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{{Infobox Military Unit
{{Infobox Military Unit
|unit_name= Fourth Infantry Division
| unit_name = Fourth Infantry Division
| image = 4th Infantry Division (Philippines).gif
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|caption=
| caption =
|dates= January 15, 1946 – Present
| dates = January 15, 1946 – Present
|country= {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines]]
| country = {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines]]
|allegiance=
| allegiance =
|branch= [[Philippine Army]]
| branch = [[Philippine Army]]
|type= [[Infantry]]
| type = [[File:Philippine Army Infantry BC.jpg|30px]] [[Infantry]]
|role= Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
| role = Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
| size = 3 Brigades
|size= 3 Brigades, 6 Battalions, 6000+ soldiers
|command_structure= under the [[Philippine Army]]
| command_structure = [[Philippine Army]] (Since 1946)
|garrison= Camp BGen Edilberto Evangelista, [[Cagayan de Oro City]]
| garrison = [[Camp Evangelista|Camp BGen Edilberto Evangelista]], [[Cagayan de Oro]]
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| nickname = ''Diamond Division''
|ceremonial_chief=
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| patron = [[Ignatius of Loyola|St. Ignatius of Loyola]]
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|nickname= ''Diamond Division''
| motto =
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|patron= [[Ignatius of Loyola|St. Ignatius of Loyola]]
| colors =
|motto=
| march =
|colors=
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| mascot = [[Diamond]]
|march=
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| battles = [[Hukbalahap Rebellion|Communist Insurgency in the Philippines]] <br/> Anti-guerilla operations against the [[New People's Army|NPA]]
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|mascot= [[Diamond]]
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| anniversaries = January 15<br>March 22 (Philippine Army foundation day)
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|battles= Anti-guerilla operations against the [[New People's Army|NPA]]
| decorations =
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|anniversaries= January 15<br>March 22 (Philippine Army foundation day)
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| battle_honours =
|decorations=
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|battle_honours=
|website= [http://www.diamondtroopers.com/ www.diamondtroopers.com]
<!-- Commanders -->
<!-- Commanders -->
|ceremonial_chief=
| ceremonial_chief =
|current_commander= [[Major General|MGen]] Victor A. Felix, AFP
| current_commander = [[Major General|MGen]] Wilbur C. Mamawag AFP <ref>{{cite news | title=Army installs new 4ID commander | url= https://army.mil.ph/home/index.php/press-releases-archive-2/1149-army-installs-new-4id-commander}}</ref>
|notable_commanders= BGen Tirso Fajardo, AFP<br>BGen Patricio Borromeo, AFP<br>BGen Ramon Aguire, AFP<br>BGen Climaco Pintoy, AFP<br>BGen Benjamin Molina, AFP<br>BGen Manuel Mandac, AFP<br>BGen Rigoberto Atienza, AFP
| notable_commanders = MG Oscar T. Lactao AFP<br>MG Roy Cimatu AFP<br>MG Cardozo Luna AFP<br>BG Tirso Fajardo, AFP<br>BG Patricio Borromeo AFP<br>BG Ramon Aguire AFP<br>BG Climaco Pintoy AFP<br>BG Benjamin Molina AFP<br>BG Manuel Mandac AFP<br>BG Rigoberto Atienza AFP
<!-- Insignia -->| identification_symbol_label = Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia
<!-- Insignia -->
| identification_symbol = [[File:Philippine Army Infantry BC.jpg|150px]]
|identification_symbol_label=Unit Patch
|identification_symbol=4ID Diamond Badge
}}
}}


The '''4th Infantry Division''', [[Philippine Army]], known officially as the '''Diamond Division''', is one of the Philippine Army's [[Infantry]] units in [[Northern Mindanao]].
The '''4th Infantry Division''', [[Philippine Army]], known officially as the '''Diamond Division''', is one of the Philippine Army's [[infantry]] units in [[Northern Mindanao]].
{{Military unit sidebar
| title = Current Philippine Army Divisions
| previous = [[3rd Infantry Division (Philippines)|3rd Division (PA)]]
| next =[[5th Infantry Division (Philippines)|5th Division (PA)]]
}}


==History==
==History==
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On January 15, 1946, right after the World War II, upon the reestablishment of the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines|Commonwealth Government]], all Military Districts were converted to military areas; Pursuant to Section 1 General Orders Number 46 of HAFP dated January 8, 1946. The 1st and 2nd Military Areas (IMA-IIMA) was in Luzon, while 3rd Military Area (IIIMA) in the Visayas, and the 4th Military Area (IVMA) in Mindanao. The remaining forces of the 10th MD were absorbed to Military Police Command (MPC) based at [[Camp Overton]], [[Iligan]].

