4th Indian Division

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formation of the British Indian Army infantry division military unit

The 4th Indian Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Indian Army that fought in key campaigns of the Second World War, particularly in North Africa, East Africa, and Italy.

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Label Occurrences
4th Indian Division canonical 10
4th Indian Infantry Division 3
4th Infantry Division (India) 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf formation of the British Indian Army ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
alliedWith British Commonwealth forces ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth forces

United Kingdom ⓘ
branch British Indian Army ⓘ
campaignHonours East Africa ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
commander Lieutenant-General Frank Messervy ⓘ
Major-General Francis Tuker ⓘ
Major-General Noel Beresford-Peirse ⓘ
component 11th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
5th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
7th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
divisional artillery units ⓘ
divisional engineers ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War

World War II ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
engagedAgainst German Afrika Korps ⓘ
German Wehrmacht in Italy ⓘ
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) ⓘ
surface form: Italian Army
formedInConflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
garrisonDuringWar various locations in the Middle East ⓘ
nickname Red Eagle Division ⓘ
notableComposition British support units ⓘ
Indian infantry battalions ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Bardia ⓘ
Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Cassino

Battle of Keren ⓘ
Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ
Battle of Sidi Barrani ⓘ
Battle of Tobruk (1942) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Tobruk

Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
Operation Crusader ⓘ
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein
notableFor distinguished combat record in East Africa ⓘ
distinguished combat record in Italy ⓘ
distinguished combat record in North Africa ⓘ
operationalPeriod 1939–1945 ⓘ
partOf Allied Armies in Italy ⓘ
Middle East Command ⓘ
surface form: British Middle East Command

Eighth Army ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
symbol red eagle divisional sign ⓘ
theatre East African campaign ⓘ
surface form: East African Campaign

Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign

North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: North African Campaign
type infantry formation ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Crusader → involvedUnit → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
General Officer Commanding, 4th Indian Division → partOf → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 4th Infantry Division (India)
General Officer Commanding, 4th Indian Division → commands → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 4th Infantry Division (India)
8th Army → includedFormation → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Eighth Army
Battle of Nibeiwa → involvedUnit → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
Battle of Keren → involvedUnit → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 4th Indian Infantry Division
Battle of Agordat → involvedUnit → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
Red Eagle Division → hasOfficialName → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 4th Indian Infantry Division
5th Indian Infantry Brigade → partOf → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
7th Indian Infantry Brigade → partOf → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 4th Indian Infantry Division
Hafid Ridge → associatedWithUnit → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
Battleaxe → involvesUnit → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Operation Battleaxe
Lieutenant-General Frank Messervy → militaryUnitCommanded → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Frank Messervy
Major-General Francis Tuker → commanded → 4th Indian Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Francis Tuker
British Western Desert Force → component → 4th Indian Division ⓘ