1st Free French Division

1re Division Française Libre
Badge of the 1st Free French Division. The divisional badge features the Cross of Lorraine
Active1 August 1940 – 15 August 1945
Country France
AllegianceFrance French Army
 Free French Forces
TypeInfantry Division
EquipmentFrench, British, American
EngagementsDakar
Gabon
Eritrea
Syria
Lebanon
Bir Hakeim
El Alamein
Tunisia
Italy
Provence
Vosges
Alsace
Authion
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Raoul Magrin-Vernerey
Paul Legentilhomme
Marie Pierre Kœnig
Edgard de Larminat
Diego Brosset
Pierre Garbay

The 1st Free French Division (French: 1re Division Française Libre, 1re DFL) was one of the principal units of the Free French Forces (FFL) during World War II, renowned for having fought the Battle of Bir Hakeim.

Consisting of troops from mainland France and from the then French colonial empire, the division was formed by the first units to rally to de Gaulle after the fall of France. Together with the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division, it was the most decorated French division of the Second World War.