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	4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
		Under the 10 division redesign from the Secretary of the Army, the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood cased its division colors and was reflagged as the 4th Infantry Division in December 1995.
		The Division was thoroughly involved in the training, testing, and evaluation of 72 initiatives to include the Division Capstone Exercise (DCX) I held at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California in April 2001, and culminating in the DCX II held at Fort Hood in October 2001.
		The transformation of the 4th Infantry Division from a "legacy" division to a "modular" configuration is in tune with the dramatic changes being felt throughout the Army as it carries through and adopts its strategic vision for the future.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/4id.htm (2726 words)

	The 4th Infantry Division
		Today, the 4th Infantry Division is the most lethal, modern, and deployable heavy division in the world; it is prepared to conduct full-spectrum combat operations.
		The 4th Infantry Division is the decisive element of III Corps, the nation’s Counteroffensive Force, which forms the nucleus of the Army’s capability to fight and win decisively over the next 15 to 20 years.
		Division teaming began in 1998 as a pilot program, pairing the 49th with the 1st Cavalry Division headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas, and California's 40th Mechanized Division with the Army's 4th Mechanized Division, also headquartered at Fort Hood.
	www.angelfire.com /realm3/war.in.iraq/4th/facts.htm (1909 words)

	The 34th Red Bull Infantry Division _ PT 2
		In support of their infantry positions, emplacements were prepared for self-propelled guns which could mount the trails on the northwest side of a hill without being observed by us, fire a few rounds, and disappear.
		Infantry attacks on each city block were assisted by tanks, who knocked holes in the walls of the houses through which the infantry could climb or throw grenades.
		Accordingly, the Division sent every available support to the attack of the 135th Infantry, who were slugging it out with SS troops in stubborn fighting among the hills southeast of the objective.
	members.aol.com /ItalyWW2/Division34Pt2.htm (7478 words)

	Newton's Best of the Best (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Division History The 4th Infantry Division nickname, the “Ivy Division,” comes from the design of its shoulder patch: four green ivy leaves joined at the stem and opening at the four corners.
		During this month long operation, the 4th Infantry Division sustained over 5000 casualties.Breaking out of the beachhead and expanding operations well into France, the Division was given the honor of being the first American unit to participate in the liberation of Paris.
		The 4th Infantry Division held its ground during the Battle of the Bulge; crossed the Rhine, then the Danube, and finally ceased its advance at the Isar River in southern Germany.Two decades passed before the Division would again see combat.
	home.att.net /~steven.newton2/bestofthebest4th.html (576 words)

	TroopsIraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		British soldiers of the Light infantry and 2nd Royal Tank Regiment secure a stronghold in Az Zubayr near Basra, southern Iraq, Thursday, March 27, 2003.
		A wounded British soldier is rescued after combat from a base in Southern Iraq by the British 33 Squadron Pumas, Wednesday March 26, 2003.
		British Royal Marines from 40 Commando Brigade deployed on the HMS Ocean, during a disembarkation exercise in the Kuwaiti Desert, Thursday, March 20, 2003, in preparation for possible military action in Iraq.
	usaattacked.com /troopsiraq.htm (573 words)

	Indian 4th Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 4th Indian Division, of the Indian Army, is an infantry division dating back to before independence.
		As with all formations in the Indian Army prior to independence, it primarily had British officers and Indians in other ranks.
		The Division, known as Red Eagle due to its badge of a red eagle on a fl background, is now a part of the Indian Army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_4th_Indian_Division (137 words)

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		On June 9, 1918, the division moved to the Meaux and vicinity and on June 15th moved to La Ferte, being at the disposal of the 164th French Infantry Division.
		The division went into the front line August 3d, advancing to the Vesle, and was relieved on night of August 11th, and on August 19th was withdrawn to the Reynel training area, and on September 1st all units were moved to Vavincourt for further training.
		On November 4th the division was assigned again to the 1st Army and started moving to Blercourt, November 6th, but was reassigned to the 2d Army on November 8th.
	www.chez.com /astozarmuseum/4th.html (394 words)

