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Type of entity
Collectivité
Forme autorisée du nom
United Nations Command. Commonwealth Division, 1st
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Description area
Dates d’existence
Historique
The 1st Commonwealth Division was a multinational unit that took part in Korean War, as part of British Commonwealth Forces Korea. The division was formed in July 1951 and was comprised mainly of British Army and Canadian Army units. Australian infantry and New Zealand Army artillery units were also involved. The division was deactivated in 1954 as part of the demobilisation of forces in Korea in the aftermath of the war.