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4th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

Field	Value
unit_name	4th Infantry Division
native_name
image	4th Infanterie Division and 14nd Panzer Division logo.svg
caption	Unit insignia
dates	1 October 1934 – 15 August 1940
country	Nazi Germany
branch
type	Infantry
size	Division
garrison	Dresden
battles	World War II
disbanded
notable_commanders

4. Infanterie-Division Infantry Regiment 52 Infantry Regiment 103 Engineer Battalion 13 Divisional units 4

The 4th Infantry Division, designated 4.Infanterie-Division in German was one of the first divisions raised and served during part of World War II. In 1940 it was reorganized as 14th Panzer Division.

History

The 4th Infantry Division was raised in October 1934 in Dresden. It took part in the Invasion of Poland in 1939 and later the Battle of France in 1940. Later that year it was converted into the 14th Panzer Division.

Organization

In 1937, the division's units were:

Infantry Regiment 10
Infantry Regiment 52
Infantry Regiment 103
Artillery Regiment 4
I./Artillerie-Regiment 40
Anti-tank (Panzer-Abwehr) Detachment 4
Pioneer Battalion 4
Signals (Nachricten) Detachment 4
Machine gun Battalion 7

By 1939, the division's units were:

Infanterie-Regiment 10
Infanterie-Regiment 52
Infanterie-Regiment 103
Artillerie-Regiment 4
I./Artillerie-Regiment 40
Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4 (reconnaissance battalion)
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 4 (anti-tank battalion)
Pionier-Battalion 13 (engineer battalion)
Nachrichten-Abteilung 4 (signals battalion)

Commanders

The following officers commanded 4th Infantry Division:

April 1, 1934, to November 10, 1938, Oberst (colonel) Erich Raschick
November 10, 1938, to August 15, 1940, Gen. Lt. Erick Hansen

Knight's Cross

No members of 4th Infantry Division were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

War service

Polish Campaign:

September 1939: part of IV Corps, 10.Armee, German Army Group South Low Countries and France:
May 1940: reserve division of German Army Group A
June 1940: part of IV Corps of 6.Armee of German Army Group B

References

Burkhard Müller-Hillebrand: Das Heer 1933–1945. Entwicklung des organisatorischen Aufbaues. Vol.III: Der Zweifrontenkrieg. Das Heer vom Beginn des Feldzuges gegen die Sowjetunion bis zum Kriegsende. Mittler: Frankfurt am Main 1969, p. 285.
Georg Tessin: Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1939 – 1945. Vol. II: Die Landstreitkräfte 1 -5. Mittler: Frankfurt am Main 1966.

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