In military terms, 1st Brigade may refer to:

Australia

1st Brigade (Australia) 1st Brigade is a combined arms formation of the Australian Army. Formed in 1903 as a militia formation based in New South Wales, it was reconstituted as part of the Australian Imperial Force in 1914 for service during World War I, the brigade f ...

1st Light Horse Brigade The 1st Light Horse Brigade was a mounted infantry brigade of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), which served in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. The brigade was initially formed as a part-time militia formation in the early 1900s in ...

Belgium

1st Belgian Infantry Brigade The Independent Belgian Brigade was a Belgian and Luxembourg military unit in the Free Belgian forces during World War II, commonly known as the Piron Brigade (''Brigade Piron'') after its commanding officer Jean-Baptiste Piron. It saw action ...

1st Brigade (Belgium) The Motorised Brigade, formerly the Medium Brigade, is a Brigade of the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces commanded by Colonel Jean-Louis Crucifix. Its headquarters is located in Leopoldsburg. After World War II, the unit was known as ...

Canada

1st Canadian Armoured Brigade The 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade, later known as 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade, was an armoured brigade of the Canadian Army, raised during the Second World War. The brigade was composed of the 11th, 12th and 14th Canadian Armoured regiments ...

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG; French: '')'' is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of the 3rd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. Originally headquartered at CFB Calgary, it is currently based in CFB Edmonton i ...

* 1st Canadian Tank Brigade

Croatia

1st Guards Brigade (Croatia) Croatia's First Mechanized Guard Brigade ( hr, Prva mehanizirana gardijska brigada) - named "The Tigers" ( hr, Tigrovi) - was the most elite and best equipped military brigade of the Croatian Army. Its military base and headquarters was in the Cr ...

Czechoslovakia

1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade The 1st Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade Group ( cs, Československá samostatná obrněná brigáda, Slovak: Československá samostatná obrnená brigáda) was an armoured unit of expatriate Czechoslovaks organised and equipped by the ...

Estonia

* 1st Infantry Brigade (Estonia)

France

1st Cavalry Brigade (France) The French 1st Cavalry Brigade was a military unit of the French Army which served during World War II. A partly horse-mounted unit, it fought in the Battle of Belgium and the Battle of France in May 1940. An element of the brigade was noted for ...

* 1st Mechanised Brigade (France)

Germany

* 1st Airmobile Brigade (Bundeswehr)

Israel

Golani Brigade The 1st "Golani" Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת גּוֹלָנִי) is an Israeli military infantry brigade that is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. It is one of the five infantry brigade ...

Japan

1st Airborne Brigade (Japan) The , Dai-Ichi Kūtei Dan, also known as the , is stationed in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Camp Narashino in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. The Brigade serves as Japan's elite paratrooper unit meant to counter against either guerri ...

1st Cavalry Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) The 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Japanese Army was originally formed November 3, 1901. It was assigned to Kwantung Army ''Kantō-gun'' , image = Kwantung Army Headquarters.JPG , image_size ...

1st Helicopter Brigade The , Dai-ichi Herikoputa-Dan is based at JGSDF Camp Kisarazu in Kisarazu, in Chiba Prefecture. Formerly an independent brigade, it was attached to the Central Readiness Force on March 28, 2007. Like most JGSDF units, the brigade's aircraft are de ...

Poland

1st Armoured Brigade (Poland) The 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade (Polish: ''1 Warszawska Brygada Pancerna'') is a brigade of the Polish Armed Forces, based in Warsaw. History Polish 1st Armoured Brigade " defenders of Westerplatte" ( pl, 1 Brygada Pancerna im. Bohaterów Westerp ...

1st Brigade, Polish Legions Brigade I of the Polish Legions ( pl, I Brygada Legionów Polskich, de-AT, Brigade I der Polnischen Legion, hu, A Lengyel Légió I. Dandárja) was a unit of Austro-Hungarian Army, manned by Poles under Austrian occupation, part of the Polish ...

1st Independent Parachute Brigade (Poland) The 1st (Polish) Independent Parachute Brigade was a parachute infantry brigade of the Polish Armed Forces in the West under the command of Major General Stanisław Sosabowski, created in September 1941 during the Second World War and based in S ...

New Zealand

1st Infantry Brigade (New Zealand) The 1st Brigade is currently the largest unit of the New Zealand Army, and contains most of the army's deployable units. The brigade was formed on 13 December 2011 by amalgamating the 2nd Land Force Group and 3rd Land Force Group. Its establishme ...

Romania

* 1st Logistics Brigade (Romania) *

1st Surface to Air Missiles Brigade (Romania) The 1st Surface to Air Missiles Brigade "General Nicolae Dăscălescu" ( ro, Brigada 1 Rachete Sol-Aer), is the main air defense unit of the Romanian Air Force. Its headquarters are located in Chitila. The brigade was created on August 1, 1973, by ...

