British 4th Infantry Division
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The 4th Infantry Division was a regular British Army division during the Second World War .
See British 4th Division (World War I) for the division's World War I history.
History
The British 4th Infantry Division served during World War II in France in 1940, North Africa and Italy . It fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino . The 4th Division's history traces back to the Battle of Salamanca in 1812 during the Peninsula War .
Currently the 4th Division is a regenerative division that serves as the parent formation for units in the south-east England . Prior to 1992 it was an armoured division serving as part of BAOR .
The division's current insignia is a tiger .
Commanders During World War II
Maj.Gen.D.G.Johnson Maj.Gen.T.R.Eastwood Maj.Gen.J.G.Swayne Maj.Gen.J.L.I.Hawkesworth Maj.Gen.H.J.Hayman-Joyce Maj.Gen. A.D.Ward Maj.Gen.C.B.Callander World War II formation
10th Infantry Brigade 11th Infantry Brigade 12th Infantry Brigade 21st Tank Brigade 28th Infantry Brigade
Support Units
Current formation
2nd Infantry Brigade 145th Home Counties Brigade 49th Eastern Brigade External Links
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