4th Canadian Division

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The 4th Canadian Division was a World War I infantry division of the Canadian Expeditionary Force that fought on the Western Front in major battles such as the Somme and Vimy Ridge.

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4th Canadian Division, CEF 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Expeditionary Force formation
infantry division
military unit
allegiance British Empire
branch Canadian Expeditionary Force
composition Canadian infantry brigades
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
country Canada
engagement trench warfare
era World War I
formedAs 4th Canadian Division self-linksurface differs
surface form: 4th Canadian Division, CEF
front Western Front
surface form: Western Front in Belgium

Western Front
surface form: Western Front in France
notableAction assault on Vimy Ridge in April 1917
operations on the Somme in 1916
operatedUnderCommandOf British Expeditionary Force
participatedIn Battle of Amiens (1918)
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Battle of the Somme
Hundred Days Offensive
partOf Canadian Corps
raisedFor service in Europe
role infantry
servedAlongside 1st Canadian Division
2nd Canadian Division
3rd Canadian Division
theatreOfOperations Western Front
type field division

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1st Hussars commandStructure 4th Canadian Division
Canadian Expeditionary Force component 4th Canadian Division
Canadian Corps composedOf 4th Canadian Division
4th Canadian Division formedAs 4th Canadian Division self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 4th Canadian Division, CEF
CEF hasPart 4th Canadian Division
subject surface form: Canadian Expeditionary Force
2nd Canadian Division servedAlongside 4th Canadian Division