	USS Clueless - Where is the 1st Infantry Division?
		As for 1st Infantry Division, that has peacekeeping commitments which mean that large parts of it are undeployable at the moment.
		2nd infantry can't be deployed to the region because it is needed in Korea.
		The 10th infantry division had one battalion in the war, but was otherwise uncommitted.
	www.denbeste.nu /cd_log_entries/2003/06/Whereisthe1stInfantryDivi.shtml (1952 words)

	Society of the First Infantry Division - The Big Red One - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Three infantry regiments in each division were eliminated as tactical units; replaced by five "battle groups" (smaller than regiments, larger than battalions; designed to move and fight on nuclear battlefields).
		As the rest of the Division arrived, it was separated into five base areas: Division Headquarters and the Support Command were at Di An; the 1st Brigade, at Phuoc Vinh; the 2nd Brigade at Bien Hoa; the 3rd Brigade at Lai Khe; and Division Artillery at Phu Loi.
		The Division's initial mission was to provide a covering force for the 1st Armored Division units returning to Germany, and then to continue to implement the military aspects of the General Framework Agreement for Peace.
	www.bigredone.org /history/index.cfm (5774 words)

	D-Day :: "The Longest Day"
		The regiments of the 1st and 29th Infantry divisions and Army Rangers who landed on OMAHA Beach was even more difficult than expected.
		In the predawn darkness of June 6, the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were air dropped behind UTAH Beach to secure four causeways across a flooded area directly behind the beach and to protect the invasion's western flank.
		Within hours, the beachhead was secured and the 4th Division started inland to contact the airborne divisions scattered across its front.
	www.freewebs.com /dday/dday.htm (438 words)

	The Wargamer - Historical Article: The Famous Fourth: The 4th Infantry in Normandy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		To the east the British had taken Caen after a bloody series of battles that had drawn in and consumed many of the German panzer units available.
		Three infantry division, from left to right the 30th, 4th and 9th would advance along about a five mile front after the air bombardment.
		The 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions, supported by the motorized 1st Infantry Division, would be committed to exploit the initial penetration.
	www.wargamer.com /articles/4th_infantry/page6.asp (806 words)

	Brothers-In-Arms: 83rd Division, 331st Infantry
		The amount of ground covered by the 83rd Division from Normandy in June 1944 to Central Germany in April 1945 is difficult to comprehend--over 1,400 miles.
		Of the 68 divisions deployed by the U.S. Army in the European Theater, the 83rd was ninth in the number of combat deaths.
		On 7 December, the 83rd Division relieved the 4th Infantry Division and attacked to clear the west bank of the Roer on 10 December.
	www.ncweb.com /~davecurry/brothers (4536 words)

	UNIT BACK IN ACTION / Accolades abound once again for 4th Infantry Division / 'The No-War-Four' returns to glory by ...
		After troops from the 4th Infantry and special forces soldiers captured Hussein late Saturday, the division is enjoying a kind of attention and glory that has gone to other units, time and again, for nearly six decades.
		On Sunday, the 4th Infantry, known as the Iron Horse Division, was receiving praise from President Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and, perhaps of equal importance to the troops, retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who is running for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
		Once in the Tikrit area, the 4th Infantry was given one of the key jobs of the occupation: the frustrating but ultimately gratifying task of tracking down the fallen leader.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/12/15/MNGB03N8S11.DTL (759 words)

	The 4th US Infantry Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Division was formed in December of 1917 and Major General George H. Cameron assumed command.
		Before the armistice was declared, the Fourth suffered 11,500 soldiers killed and wounded and was the only division to serve in both the French and British sectors of the Western Front.
		The Fourth, specifically the 8th Infantry Regiment, was the first Allied unit to assault German forces on the Normandy beaches.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/1695/Text/4th.html (435 words)