===Untold History of the 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army during World War II under the Japanese Occupation===

'''4th Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army in Southern Luzon'''

During World War II, the '''4th Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army''' was reestablished from 1942 to 1946 at the military general headquarters and military camps and garrisoned in Southern Luzon was the assigned to combat the armed forces of the Japanese Imperial military insurgency in the city of Manila and Southern Luzon, before the Post-Japanese Invasion to the Liberation of the Philippines and started the fall the engagements of the Anti-Japanese military operations to liberated in Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Mindoro and Palawan on Luzon in 1942 to 1945 to helping local recognized guerrillas and U.S. liberating troops by defeated against from the Japanese Imperial forces.

Started the Battle for the Liberation of Manila on 1945, the sending the local military operations by the local Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army 4th Infantry Division was entered and liberated around in Manila on February 1945 from the local PCA military GHQ base in Southern Luzon and helped the local recognized guerrillas and the U.S. military forces in Manila against the Imperial Japanese military forces led by Navy Admiral Sanji Iwabuchi. The local troopers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army 4th Infantry Division was sending around in Northern and Southern Manila was fought and attacking Japanese on February 1945. Begins the Fall of Intramuros on February 23, to February 26, 1945, local military forces of the Philippine Commonwealth Army 4th Infantry Division was sending and entering in Intramuros and helps local guerrilla groups and U.S. troops against the Japanese. On March 03, 1945 after the Liberation of Manila, the local soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army 4th Infantry Division and meet the American soldiers was recaptured and taken in Manila after the main-battle, and lifted by civilian dead boidies by the combined Filipino and American soldiers during the Manila Massacre on February 1945.

Beginning the Allied Invasion of Palawan on February to April 1945, the local soldiers and officers under by 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and supporting the American soldiers under the United States Army and Armed Forces units was sending the operations and they recaptured and liberated the landing beaches and land entered in the province of Palawan and defeated and attacking Japanese troops.

Begins the Liberation of Southern Luzon on January to August 1945, local troops and officers under by 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army sending the combat military operations in Southern Luzon included the provinces of Rizal, Cavite, Laguna and Batangas and they recaptured and liberated in Southern Luzon was clearing the eight months and one year liberators for the main battles and invading commands and aiding the local guerrilla resistance and U.S. military forces against the Japanese Imperial forces.

Started the First and Second Battle of Mindoro on December 1944 to August 1945, local military forces and officers under the Philippine Commonwealth Army was stationed and located the local PCA military GHQ base in the island province of Mindoro from 1942 to 1946 and they sending the military operations in Mindoro and include the local guerrilla resistance and the United States and Australian troops against the Japanese Imperial forces under by Lieutenant General Rikichi Tsukada. Since the First Battle of Mindoro on December 1944 between the joint and combined military forces of the Philippine Commonwealth, United States and Australia including the local guerrilla groups against the Japanese Imperial forces and the Second Battle of Mindoro on January to August 1945 between the eight months and one year main battles between the local Filipino troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary units included the recognized guerrilla groups against the Imperial Japanese military forces.

On February 28, 1945, combined military forces of the Filipino troops of the 4th and 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the American troops of the U.S. Armed Forces units was landing beaches and they found recaptured and invading liberated from the island of [[Lubang Island|Lubang]] with the aided by the local guerrilla resistance and they fought against the Imperial Japanese Army forces under by Second Lieutenant [[Hiroo Onoda]]. However, the successfully victories from the combined U.S. and Filipino Commonwealth troops was captured from the islands in Lubang after the main battle and the Japanese troops surrenders to the Allies. Meanwhile, former Second Lieutenant [[Hiroo Onoda]] and they three Japanese soldiers include Private 1st Class Yūichi Akatsu, Corporal Shōichi Shimada and Private 1st Class Kinshichi Kozuka was did not surrendered by the combined Filipino and U.S. ground forces from the Islands on 1945 after the war.

'''4th Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army in Eastern Visayas'''

Beginning the Liberation of Eastern Visayas on October 1944 to August 1945, local soldiers under the 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was stationed and located the local PCA military GHQ base in Leyte and Samar and they sending the local military operations in Eastern Visayas include the two province of Leyte and Samar and aiding the Leyte and Samar guerrilla groups and American military forces and defeats Japanese troops under by General Tomoyuki Yamashita include the Battle of Leyte on 1944 to 1945 and Battle of Samar on 1945. The 41st Infantry Regiment under the 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was local military re-establishment on 1942 to 1946 at the general headquarters and stationed in Ormoc, Leyte and they sending operations in Leyte on 1944 to 1945 was became the aiding by the local Leyteño guerrilla groups under by Colonel Ruperto C. Kangleon, the soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army 92nd Infantry Division and U.S. Army 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment and the American liberation military forces against the Imperial Japanese soldiers starts the Battle of Leyte on October 1944 to August 1945.

