In military terms, 4th Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
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4th (Quetta) Division
The 4th (Quetta) Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army. It was formed by General Kitchener while he was Commander-in-chief of India. During World War I the division remained in India. Its composition was:
Formation 191 ...
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4th Alpine Division Cuneense
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
, Italy
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4th Blackshirt Division (3 January)
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
, Italy
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4th Canadian Division
The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. The division was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the division was reactivated as the 4th Canadian Infantr ...
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4th Division (Australia)
The Australian 4th Division was formed in the First World War during the expansion of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) infantry brigades in February 1916. In addition to the experienced 4th Brigade (previously in the original New Zealand ...
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4th Division (Estonia)
The Estonian Land Forces ( et, Maavägi), unofficially referred to as the Estonian Army, is the name of the unified ground forces among the Estonian Defense Forces where it has an offensive military formation role. It is currently the largest ...
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4th Division (German Empire)
The 4th Division (''4. Division'') was a unit of the Prussian/German Empire, German German Army (German Empire), Army. It was formed in Torgau on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Stargard (now Stargard Szczeciński, Poland) in 1820, w ...
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4th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call-sign was (from the Yodo River).
History
The 4th Division was formed in Osaka City in January 1871 as the , one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial J ...
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4th Division (Iraq)
The 4th Division is a motorized-infantry division of the Iraqi Army. It is currently headquartered in Tikrit city. It was formed before 1941, disbanded in 2003, but reactivated after 2004.
History
The division was one of the four original div ...
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4th Division (Japan)
The is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is subordinated to the Western Army and is headquartered in Kasuga, Fukuoka. Its responsibility is the defense of the Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Ōita and Saga p ...
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4th Division (New Zealand)
The 4th Division was one of three home defence divisions of the New Zealand Military Forces formed during World War II. The unit was established on 1 November 1941 and was responsible for protecting the southern part of New Zealand's North Island ...
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4th Division (North Korea)
The 4th Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th Century.
History
Activated in late 1948, the 4th Infantry Division in the summer of 1950 consisted of the 5th, 16th, and 18th Infantry regiments, plu ...
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4th Division (Norway)
The 4th Norwegian Division was an army unit of the Norwegian Army. They were in charge in defending the Hordaland. During the Second World War, the division had been mobilized to 6,361 soldiers and 551 horses. They fought in Vestland, defending Vo ...
, participated in the
Norwegian Campaign
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4th Division (Reichswehr)
The 4th Division was a unit of the ''Reichswehr''.
Creation
In the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in ...
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4th Guards Motor Rifle Division
The 4th Guards Motor Rifle Division () was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army during the Cold War.
The division began its history as the 13th Tank Corps of the Red Army, formed in April 1942 during World War II and fought in the Sov ...
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4th Guards Rifle Division
The 4th Guards Rifle Division was reformed as an elite infantry division on September 18, 1941, from the 1st formation of the 161st Rifle Division as one of the original Guards formations of the Red Army, in recognition of that division's partici ...
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4th Infantry Division (Belgium)
The 4th Infantry Division ''(4de Infanterie Divisie)'' was an infantry division of the Belgian Army that existed during the Battle of Belgium during the Second World War.
History
World War I
Before mobilization for the First World War in 191 ...
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Belgian Army order of battle (1914)
This is the order of battle for the Belgian Army on the outbreak of war in August 1914, at the start of the German invasion of Belgium.
Background
At the outbreak of World War I, the Belgian Army was in the middle of a reorganisation. From Belgi ...
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4th Infantry Division (Greece)
The 4th Infantry Division ( el, IV Μεραρχία Πεζικού, IV ΜΠ, translit=IV Merarchia Pezikou, IV MP) is a formation of the Hellenic Army. Founded in 1912 as an infantry division, it continues to exist today as a reserve and training ...
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4th Infantry Division (India)
The 4th Indian Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, is an infantry division (military), division of the Indian Army. This division of the British Indian Army was formed in Egypt in 1939 during the Second World War. During th ...
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4th Infantry Division (Philippines)
The 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Diamond Division, is one of the Philippine Army's infantry units in Northern Mindanao.
History
On January 15, 1946, right after the World War II, upon the reestablishment of the ...
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4th Infantry Division (Poland)
The Polish 4th Infantry Division (''Polish: 4. Dywizja Piechoty'') was created following Polish independence after the end of World War I. The division participated in the Polish–Ukrainian War in 1919. During World War II, the division existed as ...
