Historie 1.jízdní divize
1.jízdní divize byla zformována v roce 1921, tradice některých jízdních pluků (Cavalry Regiment) sahá do dob bojů s indiány, například 7.jízdní pluk (7th Cavalry) je onou sedmou kavalérií, pod kterou u Little Big Hornu "krví rudne zem".
Za druhé světové války bojovala 1.jízdní divize v Pacifiku, její příslušníci bojovali i ve válce v Koreji.
Pro nasazení ve Vietnamu vznikla 1st Cavalry Division 1.července 1965 sloučením 11th Air Assault Division (Test) a 2nd Infantry Division. V srpnu 1965 připlula divize do Vietnamu, velitelství bylo umístěno v An Khe, v provincii Binh Dinh, ve II. CTZ . Ve II.CTZ divize nejčastěji operovala (operace "Silver Bayonet", "Masher", "Paul Revere" a další), na podzim 1967 se začala přesouvat na sever do I.CTZ, kde divizi zastihla ofenzíva Tet. Zde se také podílela na operacích "Pegasus" (rozbití blokády Khe Sanh) nebo "Delaware", několik operací provedla také v údolí A Shau.
Na podzim 1968 se divize začala přesouvat do III.CTZ, v květnu 1970 se divize zúčastnila také vpádu do Kambodže. 1. a 2. brigáda se vrátily do Spojených států na jaře 1971, 3. brigáda zůstala ve Vietnamu jako samostatná brigáda.
Velitelství divize: | |
An Khe | září 1965 - červen 1967 |
An Khe / Bong Son | červenec 1967 - leden 1968 |
An Khe / Hue | únor 1968 |
An Khe / Phong Dien | březen 1968 - duben 1968 |
An Khe / Quang Tri | květen 1968 |
An Khe / Phong Dien | červen 1968 - říjen 1968 |
An Khe / Phuoc Vinh | listopad 1968 - duben 1969 |
Bien Hoa, Phuoc Vinh | květen 1969 - duben 1971 |
Jednotky 1. jízdní divize | ||
HQ & HQ Company, 1st Cavalry Div (Airmobile) | 11.IX.1965 - 29.IV.1971 | |
HQ & HQ Company, 11th Aviation Group | 11.IX.1965 - 10.IV.1971 | |
HQ & HQ Battery, Division Artillery | 12.VIII.1965 - 29.IV.1971 | |
HQ & HQ Company, Division Support Command | 12.VIII.1965 - 29.IV.1971 | |
HQ & HQ Company, 1st Brigade | 12.IX.1965 - 29.IV.1971 | |
1st Battalion (Airborne), 8th Cavalry | 15.IX.1965 - 28.III.1971 | (1) |
2nd Battalion (Airborne), 8th Cavalry | 15.IX.1965 - 28.VI.1972 | (1)(2) |
1st Battalion (Airborne), 12th Cavalry | 15.IX.1965 - 26.VI.1972 | (1)(2) |
HQ & HQ Company, 2nd Brigade | 12.IX.1965 - 26.III.1971 | |
1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry | 15.IX.1965 - 9.IV.1971 | (1) |
2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry | 15.IX.1965 - 1.IV.1972 | (1)(2) |
2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry | 15.IX.1965 - 27.III.1971 | (1) |
HQ & HQ Company, 3rd Brigade | 12.IX.1965 - 26.VI.1972 | |
1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry | 15.IX.1965 - 22.VIII.1972 | (1)(2) |
2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry | 15.IX.1965 - 5.V.1971 | (1) |
5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry | 20.VIII.1966 - 28.III.1971 | (1) |
Division Artillery | ||
2nd Battalion, 17th Artillery (105 mm) | 1965 - 1968 | |
2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery (105 mm) | 15.IX.1965 - 2.IV.1971 | |
2nd Battalion, 20th Artillery (ARA) | 13.IX.1965 - 10.IV.1971 | |
1st Battalion, 21st Artillery (105 mm) | 11.IX.1965 - 29.VI.1972 | (2) |
1st Battalion, 30th Artillery (155 mm) | 10.II.1968 - 7.IV.1971 | |
1st Battalion, 77th Artillery (105 mm) | 12.IX.1965 - 28.III.1971 | |
Battery E, 82nd Artillery (ARA) | 30.X.1965 - 10.IV.1971 | |
Division Aviation | ||
11th Aviation Group | VIII.1965 - 10.IV.1971 | (3) |
227th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter) | 11.IX.1965 - 25.VII.1971 | |
228th Aviation Battalion (Assault Support Helicopter) | 11.IX.1965 - 13.VI.1971 | |
229th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter) | 13.IX.1965 - 12.VIII.1972 | (2) |
11th Aviation Company (General Support) | VIII.1965 - IV.1971 | |
17th Aviation Company (Fixed Wing Transport) | IX.1965 - I.1967 | |
478th Aviation Company (Heavy Helicopter) | IX.1965 - VIII.1970 | |
Division Reconnaissance | ||
1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry | 15.IX.1965 - 28.VI.1971 | |
Company E, 52nd Infantry (LRP) | 20.XII.1967 - 31.I 1969 | (4) |
Company H, 75th Infantry (Ranger) | 1.II.1969 - 15.VII.1972 | |
11th Pathfinder Company (Provisional) | ||
Division Support | ||
8th Engineer Battalion | 19.XI.1965 - 3.IV.1971 | |
13th Signal Battalion | 18.X.1965 - 29.IV.1971 | |
15th Medical Battalion | 28.VII.1965 - 15.IV.1971 | |
15th Supply & Service Battalion | 28.VII.1965 - 29.IV.1971 | |
15th Transportation Battalion | 14.IX.1965 - 27.IV.1971 | |
27th Maintenance Battalion | 15.IX.1965 - 29.IV.1971 | |
15th Administrative Company | 11.IX.1965 - 29.IV.1971 | |
545th Military Police Company | 28.VII.1965 - 29.IV.1971 | |
371st Radio Research Company | 15.X.1966 - IV.1971 | (5) |
26th Chemical Platoon | ||
184th Chemical Platoon | ||
14th Military Intelligence Company | ||
191st Military Intelligence Detachment | ||
583rd Military Intelligence Detachment | ||
41st Public Information Detachment | ||
42rd Public Information Detachment | ||