The 4th Armored Division was an

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of the

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that earned distinction while spearheading General Patton's Third Army in the

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. The 4th Armored Division, unlike most other U.S. armored divisions during World War II, did not officially adopt a nickname for the division during the war. However, their unofficial nickname "Name Enough" came into use postwar; the division commander having said, "Fourth Armored Division was name enough"; "They shall be known by their deeds alone." The 4th was named the "Breakthrough" division in 1954, but that name was eventually discontinued.

History

The 4th Armored Division was activated during

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on 15 April 1941 with 3,800 men (10,000 by the end of May 1941) from various other units, at

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(Camp Drum, 1951;

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, 1974), New York under its first Commanding General, Brigadier General Henry W. Baird.

World War II

The division was organized as a full Armored Division in May and June 1942 under the command of

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. It left Pine Camp for

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for the

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maneuvers in the

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held in September and October. In mid-November, it was transferred to the

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(DTC) in the California-Arizona maneuver area and was the first Armored Division to occupy Camp Ibis near Needles, California in the

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, which was close to the Arizona and Nevada borders. On 3 June, the 4th AD arrived at

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, Texas, an armored training center located in central Texas near Brownwood, for more maneuvers until about December when it departed for

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for winter training. On 29 December, the 4th AD departed Boston to conduct training in

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in preparation for the invasion of Normandy.

France

After training in England from January to July 1944, the 4th Armored Division landed at

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, on 11 July, over a month after the initial

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, and first entered combat on 17 July; on 28 July, battle action as part of the

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exploitation force for

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, the 4th AD secured the

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area. The 4th AD then swung south to take Nantes, cutting off the

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Peninsula, 12 August 1944. Turning east, it drove swiftly across France north of the

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, smashed across the Moselle 11–13 September, flanked Nancy and captured

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, 16 September. The 4th AD fought several German

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s in the Lorraine area including the SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 49 and SS Panzergrenadier Brigade 51 at this time, defeating a larger German force through superior tactics and training. After maintaining a defensive line, Chambrey to Xanrey to Hénaménil, from 27 September to 11 October, the 4th AD rested briefly before returning to combat 9 November with an attack in the vicinity of Viviers. The 4th AD cleared Bois de Serres, 12 November, advanced through

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and crossed the

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, 21–22 November, to establish and expand bridgehead and took Singling and Bining, then Baerendorf 24 November, before being relieved 8 December. The 4th Armored Division received the following unit awards from France: Croix de Guerre with Palm (27–29 July 1944), Croix de Guerre with Palm (12–29 September 1944), and French Fourragere in the colors of the Croix de Guerre.

Battle of the Bulge

Two days after the Germans launched their

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, the 4th AD entered the fight (18 December 1944), racing northwest into

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, covering 150 miles in 19 hours. The 4th AD, spearheading Patton's Third Army, attacked the Germans at

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and, on 26 December, was the first unit ( Company C, 37th Tank Battalion led the 4th Armored Division column that relieved Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge) to break through at Bastogne and relieve the besieged 101st Airborne Division. Six weeks later the 4th AD jumped off from

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in an eastward plunge that carried it across the

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, south, and east to

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, and across the

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, 24–25 March 1945. Advancing all night, the 4th AD crossed the

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the next day, south of Hanau, and continued to push on. Lauterbach fell 29 March,

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across the

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on 1 April,

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on 4 April – where the 4th AD liberated

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, the first Nazi camp liberated by U.S. troops. By 12 April the 4th AD was across the

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. Pursuit of the enemy continued, and by 6 May the division had crossed into

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and established a bridgehead across the

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at Strakonice, with forwarding elements at Pisek. The 4th AD was reassigned to the

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on 30 April 1945. The 4th AD received the following Letter of Commendation:Lone Sentry
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To: Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Gaffey ''The outstanding celerity of your movement and the unremitting, vicious and skillful manner in which you pushed the attack, terminating at the end of four days and nights of incessant battle in the relief of Bastogne, constitutes one of the finest chapters in the glorious history of the United States Army. You and the officers and men of your command are hereby commended for a superior performance.''

The 4th AD's second commander, Major General John Shirley Wood, (known as "P" Wood to his contemporaries, the "P" standing for "Professor", and "Tiger Jack" to his men) who took over the division officially on 18 June 1942, trained the 4th Armored Division for two years before he personally led it into combat in France, on 28 July 1944, and was awarded the

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. On 1 August, Gen. George Patton's

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became operational and the 4th AD became the spearhead of the Third Army. The British military armor theorist and historian, Capt. Basil Henry Liddell Hart, once referred to General Wood as "the

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of the American armored forces." Like Rommel, Wood commanded from the front, and preferred staying on the offensive, using speed and envelopment tactics to confuse the enemy. General Wood often utilized a light

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liaison aircraft flown by his personal pilot, Maj. Charles "Bazooka Charlie" Carpenter, to keep up with his rapidly moving division, sometimes personally carrying corps orders from headquarters directly to his advancing armored columns. On 3 December 1944, General Wood was relieved as division commander. The division was then led by Major General Hugh Gaffey through the Battle of the Bulge until March 23, when Brigadier General William M. Hoge was awarded command. Major General Fay B. Prickett commanded during the occupation period. Major General Archibald R. Kennedy commanded the division after the war. Among the most famous members of the 4th AD during World War II was

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, who commanded the 37th Tank Battalion. Abrams later rose to command all U.S. forces in South Vietnam during the

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and served as U.S. Army Chief of Staff in the 1970s. The U.S. M-1 tank is named after him.

