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4th Armored Brigade
In military terms, 4th Brigade may refer to: Argentina * 4th Parachute Brigade (Argentina) Australia *4th Brigade (Australia) *4th Armoured Brigade (Australia) *4th Light Horse Brigade Canada *4th Canadian Armoured Brigade *4th Canadian Infantry Brigade * 4th Infantry Brigade (Canada) *4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Croatia * 4th Guards Brigade (Croatia) Czech Republic *4th Rapid Deployment Brigade (Czech Republic) France *4th Airmobile Brigade (France) Israel * Kiryati Brigade Japan * 4th Cavalry Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army) Lebanon * 4th Infantry Brigade (Lebanon) New Zealand *4th Infantry Brigade (New Zealand) *4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade Poland *4th Cavalry Brigade (Poland) Russia * 4th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade Romania * 4th Engineer Brigade (Romania) South Africa *4th Infantry Brigade (South Africa) Sweden *Skaraborg Brigade United Kingdom *4th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), 1939–1945 *4th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom) * 4th Guard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Parachute Brigade (Argentina)
The 4th Airborne Brigade is the only combined forces between air assault infantry and airborne forces unit of the Argentine Army (EA) that specialised in air assault and airborne operations with respond to emergency situations, combat patrols in difficult to access terrain, combined arms, counterinsurgency, CQB/CQC in urban areas, maneuver warfare, and raiding with small unit tactics. It is based in Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba Province. Together with the Ist Armoured Brigade, they make up the Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido (Argentina), Rapid Deployment Force (Spanish: ''Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido'' - FDR). Organization As of 2022 it consists of: * IVth Airborne Brigade HQ (Córdoba) * 2nd Paratroopers Regiment "''General Balcarce''" (Córdoba) * 14th Paratroopers Regiment (Córdoba) * 601st Air Assault Regiment (Campo de Mayo) * 4th Paratrooper Artillery Group (Córdoba) * 4th Paratrooper Cavalry Scout Squadron (Córdoba) * 4th Paratr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade
The 4th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (; Military Unit Number 74347) is a military unit of the Russian Ground Forces. Until January 1, 2023, it was part of the Luhansk People's Militia. It is attached to the 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army. History War in Donbas The brigade was formed on 12 December 2014 in Khrustalnyi. The brigade's garrison was in Alchevsk. Like most brigades of the 2nd Army Corps, the 4th Brigade lacked a distinct unit symbology, which was only prevalent among various independent battalions. The brigade incorporated the most famous ones, which included: * 1st Motor Rifle Battalion "Leshiy", originally formed from the residents of Kadiivka led by Alexei Pavlov, who seized the Security Service of Ukraine building in Luhansk on 6 April 2014. * 2nd Motor Rifle Battalion "Batman", originally formed in April 2014 by Aleksandr Bednov as the "Batman" Rapid Response Group, with the unit name derived from Bednov's nom-de-guerre. He played a crucial role in formin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Brigade Royal Field Artillery , or The Fourth of July
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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'', a 1972 Soviet drama See also * * * 1/4 (other) * 4 (other) * The fourth part of the world (other) * Forth (other) * Quarter (other) * Independence Day (United States) Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Special Service Brigade
The 4th Special Service Brigade was a brigade-sized formation of the British Commandos formed during the Second World War in March 1944 from battalion-sized units of the Royal Marines. Due to the success of the British Army Commandos' operations in Norway, the Channel Islands, St. Nazaire, and the Middle East, the Admiralty dissolved the Royal Marines Division in late 1942 and reorganized its amphibious assault infantry into eight additional Commando units. The Brigade was part of the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during Operation Overlord; it subsequently participated in the Battle of the Scheldt and the assault of the Walcheren Islands.Army Commandos 1940-45 By Mike Chappell, p 31 On 6 December the same year, the Brigade was renamed 4th Commando Brigade, removing the title ''Special Service'' and its association with the German SS. Formation *Commander : Brigadier B. W. Leicester ** No. 41 Commando (Royal Marines (RM)), Lieutenant-Colonel E. C. E. Palmer ** No. 46 Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 4th Parachute Brigade was an airborne, specifically a parachute infantry, brigade formation of the British Army during the Second World War. Formed in late 1942 in the Mediterranean and Middle East, the brigade was composed of three parachute infantry units, the 10th, 11th and 156th Parachute Battalions. The brigade was assigned to the 1st Airborne Division, just prior to the Allied invasion of Sicily, but played no part in the invasion. Instead the brigade first saw action in September 1943, during Operation Slapstick, an amphibious landing at the port of Taranto, as part of the early stages of the Allied invasion of Italy. Largely unopposed, the brigade captured the ports of Brindisi and Bari before being withdrawn. By the end of the year, the 4th Parachute Brigade was in England, preparing for the Allied invasion of North-West Europe. The brigade did not see action in France, being instead placed on standby for an emergency during the Normandy landings. Between June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 4th Mounted Brigade previously known as the 2/1st South Wales Mounted Brigade was a second line yeomanry brigade of the British Army during the First World War. Raised after the declaration of war, it was a mirror formation of the first line South Wales Mounted Brigade. It had under command the 2/1st Pembroke Yeomanry, the 2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, the 2/1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry and the 2/1st Glamorgan Yeomanry. All of which were converted in cyclist units in 1916, the brigade, never having seen any active service, ceased to exist. See also * South Wales Mounted Brigade for the 1st Line formation * British yeomanry during the First World War * Second line yeomanry regiments of the British Army References {{reflist Mounted Brigades of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1914 Military units and formations disestablished in 1916 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Mechanized Brigade (United Kingdom)
