The motto associated with the division is "Steadfast and Loyal" and the division lives very much up to this. Initially there was two brigades the 7th brigade and the 8th brigade. These brigades were active during World War 1 also referred to the Great War.
Training The 4th Infantry Division
Training is always difficult but in 1918 things were tough. These were during the war years and French and British army advisers were drafted in to assist in training methods. The reason for this was the the French and the British were already fighting the Germans since 1914. They had great experience and first hand knowledge of the terrain and battle conditions.
Eventually the training continued overseas in France in the Samer region. Lee-Enfield rifles were issued to the soldiers but they were unhappy with these and command had to reissue soldiers with Springfield rifles.
In 1940 the 4th Infantry Division was reactivated to fight in World War II. The reactivation was this time at Fort Benning, Georgia. This was under the command of MG George Patton.
Battles of the 4th Infantry Division.
Operation Tiger was the training for the battle along the Normandy Coast. Here in 1944 the battle commenced against the Germans and Hitler. The division was the first to land in this specific area and would eventually change the direction of the war.
Military rings have been designed for all veterans of foreign wars.
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