The 4th Infantry Division,

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, known officially as the Diamond Division, is one of the Philippine Army's

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units in

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History

On January 15, 1946, right after the World War II, upon the reestablishment of the

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, all Military Districts were converted to military areas; Pursuant to Section 1 General Orders Number 46 of HAFP dated January 8, 1946. The 1st and 2nd Military Areas (IMA-IIMA) was in Luzon, while 3rd Military Area (IIIMA) in the Visayas, and the 4th Military Area (IVMA) in Mindanao. The remaining forces of the 10th MD were absorbed to Military Police Command (MPC) based at

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Mission

4th Infantry (Diamond) Division conducts internal security operations to dismantle four (4) priority

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fronts and degrade three (3) priority New People's Army areas in

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region and portion of Region 10 by 2009 to attain a physically and psychologically secure environment conducive to continuous development.

Current line units

Brigades

* 401st Infantry (UNITY) Brigade - The 401st Infantry (UNITE ‘N FIGHT) Brigade, 4th Infantry (DIAMOND) Division, Philippine Army traces its humble beginnings from the 4th Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division; the 1st Infantry (1/4)Brigade, 4th Infantry Division; and to its present designation - the 401ST Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army. On 15 July 1973, the 4th Infantry Brigade was renamed “1st Infantry Brigade”. * 402nd Infantry (STINGERS) Brigade * 403rd Infantry (PEACEMAKER) Brigade

Battalions

* 8th Infantry (DEPENDABLE) Battalion * 23rd Infantry (MASIGASIG) Battalion * 29th Infantry (MATATAG) Battalion * 30th Infantry (PYTHON) Battalion * 36th Infantry (del fierro VALOR) Battalion * 26th Infantry (EVER ONWARD) Battalion * 58th Infantry (DIMALULUPIG) Battalion * 75th Infantry (MARAUDER) Battalion * 88th Infantry (MARINGAL) Battalion

Service Support Units (SSU)

* Camp Evangelista Station Hospital (CESH) * Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battalion (HHSBn) * Service Support Battalion (SSBn) * 4th Division Training School (4DTS) * 4th Army Training Unit (4ATG) * 10th Field Artillery Battalion (10FAB) * Civil Military Operations Battalion (CMOBn) * 10th Forward Service Support Unit, ASCOM, PA (10FSSU)

References

External links

Official Site of the PA 4ID

Philippine Army

Eastern Mindanao Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines
{{Philippine Army regular units and formations Infantry divisions of the Philippines Military units and formations established in the 1940s