===Untold History of the 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army during the Post-War era===

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On January 15, 1946 right after the World War II, upon the reestablishment of the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines|Commonwealth Government]], all Military Districts were converted to military areas; Pursuant to Section 1 General Orders Number 46 of HAFP dated January 8, 1946. The 1st and 2nd Military Areas (IMA-IIMA) was in Luzon, while 3rd Military Area (IIIMA) in the Visayas, and the 4th Military Area (IVMA) in Mindanao. The remaining forces of the 10th MD were absorbed to Military Police Command (MPC) based at Camp Overtone, [[Iligan]].


==Mission==
==Mission==
4th Infantry (Diamond) Division conducts internal security operations to dismantle four (4) priority [[New People's Army]] fronts and degrade three (3) priority New People's Army areas in [[Caraga]] region and portion of Region 10 by 2009 to attain a physically and psychologically secure environment conducive to continuous development.
4th Infantry (Diamond) Division conducts internal security operations to dismantle four (4) priority [[New People's Army]] fronts and degrade three (3) priority New People's Army areas in [[Caraga]] region and portion of Region 10 by 2009 to attain a physically and psychologically secure environment conducive to continuous development.


==Line units==
==Current line units==
===Brigades===
===Brigades===
*401st Infantry (SULTAN) Brigade
* 401st Infantry (UNITY) Brigade (Prosperidad, Agusan Del Sur)
The 401st Infantry (UNITE ‘N FIGHT) Brigade, 4th Infantry (DIAMOND) Division, Philippine Army traces its humble beginnings from the 4th Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division; the 1st Infantry (1/4)Brigade, 4th Infantry Division; and to its present designation - the 401ST Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army. On 15 July 1973, the 4th Infantry Brigade was renamed “1st Infantry Brigade”.
*402nd Infantry (STINGERS) Brigade
*403rd Infantry (PEACEMAKER) Brigade
* 402nd Infantry (STINGERS) Brigade (Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte)
* [[403rd Infantry Brigade|403rd Infantry]] (PEACEMAKER) Brigade (Malaybalay, Bukidnon)
* 404th Infantry Brigade (Transferred to 10th ID and now 1002nd Brigade)


===Battalions===
===Battalions===
*8th Infantry (DEPENDABLE) Battalion
* 8th Infantry (DEPENDABLE) Battalion
*23rd Infantry (MASIGASIG) Battalion
* [[23rd Infantry Battalion (Cadre)|23rd Infantry (MASIGASIG) Battalion]]
*29th Infantry (MATATAG) Battalion
* 29th Infantry (MATATAG) Battalion
*30th Infantry (PYTHON) Battalion
* 30th Infantry (PYTHON) Battalion
*36th Infantry (VALOR) Battalion
* 36th Infantry (del fierro VALOR) Battalion
*26th Infantry (EVER ONWARD) Battalion
* 26th Infantry (EVER ONWARD) Battalion
*58th Infantry (DIMALULUPIG) Battalion
* 58th Infantry (DIMALULUPIG) Battalion
*28th Infantry (KAMAGONG) Battalion
* 75th Infantry (MARAUDER) Battalion
* 88th Infantry (MARINGAL) Battalion


===Service Support Units (SSU)===
===Service Support Units (SSU)===
*Camp Evangelista Station Hospital (CESH)
* [[Camp Evangelista|Camp Evangelista Station Hospital]] (CESH)
*Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battalion (HHSBn)
* Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battalion (HHSBn)
*10th Field Artillery Battalion (10FAB)
* Service Support Battalion (SSBn)
*4th Division Training Unit (4DTU)
* 4th Division Training School (4DTS)
*4th Army Training Group (4ATG)
* 4th Army Training Unit (4ATG)
* 4th Field Artillery Battalion (4FAB)
* Civil Military Operations Battalion (CMOBn)
* 10th Forward Service Support Unit, ASCOM, PA (10FSSU)


