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| 4th Armored Division | |||||
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| Active | 1941–1972 | ||||
| Country |  United States | ||||
| Branch |  United States Army | ||||
| Type | Armor | ||||
| Role | Armored warfare | ||||
| Size | Division | ||||
| Nickname(s) | "Breakthrough" (1954)[1] "Name Enough" (Unofficial) | ||||
| Motto(s) | "They shall be known by their deeds alone" (WWII) | ||||
| Colors | Red, Blue and Yellow | ||||
| Engagements | World War II | ||||
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| Notable commanders | MG Henry W. Baird (4/41-5/42) MG John S. Wood (5/42-12/44) MG Hugh J. Gaffey (12/44-3/45) MG William M. Hoge (3-6/45) BG Bruce C. Clarke (6-7/45) BG William. L. Roberts (7-9/45) MG Fay B. Prickett (9/45-5/46) MG Thomas Trapnell (54-55) MG Leonard H. Kieley | ||||
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The 4th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that earned distinction while spearheading General Patton's Third Army in the European theater of World War II.
The 4th Armored Division, unlike most other U.S. armored divisions during World War II, did not officially adopt a nickname for the division during the war. However, their unofficial nickname "Name Enough" came into use postwar; the division commander having said, "Fourth Armored Division was name enough"; "They shall be known by their deeds alone." The 4th was named the "Breakthrough" division in 1954, but that name was eventually discontinued.[5]
- ^ The Armored Sentinel, Foot Hood, Texas, 15 April 1954 [1] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 September 2014
- ^ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/adcomp.html Archived 18 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine Component Elements of Armored Divisions in World War II
- ^ Stanton, Shelby L. (1984). World War II Order of Battle. New York, New York: Galahad Books World War II Order of Battle p52
- ^ http://www.history.army.mil/documents/ETO-OB/4AD-ETO.htm ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY WORLD WAR II EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
- ^ The Armored Sentinel, Fort Hood, Texas, 15 April 1954 [2] Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 September 2014