词汇 | the red one |
词源 | the Red One. Also Big Red One. The name given to the fa- mous American Army First Division. One story says that the Germans gave the name to the division after the red “I” on its shoulder patch. Another claims it is so named because it was the first American division in France during World War I. |
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