South Africa

1st Infantry Brigade (South Africa) The South African 1st Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World Wars I and II. During World War I, the Brigade served as a British formation in Egypt and on the Western Front, most famou ...

Spain

* 1st Mixed Brigade

Ukraine

* 1st Tank Brigade (Ukraine)

United Kingdom

1st Artillery Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Artillery Brigade was a support formation of the British Army from 1961-77 and from 1997. Part of the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, it oversaw all army close support artillery and deep fires units. Under the Future Soldier programme, ...

1st Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Airlanding Brigade was an airborne infantry brigade of the British Army during the Second World War and the only glider infantry formation assigned to the 1st Airborne Division, serving alongside the 1st Parachute Brigade and 4th Par ...

1st Army Tank Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Army Tank Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the Second World War. A ''Tank'' Brigade was intended to support the Infantry and was mostly equipped with slow moving Infantry tanks, unlike an Armoured Brigade, which was equ ...

1st Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Armoured Brigade, raised as the 1st Light Armoured, later the 1st Armoured Brigade Group, was an armoured formation of the British Army. History At the start of the war, the brigade was based in the United Kingdom, initially as part ...

1st Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army with a long history including service during both the First and the Second World Wars. It was based at Tidworth Camp. Previously, it has been designated 1st (Guards ...

1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade was a regular British Army unit during the Second World War. History Formed in France in 1940 from the RAC Regiments from the regular divisions. The brigade saw action during the Battle of France. On 2 ...

1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers The 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers was a specialised armoured formation of the British Army active in the Second World War. It was formed in mid-1943 and its structure was three assault regiments of the Royal Engineers. It was assigned ...

1st Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of the British Army. It served in the Napoleonic Wars (1st Household Cavalry Brigade), the Anglo-Egyptian War (1st (Heavy) Cavalry Brigade), the Boer War and in the First World War when it was assigned to the ...

* 1st Composite Mounted Brigade *

1st Gibraltar Brigade The 1st Gibraltar Brigade was a British Army unit created in 1941 as a fortress brigade on Gibraltar. It remained as such throughout the Second World War. The brigade was a part of The Gibraltar Defence Force, established as a result of no local m ...

1st Guards Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Guards Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army, formed in the First World War. It was formed in August 1915 by the redesignation of the 4th (Guards) Brigade on its transfer from the 2nd Division to the Guards Division. It ...

1st London Infantry Brigade The 167th (1st London) Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Territorial Army that saw active service in both the First and Second World Wars. It was the first Territorial formation to go overseas in 1914, garrisoned Malta, and then s ...

1st Malaya Infantry Brigade The 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade was a regular infantry brigade formed in 1939 with its headquarters in Singapore immediately after the outbreak of hostilities in Europe. The Brigade participated in the Battle of Singapore against the Japanese unt ...

1st Mechanised Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army with a long history including service during both the First and the Second World Wars. It was based at Tidworth Camp. Previously, it has been designated 1st (Guard ...

1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade The 26th Armoured Brigade was part of the British Army during the Second World War. History This brigade was converted from the British 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade on 12 October 1940. It served with British 6th Armoured Division during the No ...

1st Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom) 1st Mounted Brigade may refer to: * 1st (1st South Midland) Mounted Brigade, designation given to the 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade while serving with the 2nd Mounted Division The 2nd Mounted Division was a yeomanry ( Territorial Army cavalr ...

1st Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom) The 1st Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces brigade formed by the British Army during the Second World War. As its name indicates, the unit was the first parachute infantry brigade formation in the British Army. Formed from three parachute ...

1st Special Service Brigade The 1st Special Service Brigade was a commando brigade of the British Army. Formed during the Second World War, it consisted of elements of the British Army (including British Commandos) and the Royal Marines. The brigade's component units saw a ...

* 1st Signal Brigade (United Kingdom)

Artillery units

1st Brigade Royal Field Artillery I Brigade, Royal Field Artillery was a brigade of the Royal Field Artillery which served in the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history ...

* I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery * I Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.), Territorial Force * I Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery

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) First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

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327th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 327th Infantry Regiment (Bastogne Bulldogs) is an infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army. During World War II, the 327th was a glider-borne regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. It fough ...

* 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States) * 1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (United States) *

1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (United States) The 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (formerly the 169th Infantry Brigade) was an infantry brigade of the United States Army. Before its most recent deactivation in 2006, it was based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. It was a divisional brigade of t ...

1st Brigade, 104th Division (United States) The 1st Brigade, 104th Division is a training 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. It is primarily responsible for ...

1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (United States) 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade (1st MEB) is a unit in the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) and is the "middleweight" global crisis response force. History The brigade was stationed at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) from 1956 ...

1st Provisional Marine Brigade The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade was a Marine (military), Marine infantry brigade of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) that existed periodically from 1912 to 1950. It was an ad hoc unit formed for specific operations and not considered a "p ...

1st Sustainment Brigade (United States) The 1st Infantry Division 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 capabl ...