请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 4th Infantry Division (Belgium)
释义

  1. History

  2. Organization

  3. See also

  4. Notes

{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 4th Infantry Division
| dates = 1940
| country = {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
| branch = Belgian Army
| type = Infantry Division
| role = Infantry
| size = Division
| command_structure = I Corps (Belgium)
| garrison = Tongeren
| battles = Battle of Belgium (World War II)
| disbanded = 28 May 1940{{cn|date=February 2019}}
}}

The 4th Infantry Division (4te Infanteri Division) was an infantry division of the Belgian Army that existed during the Battle of Belgium during the Second World War.

History

During the First World War it began its operations with its headquarters at Namur under Lieutenant-General Augustin Édouard Michel du Faing d'Aigremont.{{sfn|CARL|2005}} It initially comprised the 8th, 10th, 13th, and 15th Mixed Brigades.

It existed prior to the outbreak of the Battle of Belgium. It was mobilized at the beginning of the battle and existed throughout the battle.[1][2]

Organization

Structure of the division during the Battle of Belgium:[3][4]

  • Headquarters, at Hoeselt
  • Commanding Officer, 4th Division - Lieutenant General de Grave
    • 7th Regiment of the Line
    • 11th Regiment of the Line
    • 15th Regiment of the Line
    • 8th Field Artillery Regiment
    • 8th Engineer Battalion
    • 4th Signal Battalion
    • 4th Divisional Motorcycle Reconnaissance Company
    • 4th Divisional Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Company
    • 4th Divisional Anti-Tank Gun Company
    • 4th Divisional Supply Battalion
    • 4th Divisional Field Hospital Battalion
    • 4th Divisional Quartermasters Company
    • 4th Divisional Military Police Unit

See also

  • Belgian Army order of battle (1914)

Notes

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://niehorster.org/021_belgium/1940_oob/divisions/mob_div-inf_.html|title=Active Infantry Division, Belgian Army, 10.05.1940|last=Niehorster|first=Dr Leo|website=niehorster.org|access-date=2019-01-30}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://niehorster.org/021_belgium/1940_oob/corps_01.html|title=Ist Corps, Belgian Army, 10.05.1940|website=niehorster.org|access-date=2019-01-30}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://niehorster.org/021_belgium/1940_oob/divisions/mob_div-inf_.html|title=Active Infantry Division, Belgian Army, 10.05.1940|last=Niehorster|first=Dr Leo|website=niehorster.org|access-date=2019-01-30}}
4. ^{{Cite book|title=The Organization and Order Of Battle oF Militaries In World War II: Volume IX - The Overrun & Neutral Nations of Europe and Latin American Allies|last=|first=|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=31}}

2 : Military units and formations of Belgium in World War II|Infantry divisions

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/14 8:38:31