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Armed Forces of the Philippines]]
* [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]]
*[[Philippine Army]]
* [[Philippine Army]]
*[[AFP Eastern Mindanao Command]]
* [[AFP Eastern Mindanao Command]]
*[[Edilberto Evangelista]]
* [[Edilberto Evangelista]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.diamondtroopers.com/ Official Site of the PA 4ID]
* [http://www.diamondtroopers.com.ph/ Official Site of the PA 4ID]
*[http://www.army.mil.ph/ Philippine Army]
* [http://www.army.mil.ph/ Philippine Army]
*[http://www.eastmincom.com/home.php Eastern Mindanao Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100501020400/http://www.eastmincom.com/home.php Eastern Mindanao Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines]

{{Philippine Army regular units and formations}}


[[Category:Divisions of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Infantry divisions of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Philippine Army]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in the 1940s]]
[[Category:Armed Forces of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Military of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Department of National Defense (Philippines)]]

Latest revision as of 10:51, 25 July 2023

Fourth Infantry Division
ActiveJanuary 15, 1946 – Present
CountryPhilippines Philippines
BranchPhilippine Army
Type Infantry
RoleConventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size3 Brigades
Part ofPhilippine Army (Since 1946)
Garrison/HQCamp BGen Edilberto Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro
Nickname(s)Diamond Division
PatronSt. Ignatius of Loyola
Mascot(s)Diamond
AnniversariesJanuary 15
March 22 (Philippine Army foundation day)
EngagementsCommunist Insurgency in the Philippines
Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA
Commanders
Current
commander		MGen Wilbur C. Mamawag AFP [1]
Notable
commanders		MG Oscar T. Lactao AFP
MG Roy Cimatu AFP
MG Cardozo Luna AFP
BG Tirso Fajardo, AFP
BG Patricio Borromeo AFP
BG Ramon Aguire AFP
BG Climaco Pintoy AFP
BG Benjamin Molina AFP
BG Manuel Mandac AFP
BG Rigoberto Atienza AFP
Insignia
Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia

The 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Diamond Division, is one of the Philippine Army's infantry units in Northern Mindanao.

Current Philippine Army Divisions
Previous Next
3rd Division (PA) 5th Division (PA)

History

[edit]

On January 15, 1946, right after the World War II, upon the reestablishment of the Commonwealth Government, all Military Districts were converted to military areas; Pursuant to Section 1 General Orders Number 46 of HAFP dated January 8, 1946. The 1st and 2nd Military Areas (IMA-IIMA) was in Luzon, while 3rd Military Area (IIIMA) in the Visayas, and the 4th Military Area (IVMA) in Mindanao. The remaining forces of the 10th MD were absorbed to Military Police Command (MPC) based at Camp Overton, Iligan.

Mission

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4th Infantry (Diamond) Division conducts internal security operations to dismantle four (4) priority New People's Army fronts and degrade three (3) priority New People's Army areas in Caraga region and portion of Region 10 by 2009 to attain a physically and psychologically secure environment conducive to continuous development.

Current line units

[edit]

Brigades

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  • 401st Infantry (UNITY) Brigade (Prosperidad, Agusan Del Sur)

The 401st Infantry (UNITE ‘N FIGHT) Brigade, 4th Infantry (DIAMOND) Division, Philippine Army traces its humble beginnings from the 4th Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division; the 1st Infantry (1/4)Brigade, 4th Infantry Division; and to its present designation - the 401ST Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army. On 15 July 1973, the 4th Infantry Brigade was renamed “1st Infantry Brigade”.

  • 402nd Infantry (STINGERS) Brigade (Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte)
  • 403rd Infantry (PEACEMAKER) Brigade (Malaybalay, Bukidnon)
  • 404th Infantry Brigade (Transferred to 10th ID and now 1002nd Brigade)

Battalions

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  • 8th Infantry (DEPENDABLE) Battalion
  • 23rd Infantry (MASIGASIG) Battalion
  • 29th Infantry (MATATAG) Battalion
  • 30th Infantry (PYTHON) Battalion
  • 36th Infantry (del fierro VALOR) Battalion
  • 26th Infantry (EVER ONWARD) Battalion
  • 58th Infantry (DIMALULUPIG) Battalion
  • 75th Infantry (MARAUDER) Battalion
  • 88th Infantry (MARINGAL) Battalion

Service Support Units (SSU)

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  • Camp Evangelista Station Hospital (CESH)
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battalion (HHSBn)
  • Service Support Battalion (SSBn)
  • 4th Division Training School (4DTS)
  • 4th Army Training Unit (4ATG)
  • 4th Field Artillery Battalion (4FAB)
  • Civil Military Operations Battalion (CMOBn)
  • 10th Forward Service Support Unit, ASCOM, PA (10FSSU)

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Army installs new 4ID commander".
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