The 1st Infantry Division (

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

: ''Divisi Infanteri 1 Kostrad'') abbreviated "Divif 1/Kostrad", is an army strategic command

division Division or divider may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military *Division (military), a formation typically consisting ...

of the

Indonesian Army The Indonesian Army ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD), ) is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,000 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its ...

. The divisional commander is a two-star major general.Tim Huxley, 'Indonesia's armed forces face up to new threats,'

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, January 1997, p. 40 The division was founded on 22 December 1965 as the ''Airborne Component of the Army Strategic Command'' (''Komando Tempur Lintas Udara Kostrad''). The division contains multiple army combat units including infantry (

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, Mechanized, and

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Cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry ...

(now can be categorized as

Armor Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or fr ...

units), Artillery, and other support units. It is known as a

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division.

Organization

The division is composed of 2 Infantry Brigades, 1 Artillery Regiment and supporting elements including independent Battalion units, and Company. The 3rd Para Raider Infantry Brigade was part of the Kostrad 1st Infantry Division but was later moved to a new division known as the Kostrad 3rd Infantry Division based on the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 2018 dated May 8, 2018.

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*http://kostrad.mil.id/divisi-1/ Divisions of Indonesia Infantry divisions Military units and formations established in 1965 Indonesian Army {{mil-unit-stub

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