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Fourth Infantry Division
Fourth Infantry Division
Active	January 15, 1946 – Present
Country	Philippines
Branch	Philippine Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size	3 Brigades
Part of	Philippine Army (Since 1946)
Garrison/HQ	Camp BGen Edilberto Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro
Nickname(s)	Diamond Division
Patron	St. Ignatius of Loyola
Mascot(s)	Diamond
Anniversaries	January 15; March 22 (Philippine Army foundation day)
Engagements	Communist Insurgency in the Philippines ; Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA
Commanders
Current; commander	MGen Wilbur C. Mamawag AFP
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
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The 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Diamond Division, is one of the Philippine Army's infantry units in Northern Mindanao.

History

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

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

Brigades

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

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)

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)

References

^ "Army installs new 4ID commander".

External links

[1] "Army installs new 4ID commander".

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-|unit_name= Fourth Infantry Division
+| unit_name                     = Fourth Infantry Division
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+| image                         = 4th Infantry Division (Philippines).gif
-|caption=
+| caption                       =
-|dates= January 03, 1942 – January 14, 1946 (as 4th Infantry Division, PCA) <br> 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= [[File:Philippine Army Infantry BC.jpg|30px]] [[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
-|command_structure= [[Philippine Army]] (Since 1946)
+| 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]]
-|nickname= ''Diamond Division''
+| nickname                      = ''Diamond Division''
-|patron= [[Ignatius of Loyola|St. Ignatius of Loyola]]
+| patron                        = [[Ignatius of Loyola|St. Ignatius of Loyola]]
-|motto=
+| motto                         =
-|colors=
+| colors                        =
-|march=
+| march                         =
-|mascot= [[Diamond]]
+| mascot                        = [[Diamond]]
-|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/> [[Hukbalahap Rebellion|Communist Insurgency in the Philippines]] <br/> Anti-guerilla operations against the [[New People's Army|NPA]]
+| battles                       = [[Hukbalahap Rebellion|Communist Insurgency in the Philippines]] <br/> Anti-guerilla operations against the [[New People's Army|NPA]]
-|anniversaries= January 15<br>March 22 (Philippine Army foundation day)
+| anniversaries                 = January 15<br>March 22 (Philippine Army foundation day)
-|decorations=
+| decorations                   =
-|battle_honours=
+| battle_honours                =
-|website= {{URL|www.diamondtroopers.com.ph}}
 <!-- 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= 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
+| 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= Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia
-|identification_symbol= [[File:Philippine Army Infantry BC.jpg|150px]]
 }}
-{{WWII Philippine Army Divisions
+The '''4th Infantry Division''', [[Philippine Army]], known officially as the '''Diamond Division''', is one of the Philippine Army's [[infantry]] units in [[Northern Mindanao]].
-|previous=[[3rd Infantry Division (Philippines)|3rd Division (PA)]]
+{{Military unit sidebar
-|next=[[5th Infantry Division (Philippines)|5th Division (PA)]]
+ | title = Current Philippine Army Divisions
+ | previous = [[3rd Infantry Division (Philippines)|3rd Division (PA)]]
+ | next =[[5th Infantry Division (Philippines)|5th Division (PA)]]
 }}
-The '''4th Infantry Division''', [[Philippine Army]], known officially as the '''Diamond Division''', is one of the Philippine Army's [[Infantry]] units in [[Northern Mindanao]].
 ==History==
-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]].
+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]].
 ==Mission==
 th 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.
-==Order of battle==
-* 1st Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 14 January 1946)''
-* 2nd Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 14 January 1946)''
-* 3rd Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 14 January 1946)''
-* 4th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 14 January 1946)''
-* 5th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 14 January 1946)''
-* 6th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 14 January 1946)''
-* 7th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 14 January 1946)''
-* 8th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 14 January 1946)''
-* 9th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 14 January 1946)''
-* 10th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 14 January 1946)''
-* 41st Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 10 April 1942 to 30 June 1946)''
-* 42nd Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 10 April 1942 to 30 June 1946)''
-* 43rd Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 10 April 1942 to 30 June 1946)''
-* 44th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 30 June 1946)''
-* 45th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 30 June 1946)''
-* 46th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 30 June 1946)''
-* 47th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 30 June 1946)''
-* 48th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 30 June 1946)''
-* 49th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 30 June 1946)''
-* 50th Infantry Regiment (PA) ''(Activated 03 January 1942 to 30 June 1946)''
-* 4th Field Artillery Regiment (PA)
-** 4th FA Regt HQ Company (PA)
-** 1st Bn/4th FA Regt (PA)
-** 2nd Bn/4th FA Regt (PA)
-** 3rd Bn/4th FA Regt (PA)
-** 4th Bn/4th FA Regt (PA)
-** 5th Bn/4th FA Regt (PA)
-* 4th Engineer Battalion (PA)
-* 4th Division Units (PA)
-** 4th Division Headquarters & HQ Company (PA)
-** 4th Medical Battalion (PA)
-** 4th Tank Battalion (PA)
-** 4th Signal Company (PA)
-** 4th Quartermaster Company (PA)
-** 4th QM Transport Company (PA)
 ==Current line units==
 ===Brigades===
-* 401st Infantry (UNITY) 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===
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 * 29th Infantry (MATATAG) Battalion
 * 30th Infantry (PYTHON) Battalion
-* 36th Infantry (VALOR) 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)===
-* Camp Evangelista Station Hospital (CESH)
+* [[Camp Evangelista|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)
-* 10th Field Artillery Battalion  (10FAB)
+* 4th Field Artillery Battalion (4FAB)
 * Civil Military Operations Battalion (CMOBn)
-* 10th Forward Service Support Unit,ASCOM, PA (10FSSU)
+* 10th Forward Service Support Unit, ASCOM, PA (10FSSU)
 ==See also==
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 * [[AFP Eastern Mindanao Command]]
 * [[Edilberto Evangelista]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.diamondtroopers.com.ph/ Official Site of the PA 4ID]
 * [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:Infantry divisions of the Philippines]]
 [[Category:Military units and formations established in the 1940s]]
-[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1942]]
-[[Category:Philippine Army]]
-[[Category:Military units and formations of the Philippine Army in World War II]]

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