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It earned fame at battles such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"472\"\u003eCantigny\u003c\/strong\u003e (May 1918), the first American-led offensive of the war, and later fought in major campaigns at \u003cstrong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"628\"\u003eSoissons, Saint-Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive\u003c\/strong\u003e. The division’s success demonstrated that U.S. forces could fight effectively alongside seasoned European armies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"749\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"769\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"1400\"\u003eReactivated in 1941, the 1st Infantry Division was one of the first U.S. divisions sent overseas. It spearheaded \u003cstrong data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"902\"\u003eOperation Torch\u003c\/strong\u003e in North Africa in 1942, fought at \u003cstrong data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"956\"\u003eKasserine Pass\u003c\/strong\u003e, and helped secure Tunisia. In 1943, the division invaded \u003cstrong data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1025\"\u003eSicily\u003c\/strong\u003e during Operation Husky. On \u003cstrong data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1076\"\u003eD-Day, June 6, 1944\u003c\/strong\u003e, the division stormed \u003cstrong data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003eOmaha Beach\u003c\/strong\u003e, facing some of the fiercest German resistance. Following Normandy, the division pushed across France, fought in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1250\"\u003eHürtgen Forest\u003c\/strong\u003e, and withstood the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1293\"\u003eBattle of the Bulge\u003c\/strong\u003e. By war’s end, the “Big Red One” had established itself as one of the Army’s most battle-hardened units.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1405\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1433\"\u003eCold War and Vietnam\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1860\"\u003eAfter World War II, the division remained in Germany as part of the U.S. occupation force, then returned stateside before being redeployed to Europe during the Cold War. In \u003cstrong data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1618\"\u003eVietnam\u003c\/strong\u003e, the 1st Infantry Division was the first Army division deployed in 1965. Based north of Saigon, it fought in major operations including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1770\"\u003eCedar Falls\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1792\"\u003eJunction City\u003c\/strong\u003e, engaging in heavy jungle warfare until its redeployment in 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1865\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"1887\"\u003eModern Service\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"2427\"\u003eThe 1st Infantry Division played major roles in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1936\" data-end=\"1962\"\u003eOperation Desert Storm\u003c\/strong\u003e (1991), where it breached Iraqi defenses during the ground offensive. Following the Gulf War, elements supported peacekeeping missions in the Balkans. 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