	3rd Infantry Division Long Range Recon Patrol (LRRP) Detachment History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This is an abbreviated history of the 3rd Infantry Division Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) Detachment during the period of its existence from 20 November 1961 to 14 August 1964.
		The 3rd Infantry Division LRRP Detachment had its roots in the provisional V Corps LRRP Co. formed for the Wintershield II operation and the Division's Battle Group (Battalion) level LRRP units.
		Although the 3rd Infantry Division LRRP Detachment never served in combat, it nonetheless trained hard, often in extreme weather conditions, and was arguably one of the finest units in the U.S. Army of its era.
	www.75thrra.com /history/3id-his.php (1790 words)

	Alfred Gini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 2nd Infantry Division crossed the North Atlantic to Ireland in October 1943, and was stationed at Armagh near the Irish Free State border.
		The 23rd Infantry bore the brunt of german attacks in the Elsenborn area during the December 1944 Ardennes offensive, the Battle of the Bulge.
		This Panzer unit was characterized by the British as “filthy beasts” and “fanatical” with the aim to kill as brutally as possible.
	www.dvrbs.com /PennsaukenH-AlfredGini.htm (546 words)

	Decision to Move 4th Infantry Division to Persian Gulf Area Greeted by Troops With Relief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At last, soldiers with the Army's 4th Infantry Division on Saturday got some welcome news: Ships loaded with their equipment were on their way to the Persian Gulf.
		About 40 ships carrying weaponry for the 4th Infantry were on their way to the Gulf, expected to begin moving through the Suez Canal on Sunday, defense officials said.
		The 4th Infantry's soldiers are likely to go to Kuwait, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/872443/posts (1688 words)

	Combat Chronicle- 75th Infantry Division
		The 75th Infantry Division arrived in England, 22 November 1944; headquarters having arrived on 2 November.
		The Division relieved the 82d A/B Division along the Salm River, 8 January, and strengthened its defensive positions until 17 January when it attacked, taking Vielsalm and other towns in the area.
		Pursuance of the enemy continued as the 75th cleared the Haard Forest, 1 April, crossed the DortmundEms Canal on the 4th, and cleared the approaches to Dortmund, which fell to the 95th Division, 13 April.
	www.army.mil /cmh/lineage/cc/075id.htm (511 words)

	Saddam's home town in elite force's sights - War on Iraq - smh.com.au
		Originally the 4th Infantry was supposed to cross Turkey and attack through northern Iraq.
		Troops from the 4th Infantry have trained for the attack on Tikrit, which is just three hours drive from Iraq's northern border.
		The 4th Infantry is perhaps the US's most devastating fighting force and operates with 500 pieces of armour, including advanced Abrams M2A2 tanks, the most modern in the US armoury, and Bradley Mark II fighting vehicles.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/04/07/1049567628089.html (589 words)

	4th Infantry Division to deploy By Kevin J (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 4th Infantry Division is the most advanced division in the U.S. Army, using sophisticated computers to track each other and the enemy on the battlefield.
		Fourth Infantry Division officials confirmed that the lead elements of the 12,500-soldier task force would be leaving the post by the end of the week.
		The 4th Infantry's soldiers, who remained at Fort Hood, Texas, after their weaponry and equipment went to the Mediterranean last month, are likely to go to Kuwait, the officials said.
	www.22ndinfantry.org /4th_deployment.htm (11413 words)

	D-Day Fact Sheet, 6 June 1944 Normandy, France: Ike: General Dwight D. Eisenhower Center: Operation Overlord, Omaha ...
		Meanwhile, the nine army divisions (three airborne and six infantry) from the United States, Britain and Canada trained and rehearsed their roles in the carefully choreographed operation.
		Allied air forces carried three airborne divisions into battle, protected the force as it crossed the English Channel, and attacked targets throughout the invasion area before and after the landing in support of the assault forces.
		The landing by regiments of the 1st and 29th Infantry divisions and Army Rangers on OMAHA Beach was even more difficult than expected.
	www.ku.edu /heritage/abilene/ikedday.html (1050 words)

