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{{Infobox Military Unit
{{Infobox Military Unit
|unit_name= Fourth Infantry Division
| unit_name = Fourth Infantry Division
|image= [[File:4th Infantry Division (Philippines).gif|150px]]
| image = 4th Infantry Division (Philippines).gif
|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=
| 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)
|battles= [[World War II]] <br/> * [[Japanese Occupation of the Philippines]] (1942-1945) <br/> * [[Battle of Leyte]] (1944-1945) <br/> * Battle of Samar (1944-1945) <br/> * [[Battle of Mindoro]] (1944-1945) <br/> * [[Battle of Luzon]] (1945) <br/> * [[Battle of Manila (1945)|Battle of Manila]] (1945) <br/> * [[Invasion of Palawan]] (1945) <br/> [[Communist insurgency in the Philippines|Communist Insurgency in the Philippines]] <br/> 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= {{URL|www.diamondtroopers.com.ph}}
<!-- 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]].

===The 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army during World War II===

The 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was armed division force was found establishment on 1942 to 1946 at the military general headquarters and military camps in Southern Luzon, Mindoro and Palawan in North and Eastern Visayas include the province of Leyte and Samar in Central started in World War II under the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines. During the engagements of the Anti-Japanese operations in some parts in Southern Luzon, Mindoro and Palawan and help them by the local guerrilla resistance and U.S. military forces against the Japanese Imperial forces. The Division also participated in the liberation of Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Batangas in Southern Luzon region and some island provinces of Mindoro and Palawan of Northern Philippines and the Eastern Visayas with the liberated the province of [[Leyte]] and [[Samar]] of Central Philippines; as well as the [[Battle of Manila (1945)|Battle for the Liberation of Manila]], Southern Luzon Campaign, [[Invasion of Palawan]] and the First and Second [[Battle of Mindoro]], in the Northern Philippines, and as the [[Battle of Leyte]] and Battle of Samar in the Central Philippines during World War II.

====The 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army during the Battle for the Liberation of Manila====

Started the [[Battle of Manila (1945)|Battle for the Liberation of Manila]] on February 03, to March 03, 1945 between the Imperial Japanese forces and the combined American and Philippine Commonwealth troops. The 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was sending the military operations around the capital city on February 1945 to aided them by the local resistance fighters and American ground troops and fought them the Imperial Japanese forces under by Navy Admiral [[Sanji Iwabuchi]]. Include the Battle of Intramuros on February 23, to February 26, 1945.

===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 (UNITE n FIGHT) 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 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
* 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)
*Service Support Battalion (SSBn)
* Service Support Battalion (SSBn)
*4th Division Training School (4DTS)
* 4th Division Training School (4DTS)
*4th Army Training Unit (4ATG)
* 4th Army Training Unit (4ATG)
*10th Field Artillery Battalion (10FAB)
* 4th Field Artillery Battalion (4FAB)
*Civil Military Operations Battalion (CMOBn)
* 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.ph/ 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

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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

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References

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