List of commanders of 4th Infantry Division (United States) Organization [ edit ] 4th Infantry Division organization 2021 a b Peters, Ralph (28 August 2007). "He's a Fighter: How Odierno is Building Peace". The New York Post.

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The division went north to Ahrweiler, Germany, in the Rheinland-Pfalz area. In July the division returned to France and the last detachment sailed for the United States on 31 July 1919.

KC Cady. "The Battle of Kamdesh - A True Story of American Valor". Youtube. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017 . Retrieved 19 February 2016. July 2009 saw another division change of command as MG David Perkins took command to become the 56th Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division. With this change of command, even more significant events happened as the 4ID completed 14 years calling Fort Hood, TX home and returned to Fort Carson, CO, where they had served from late 1970 through late 1995. It was at this time that the 4th Division headquarters and the 1st Brigade Combat Team transferred to Fort Carson, Colorado. The 2nd, and 4th Brigades had already relocated and 3rd Brigade was already at Fort Carson having never moved to Fort Hood and the 4th Infantry Division's Aviation Brigade stayed at Fort Hood, Texas.Brown, Todd S. (2007). Battleground Iraq: Journal of a Company Commander. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017 . Retrieved 16 June 2010. – a journal from a member of the 4th Infantry Division 2003–2004 From 1989 to 1996 the 116th Cavalry Brigade of the Idaho and Oregon Army National Guard served as roundout brigade of the division. [12] Iraq War [ edit ] A 4th Infantry Division soldier manning an M240 machine gun in Iraq. Bring on the Strykers;1st BCT, 4th ID switches mission | Army Times". armytimes.com . Retrieved 21 July 2014.

In February 2015, troops from the division's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team were deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria. [26]The 4th Infantry Division assaulted the northern coast of German-held France during the Normandy landings, landing at Utah Beach, 6 June 1944. The 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division claimed being the first surface-borne Allied unit (as opposed to the parachutist formations that were air-dropped earlier) to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Relieving the isolated 82nd Airborne Division at Sainte-Mère-Église, the 4th cleared the Cotentin peninsula and took part in the capture of Cherbourg on 25 June. After taking part in the fighting near Periers, 6–12 July, the division broke through the left flank of the German 7th Army, helping to stem the German drive toward Avranches [ citation needed]. a b c d e f Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths in World War II, Final Report (Statistical and Accounting Branch Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953) The division was replaced in Germany by the 3rd Armored Division as part of an Operation Gyroscope deployment. The division was reduced to zero strength, the colors were transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington, and the division was reestablished by reflagging the 71st Infantry Division (which itself had just returned from Alaska) on 15 September 1956.