The French 1st Cavalry Brigade was a military unit of the French Army which served during World War II.
The 1st Cavalry Brigade served directly under the Second Army (France) during the Battle of France.
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“To fight aloud is very brave,
But gallanter I know,
Who charge within the bosom
The Cavalry of Woe.”
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