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4th Infantry Division (Romania)
The 4th Infantry Division ''Gemina'' is one of the major units of the Romanian Land Forces, with its headquarters in Cluj-Napoca. Until 15 June 2008 it was designated as the 4th Territorial Army Corps " Mareșal Constantin Prezan" (''Corpul 4 Ar ...
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4th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 4th Infantry Division (russian: 4-я пехотная дивизия, ''4-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian ...
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4th Infantry Division (Thailand)
The 4th Infantry Division ( th, กองพลทหารราบที่ 4) (พล.ร.๔.) is an Infantry Division of the Royal Thai Army, it is currently a part of the Third Army Area. The unit is composed of the 4th Infantry Regiment ...
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4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 4th Infantry Division was a regular infantry division of the British Army with a very long history, seeing active service in the Peninsular War, the Crimean War, the First World War, and during the Second World War. It was disbanded after ...
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4th Infantry Division (United States)
The 4th Infantry Division is a division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado. It is composed of a division headquarters battalion, three brigade combat teams (two Stryker and one armor), a combat aviation brigade, a divi ...
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4th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 4th Infantry Division, designated ''4.Infanterie-Division'' in German was one of the first divisions raised and served during part of World War II. In 1940 it was reorganized as 14th Panzer Division.
History
The 4th Infantry Division was ...
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4th Infantry Division Littorio
The Italian 4th Division "Littorio" (Lictor) a regular Infantry Division which was fully motorized. It was formed as one of four divisions for the Corpo Truppe Volontarie during the Spanish Civil War by the Regio Esercito. On its return to Italy it ...
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4th Infantry Division Livorno
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
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4th Luftwaffe Field Division (Germany)
The 4th ''Luftwaffe'' Field Division (german: 4.Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the ''Luftwaffe'' branch of the ''Wehrmacht'' that fought in World War II. It was formed using surplus ground crew of the ''Luftwaffe'' and serve ...
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4th Marine Division (United States)
The 4th Marine Division is a reserve division in the United States Marine Corps. It was raised in 1943 for service during World War II, and subsequently fought in the Pacific against the Japanese. Deactivated after the war, the division was re-fo ...
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4th Motor Rifle Division
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
(Soviet Union)
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4th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)
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4th Panzergrenadier Division (Bundeswehr)
The 4th Panzergrenadier Division (''4. Panzergrenadierdivision'') was a West German mechanized infantry formation. It was part of the II Corps of the Bundeswehr, which also incorporated in 1979 the 1st Mountain Division and 1st Airborne Division, ...
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4th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 4th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army, formed three times. It was first formed in 1919 from the remnants of the Lithuanian Rifle Division and fought in the Defence of Petrograd during the Russian Civil War. ...
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4th Royal Bavarian Division
The 4th Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815, as an Infantry Division of the Würzburg General Comm ...
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4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division
The 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division (4. SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division) or SS Division Polizei was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded as part of the Waffen-SS during World War II. Formation
The division was formed in October ...
, Germany
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Finnish 4th Division (Winter War)
Cavalry divisions
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4th Light Cavalry Division (France)
The 4th Light Cavalry Division () was a French Army division active during World War II.
World War 2 Battle Of France
During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division contained the following units:
* 4th Cavalry Brigade
** 8th Dragoon Regimen ...
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4th Cavalry Division (German Empire)
The 4th Cavalry Division (''4. Kavallerie-Division'') was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the ...
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9th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
The 9th Panzer Division was a panzer division of the German Army during World War II. It came into existence after 4th Light Division was reorganized in January 1940. The division was headquartered in Vienna, in the German military district Weh ...
, originally the 4th Light Division
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1st Indian Cavalry Division
The 1st Indian Cavalry Division was a division of the British Indian Army which was formed at the outbreak of the First World War. It served on the Western Front, and was renamed the 4th Cavalry Division on 26 November 1916. In March 1918, the ...
, designated 4th Cavalry Division from November 1916 to March 1918 in France in World War I
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4th Cavalry Division (India)
The 1st Mounted Division was a cavalry division that served as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine in World War I. It was formed in April 1918 when the Yeomanry Mounted Division was merged with elements of the 1st Indian Caval ...
, British Indian Army
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4th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)
The 4th Cavalry Division (russian: 4-я кавалерийская дивизия , ''4-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya'') was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.
