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1st Division de Cavalerie à Pied |
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Active | December 1917 - 10 February 1919 |
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Country |
France |
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Branch | Army |
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Type | Foot cavalry |
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Role | Infantry |
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Engagements | First World War |
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Military unit
The 1st Foot Cavalry Division (
French: 1re Division de Cavalerie à Pied) was a
French Army formation during
World War I.
- 1 January 1918 – 16 February 1919 (dissolution of the 1st DCP):
Général Brécard
First World War
The 1st foot cavalry division was formed in December 1917, in the region of
Vic-sur-Aisne, with parts of the
81st D.I.
Composition during the War
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4th Foot Cuirassier Regiment from January to November 1918
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9th Foot Cuirassiers Regiment from December 1917 to November 1918
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11th Foot Cuirassier Regiment from December 1917 to November 1918
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65th Territorial Infantry Regiment from December 1917 to November 1918
1918
10 January – 14 March 1918
- Constitution of the region of Vic-sur-Aisne; instruction.
14 – 22 March 1918
- Movement to
Chamant.
22 March – 3 April 1918
- Transport by train to
Salency ; relieved by the British army.
- Engaged in the
2nd Battle of Picardy : defence of the
Crozat Canal, fought and retreated to defend parts of the Oise, towards
Varesnes and
Pontoise.
3 – 30 April 1918
- Retreat from the front, movement to
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt; work.
30 April – 14 June 1918
- Occupation of parts of
Thiescourt and
Plessis-de-Roye.
- 9 June, engaged in the
Battle of Matz: defence of parts of Matz and the Oise.
14 June – 3 July 1918
- Retreat from the front, transport by van to
Clermont, in
Châlons-sur-Marne, followed by movement to
Sainte-Menehould ; instruction.
3 July – 10 October 1918
- Occupation of the area between
Ville-sur-Tourbe and the Aisne, expanded to the right on 15 July, to the woods of
Hauzy and
Beaurain
- 21 July, extension of the front, to the left to
Massiges.
- 21 August, reduction to the right, up to the Aisne.
- 24 September, movement along the road, until 26 September, engaged, between the Aisne and
Vienne-le-Château, in the
Battle of Somme-Py (
Meuse-Argonne Offensive) and exploitation :
Servon and
Binarville; progression directly to Lançon.
10–16 October 1918
- Retreat from the front ; moved west to Sainte-Menehould.
16 October – 3 November 1918
- Movement to the front ; from 18th, occupation of the front of the battle at
Termes and the East of
Olizy.
- Engaged until 1st November in the
Battle of Chesne.
3 – 11 November 1918
- Retreat from the front, rest in
Valmy
Attachments
Organic attachment:
1st Cavalry Corps from January to November 1918
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Third Army
- 15–17 January 1918
- 11 February – 21 March 1918
- 23 – 25 March 1918
- 4 April – 15 June 1918
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Fourth Army
- 16 June – 11 November 1918
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Sixth Army
- 18 January – 10 February 1918
- 22 March 1918
- 26 March – 3 April 1918 (from 25 March to 2 April 1918, the 1st DCP took part in the Grégoire group of the
1st DI, the
5th CA, and the
35th CA)
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