigade-sized cordon and search was led by the US Army ’ s 1st Armored Div., 3rd Brigade Combat Team and was supported by the US Army ’ s 82nd Airborne Division, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, more than 300 Iraqi Civil Defense Corps personnel and an Estonian army platoon.

The 13th was chosen to participate, along with the US 17th, 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the British 6th Airborne Division and 1st Airborne Division.

Major General William Rupertus, USMC — commander of 1st Marine Division — predicted the island would be secured within four days.

Nevertheless, Ledru des Essarts's brigade from Legrand's 1st division stormed the position and, after intense fighting, they secured Essling towards 14: 00, sending the defenders fleeing towards Aspern.

The 1st Cavalry Division of Maj. Gen. Verne D. Mudge secured the provincial capital, Tacloban, on 21 October.

The 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment moved into Wolfheze, the 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment secured DZ ' X ', deploying its companies around the DZ and in Renkum, and the 7th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers moved to secure DZ ' Y '.

At that time, Sadr City was secured with the use of Strykers from the 1st Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment led by LTC Daniel Barnett.

The 1st Airborne Division was now to conduct three brigade-size airborne operations: the Ponte Grande road bridge south of Syracuse was to be captured by the 1st Airlanding Brigade, the port of Augusta was to be seized by 2nd Parachute Brigade, and finally the Primasole Bridge over the River Simeto was to be taken and secured by the 1st Parachute Brigade.

After he married the daughter of Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, in 1639, Coventry's patronage secured Cooper a seat in the Short Parliament, although Cooper lost a disputed election to a seat in the Long Parliament.

The DZs and LZs would be secured by the airlanding brigade, whilst the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Parachute Battalions would head into Arnhem and capture the bridges.

The 1st Battalion and other brigade units secured the high ground above the road from Bace to Pristina.

After the pacification of Berwick-upon-Tweed, he carried a motion, in opposition to James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, by which the estates secured to themselves the election of the lords of the articles, who had formerly been nominated by the king.

To avoid the heavy casualties incurred by the British 1st Airborne Division that had occurred during Operation Market-Garden, both Allied airborne divisions would only be dropped after Allied ground units had crossed the Rhine and secured crossings ; the two divisions would also be dropped only a relatively short distance behind German lines, to ensure that reinforcements would be able to link up with them after only a few hours and they would not be isolated.

On the 14th of May 2011, Brechin beat Cowdenbeath 4-2 on aggregate, in the 1st Division play offs Semi-Final, to set up a final with Ayr United, in which the victors secured 1st Division Football for season 2011-2012.

After moving to Seattle to run The Vogue on 1st Ave, Charlie Ray and attorney Barry Simons secured a two record deal with an option for three more, with Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman from Sub Pop.

As a result of an illicit affair with her brother in law, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas ( married to the sister of her husband ), Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar and Angus, became the mother of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus ( c. 1380 – 1403 ), and secured a charter of her estates for her son, to whom in 1389 the title was granted by King Robert II.

The completion of the houses that surrounded it proceeded at a leisurely pace, interrupted by the English Civil War: In 1659 James Cooper, Robert Henley, and Francis Finch and other owners of " certain parcels of ground in the fields, commonly called Lincoln's Inn Fields ", were exempted from all forfeitures and penalties which they might incur in regard to any new buildings they might erect on three sides of the same fields, previously to the 1st of October in that year, provided that they paid for the public service one year's full value for every such house within one month of its erection ; and provided that they should convey the ' residue of the said fields ' to the Society of Lincoln's Inn, for laying the same into walks for common use and benefit, whereby the annoyances which formerly have been in the same fields will be taken away, and passengers there for the future better secured.

Self also secured a verbal commitment from forward Charlie Villanueva, who was a projected 1st round pick in the NBA draft out of high school.

Chidiock's father secured the patronage of his distant kinsman, Lord Chidiock Paulet ( 1521 – 1574, son of the 1st Marquess of Winchester ), after whom he named his son.

The bridge and road secured, an armoured column of the 1st Armoured Brigade-part of the Smash force-moved into the town of Jalkot, 8 km from Naldurg, at 0900 hours, paving the way for the Strike Force units under Lt. Col Ram Singh Commandant of 9 Dogra ( a motorised battalion ) to pass through.

There were further incidents in Hospet-where the 1st Mysore assaulted and secured a sugar factory from units of Razakars and Pathans-and at Tungabhadra-where the 5 / 5 Gurkha attacked and secured a vital bridge from the Hyderabadi army.