4th Light Brigade Combat Team, is a brigade formation of the British Army, currently based in Catterick, North Yorkshire as part of 1st (United Kingdom) Division. It was previously known as 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East, and before that as 4th Mechanized Brigade and before that 4th Armoured Brigade. The brigade, now known as the 'Black Rats', was formed in 1939 and fought in the Second World War, in the Western Desert Campaign and in North Africa. The Black Rats were subsequently involved in the invasion of Sicily and fighting in Italy before taking part in the Battle of Normandy and the advance through Belgium, Holland and into Germany. More recently, the brigade took part in the First Gulf War and completed a number of tours to the Balkans during the 1990s. The Black Rats have also since deployed twice to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan as the lead formation. History Second World War In September 1939, at the start of the Second World War th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th London Infantry Brigade
The 140th (4th London) Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army's Territorial Army (TA) that had its origins in a South London Brigade (known as the 'Grey Brigade') of the former Volunteer Force. It served on the Western Front in the First World War and was recreated during the Second World War where it served only in the United Kingdom as a training formation. Origin: 'The Grey Brigade' An invasion scare in 1859 led to the creation of the Volunteer Force and huge enthusiasm for joining local Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs).Beckett. There were a large number of these units in and around London, and the opportunity was taken to group them together for Easter training under the temporary command of officers of the Brigade of Guards stationed in the capital. Initially they were brigaded by the colour of their uniforms – scarlet, Rifle green or grey, the latter being a popular colour for RVCs in the 1860s.Bailey & Hollier, pp. 4 & 382.Anon, ''Civil Service Rifles' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 4th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that served in both First and Second World Wars. During both world wars, it was part of the 2nd Infantry Division. History As the Second Boer War ended in 1902 the army was restructured, and a 2nd Infantry division was established permanently as part of the 1st Army Corps, comprising the 3rd and 4th Infantry Brigades. First World War The brigade served with the 2nd Infantry Division and was among the first British units to be sent overseas, shortly after the war began, as part of the British Expeditionary Force. At this time it was designated as 4th (Guards) Brigade as it commanded four battalions of Foot Guards. It served on the Western Front in 1914 and 1915 before being transferred to the Guards Division and redesignated as 1st Guards Brigade on 20 August 1915. While with the 2nd Division, it took part in the Battle of Mons (23 and 24 August 1914), the First Battle of the Marne (6 – 9 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Guards Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 4th Guards Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army during World War I. It was formed from battalions withdrawn from the Guards Division and served with the 31st Division on the Western Front during the last year of the war. It fought during the German spring offensive, distinguishing itself at the Defence of Nieppe Forest. Taken out of the line after its heavy casualties, the brigade spent the last months of the war as General Headquarters Troops, including a period as a motorised column, before being broken up in the Guards Division after the Armistice. Origin The Guards Division was formed in France in August 1915, bringing together all 12 frontline battalions of the British Army's Foot guards, organised into three brigades. It saw action at the Battles of Loos, the Somme, Third Ypres and Cambrai. In February 1918, in response to a manpower shortage on the Western Front, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) reduced all its British infantry brigades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 4th Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Army. It served in the Napoleonic Wars (notably at the Battle of Waterloo), in the First World War on the Western Front where it was initially assigned to The Cavalry Division before spending most of the war with the 2nd Cavalry Division, and with the 1st Cavalry Division during the Second World War. History Napoleonic Wars From June 1809, Wellington organized his cavalry into one, later two, cavalry divisions ( 1st and 2nd) for the Peninsular War. These performed a purely administrative, rather than tactical, role; the normal tactical headquarters were provided by brigades commanding two, later usually three, regiments. The cavalry brigades were named for the commanding officer, rather than numbered. For the Hundred Days Campaign, he numbered his British cavalry brigades in a single sequence, 1st to 7th. The 4th Cavalry Brigade consisted of: * 11th Light Dragoons * 12th (Prince of Wales's) Light Dragoons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
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4th Armoured Brigade may refer to: *4th Armoured Brigade (Australia) * 4th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), 1939–1945 * 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade *4th Canadian Armoured Brigade The 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the Canadian Army during World War II. It was part of the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division. Organization As of 1942 the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade comprised: * 21st Armoured Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