	CNN.com - First of U.S. 4th Division arrives in Kuwait - Apr. 1, 2003
		Four ships carrying weapons and equipment of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division docked Tuesday at Kuwait City's Shuaibah port, according to the assistant division commander.
		Approximately 5,000 soldiers from the division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, began flying into a Kuwait air base late last week and were setting up camp in the country's northern desert near the Iraq border.
		Some of the 4th Division's equipment includes digital, high-tech displays and electronics, including command and control systems that provide comprehensive views of the battlefield, Speakes said.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/04/01/sprj.irq.4th.division.kuwait (310 words)

	U.S. 4th Infantry heads to Iraq as offensive slows
		The Pentagon had originally envisioned using Turkish soil for the division to invade Iraq, but a a deal could not be reached with Ankara and dozens of ships waiting to unload the division's tanks, armoured vehicles and other weapons were sent to Kuwait.
		The 4th Infantry Division "may be playing a role sometime in April but they are not going be playing a role this week", said John Pike, the director of GlobalSecurity.org, a defence think tank just outside Washington.
		Possibly the most technologically advanced division in the Army, the 4th Infantry Division is equipped with 200 Abrams tanks, dozens of armoured Bradley fighting vehicles, Apache attack helicopters and other aircraft.
	www.globalsecurity.org /org/news/2003/030328-4id-deploy02.htm (774 words)

	History of the 30th Infantry Division
		Assault Force "O" was made up of the following major units: 1st Infantry Division and the 29th Infantry Division, with support from some other units, one of which was the 743rd Tank Battalion, which was an integral part of the 30th Infantry Division.
		Two Landing Craft Infantry (LCI), full of troops, and one Landing Craft Tank (LCT), loaded with heavy equipment, were sunk quickly, resulting in the death of 749 U.S. soldiers, and 197 U.S. Navy men.
		This event was attended by over 2,500 U. and British people, many of whom were the 4th Infantry Division survivors and next of kin to those who were lost.
	www.30thinfantry.org /exercise-tiger.shtml (1671 words)

	DoD News: Maj. Gen. Odierno Videoteleconference from Baghdad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 4th Infantry Division's 20,000 soldiers deployed later in the combat operations than other divisions, but all along, they represented a formidable combat force and played a pivotal role in the way this conflict was strategized and conducted.
		Just this morning, less than three or four hours ago, soldiers from 122 Infantry conducted two raids on separate farm houses outside of Tikrit, seizing 8.5 million U.S. dollars, 300 to 400 million Iraqi dinar, and English pounds and euros yet to be counted.
		So, we're doing that on an interim basis until, at the national level, a constitution is written and a rule of law is established.
	www.defenselink.mil /transcripts/2003/tr20030618-0281.html (7858 words)

	Re: 4th Infantry
		The > American forces are the 1st Infantry, the 101st > Airborne, and the 7th Cavalry Regiment, plus the > Marines charging north.
		The 1st Infantry probably provided more than > a third of the land-based striking power of the units > involved.
		> > The 4th Infantry - which so far has not seen a second > of combat - is the most modern infantry division in > the American military.
	www.mail-archive.com /brin-l@mccmedia.com/msg16169.html (480 words)

	29th Infantry Division Project PIKE
		The 29th Infantry Division trained in Scotland and England for the crosschannel invasion, October 1942-June 1944.
		Teamed with the 1st Division, a regiment of the 29th (116th Infantry) was in the first assault wave to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944.
		On 19 April 1945 the Division pushed to the Elbe and held defensive positions until 4 May. Meanwhile, the 175th Infantry cleared the Klotze Forest.
	www.militaryunits.com /29ID_project.htm (1206 words)

	D-Day Assault Divisions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Of these countries, the D-Day assault divisions were composed of British, Canadian and American units.
		We salute the bravery, resourcefulness and sacrifice of all the contingents that participated in D-Day and we pay tribute to their efforts.
		Click on the name of the division to learn more about that unit's D-Day role.
	www.normandyallies.org /units.htm (162 words)

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