Antique "History of the 1st Division Maps" Collection of 12 Original Folded Maps

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Up for Sale is a Wonderful Antique 12 piece collection of World War 1 folded military maps
"History of the First Division maps"
Highlighting field maps of various regions of France, with many of them including logistical planning, location scouting, and personnel positioning by the United States Army.
Each map is numbered and titled on the back.
Some of the maps within the collection are dated as far back as 1918
These maps are:
1. Gondrecourt Area, Condé-en-Barrois Area, Vaucouleurs Area
2. Sommerviller Sector
3. Ansauville Sector
4. Cantigny Operation
5. Chaumont-en-Vexin Area, The Marne Salient
6. Soissons Operation
7. Saizerais Sector
8. Michael Operation
9. Meuse-Argonne Offensive
10. Sedan Operation
11. Barrage Chart
12. Coblentz Bridgehead
Condition: Overall in good condition with expected signs of use given its age.
There is evidence of moisture exposure, toning and fading to the paper, small tears at some of the the edges, and creasing throughout the collection.
All maps have been placed in a very nice blue hard folder (see pics)
A very interesting collection of maps!
It is also interesting to note that one of the officers in charge of the 1st Battalion was
George S. Patton!
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About the 1st Division:
The
1st Infantry Division
is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army. It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. It was officially nicknamed
"The Big Red One"
(abbreviated
"BRO"
) after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed
"The Fighting First".
The division has also received troop monikers of
"The Big Dead One"
and
"The Bloody First"
as puns on the respective officially sanctioned nicknames.
The
First Expeditionary Division
, later designated the 1st Infantry Division, was constituted on 24 May 1917, in the
Regular Army
, and was organized on 8 June 1917, at
Fort Jay
, on
Governors Island
in New York harbor under the command of
Brigadier General
William L. Sibert
, from Army units then in service on the
Mexico–United States border
and at various Army posts throughout the United States. The original
table of organization and equipment
(TO&E) included two
organic
infantry brigades of two infantry regiments each, one engineer battalion; one signal battalion; one trench mortar battery; one field artillery brigade of three field artillery regiments; one air squadron; and a full division train. The total authorized strength of this TO&E was 18,919 officers and enlisted men.
George S. Patton
, who served as the first headquarters commandant for the
American Expeditionary Forces
, oversaw much of the arrangements for the movement of the 1st Division to France, and their organization in-country.
Frank W. Coe
, who later served as Chief of
Coast Artillery
, was the division's first chief of staff.
It is currently based at Fort Riley, Kansas.