Organization
*1st Cavalry Brigade
**4th Regiment of Dragoons
**4th Uhlan Re ...
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4th Mounted Division
The 4th Mounted Division was a short-lived Yeomanry Division of the British Army active during World War I. It was formed on 20 March 1916, converted to 2nd Cyclist Division in July 1916 and broken up on 16 November 1916. It remained in England ...
, United Kingdom
Armoured divisions
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4th Canadian Division
The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. The division was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the division was reactivated as the 4th Canadian Infantr ...
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4th Armoured Division (Egypt)
The 4th Armoured Division is a military formation of the Egyptian Army. Its most notable service was in the Arab wars with the Israelis in the 1956 Suez Crisis, the 1967 Six-Day War, and the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
The 4th Armoured Division wa ...
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4th Armoured Division (France, 1964)
The 4th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the French Army formed on 1 September 1967. It should not be confused with the 4e Division cuirassée, a French armored division that saw service in the 1940 campaign.
Initially the 4th Armour ...
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4th Armored Division (France, 1940)
The 4th Armored Division () was a short-lived armoured unit of the French Army. Formed on 10 May 1940 on the battlefield, it comprised mainly tank battalions. It fought without interruption for forty days and was initially commanded by Charles de G ...
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4th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
The 4th Panzer Division ( en, 4th Tank Division) was an armored division in the Army of Nazi Germany.
In World War II, it participated in the 1939 invasion of Poland, the 1940 invasion of France, and the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. I ...
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4th Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The , was one of four armored divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.
History
The 4th Tank Division was raised on July 6, 1944 in Chiba, near Tokyo. It lacked both infantry and self-propelled gun regiments. Similar to the German ...
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4th Guards Tank Division
The 4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Order of Lenin Red Banner Tank Division named after Yuri Andropov (), commonly known as the Kantemirovites, the Kantemirovskaya Division or Kantemir Division, is a Guards armoured division of the Russian Ground F ...
, Russia
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4th Armoured Division (Syria)
The 4th Armoured Division ( ar, الفرقة الرابعة, al-Firqa ar-Rābiʿah) is an elite formation of the Syrian Army whose primary purpose is to defend the Syrian government from internal and external threats.
History
The division has it ...
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4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 4th Infantry Division was a regular infantry division of the British Army with a very long history, seeing active service in the Peninsular War, the Crimean War, the First World War, and during the Second World War. It was disbanded after ...
- an armoured division in the 1980s
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4th Armored Division (United States)
The 4th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that earned distinction while spearheading General Patton's Third Army in the European theater of World War II.
The 4th Armored Division, unlike most other U.S. armo ...
Aviation divisions
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, China
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4th Air Division (Germany)
4. Flieger DivisionFor an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see Luftwaffe Organisation (4th Air Division) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 1 August 1938 in Munich fro ...
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4th Fighter Division (Germany) __NOTOC__
4th Fighter Division (''4. Jagd-Division'') was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed in August 1942 in Döberitz from the sub units of the 2nd Air Corps. The Division was redesignated 1st F ...
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4th Air Division
The 4th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Fifteenth Air Force, stationed at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. It was inactivated on 23 August 1988.
As the 4th Bombardment Wing, the u ...
, United States
Other divisions
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4th Parachute Division (Germany)
The 4th Parachute Division, (german: 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division), was a divisional-sized elite formation in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
History
It was formed in Venice, Italy, in November 1943, from elements of '' 2 Fallschirmjäger D ...
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4th Guards Airborne Division The 4th Guards Airborne Division () was an airborne division of the Red Army that fought as infantry during World War II.
Formed in December 1942 from three airborne brigades, the division spent the next few months training for airborne operations. ...
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4th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division (Soviet Union)
The 4th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division () was an anti-aircraft artillery division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II and the Soviet Army in the early postwar years.
Formed in November 1942, the division was soon sent to the fron ...
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4th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division
The 4th Guards Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division () was an anti-aircraft artillery division of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II and the Soviet Army during the early years of the Cold War.
Formed in November 1942 as the 8th Anti-Airc ...
(Soviet Union)
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4th Army Division
The Eastern Army Division ( sv, Östra arméfördelningen, 4. förd), was a Division (military), division of the Swedish Army that operated in various forms from 1941 to 2000. Its staff was located in Strängnäs Garrison in Strängnäs. The unit ...
, Sweden
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4th Airborne Division
During the Second World War, the British Army made extensive use of fictional formations as part of various military deception efforts to inflate their order of battle. The use of such formations was pioneered by Lieutenant-Colonel Dudley Cl ...
, United Kingdom deception formation
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4th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom)
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
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