WWII Composition

The division was composed of the following units: * Headquarters * Headquarters Company * Combat Command A * Combat Command B * Combat Command Reserve * 8th Tank Battalion * 35th Tank Battalion * 37th Tank Battalion * 10th Armored Infantry Battalion * 51st Armored Infantry Battalion * 53rd Armored Infantry Battalion * Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Armored Division Artillery ** 22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion ** 66th Armored Field Artillery Battalion ** 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion * 25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) * 24th Armored Engineer Battalion * 144th Armored Signal Company * 4th Armored Division Train Headquarters and Headquarters Company ** 126th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion ** 4th Armored Medical Battalion ** Military Police Platoon ** Band

Post-war

After a tour of occupation duty in Germany, the 4th AD returned to the United States for inactivation. Most of its elements, however, remained as occupation forces in Germany after redesignation as the First Constabulary Brigade. In 1949, it was redesignated the 4th Armored Division and inactivated on 20 May 1949. The 4th AD was reactivated on 15 June 1954 at

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in Killeen, Texas with the name 4th Armored "Breakthrough" Division ("Breakthrough" was discontinued some years afterwards) and was deployed to

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in 1957 with headquarters at Cooke Barracks in

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. The division appears to have been part of

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for most of this period. On 30 June 1958, Combat Command "A" was at Wiley Barracks, New Ulm, It comprised 2d Medium Tank Battalion (MTB), 66th Armor (Leipheim); 2d Armored Rifle Battalion (ARB), 41st Infantry (Neu Ulm); and 2d Armored Rifle Battalion, 51st Infantry. Combat Command "B" was at Ferris Barracks,

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, comprising the 1st MTB, 35th Armor (Ferris Barracks); 2d MTB, 67th Armor (Fürth); 2d ARB, 50th Infantry (Ferris Barracks); and 2d Reconnaissance Squadron, 15th Cavalry. Combat Command "C" was at McKee Barracks,

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. It comprised 1st MTB, 37th Armor (McKee Barracks) and 1st ARB, 54th Infantry. The 4th AD remained in Germany until final inactivation in May 1971, when it was redesignated the 1st Armored Division.

In popular culture

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's 1993

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"The Ten Thousand", the 4th Armored Division forms part of the US Army Tenth Corps, and much of the novel's action is depicted from the point of view of members of the division.

List of Commanding Generals during the Cold War

*Maj-Gen Andrew P. O'Meara (1 Aug 1957 – 13 Feb 1959) *Maj-Gen James B. Quill (14 Feb 1959 – 1 Apr 1960) *Maj-Gen John K. Waters (2 Apr 1960 – 27 Aug 1961) *Maj-Gen James H. Polk (28 Aug 1961 – 30 Nov 1962) *Maj-Gen John F. Franklin Jr. (1 Dec 1962 – 31 May 1964) *Maj-Gen Alexander D. Surles Jr. (1 Jun 1964 – 17 Dec 1965) *Maj-Gen James W. Sutherland (18 Dec 1965 – 23 May 1967) *Maj-Gen Edward C.D. Scherrer (24 May 1967 – 2 Dec 1968) *Maj-Gen Stephen W. Downey, Jr. (3 Dec 1968 – 4 Feb 1970) *Maj-Gen William W. Cobb (5 Feb 1970 – 10 May 1971)

WWII names

;American * The Rolling 4th * Flying 4th * Phantom 4th * Ghost Division * Fire Alarm Division ; German * American Elite Fourth Armored Division * Roosevelt's Butchers (by Nazi propagandists)

WWII statistics

;CasualtiesArmy Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths, Final Report (Statistical and Accounting Branch, Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953) *Total battle casualties: 6,212 *Killed in action: 1,143 *Wounded in action: 4,551 *Missing in action: 65 *Prisoners of war: 453 ; Medal of Honor recipients * James H. Fields * James R. Hendrix * Joseph J. Sadowski ;Unit awards The 4th Armored Division was the first U.S. Armored Division to be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation: * Presidential Unit Citation (Army), World War II (ARDENNES, 22 December 1944 – 27 March 1945; WD GO 54, 1945) * French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II (NORMANDY, 27–30 July 1944; DA GO 43, 1950) *French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II (MOSELLE RIVER, 12–29, September 1944; DA GO 43, 1950) *French Fourragere (Croix de Guerre colors), World War II (DA GO 43, 1950) ;Assignments #

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: 18 December 1943 #

: 22 January 1944 # XX Corps: 9 March 1944 #

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: 20 April 1944 #

: 15 July 1944 #

: 13 August 1944 # III Corps: 19 December 1944 #

: 2 January 1945 #

: 12 January 1945 #

: 4 April 1945 #

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: 9 April 1945 #

: 17 April 1945

References

External links

4th Armored Division official record
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Daily chronology of the Fourth Armored Division
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