1st Free French Division

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1re Division Française Libre
Badge of the 1st Free French Division. The divisional badge features the Cross of Lorraine
Active	1 August 1940 – 15 August 1945
Country	France
Allegiance	French Army  Free French Forces
Type	Infantry Division
Equipment	French, British, American
Engagements	Dakar 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: 1^re Division Française Libre, 1^re 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.