4th Armored Division

4th US Armored Division "Breakthrough"

Divisional information
Divisional troops
Attachments
Assignments
Detachments

Divisional information
Top

Specials

[read more] Read more about the structure of an US Armored Division in 1942.

[read more] Read more about the structure of an US Armored Division in 1943.

History

Activated 15.04.1941

Call sign Olimpic

Campaigns

Normany in WWII

Northern France in WWII

Rhineland in WWII

Ardennes-Alsace in WWII

Central Europe in WWII

Commanding General (CG)

00.04.1941	Maj.-Gen. Henry W. Baird
00.05.1942	Maj.-Gen. John S. Wood
00.12.1944	Maj.-Gen. Hugh J. Gaffey
00.03.1945	Maj.-Gen. William M. Hoge
00.06.1945	Brig.-Gen. B.L. Clarke
00.07.1945	Brig.-Gen. W. Lyn Roberts
00.09.1945	Maj.-Gen. Fay B. Prickett

Divisional troops
Top

Armor

8th Tank Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

35th Tank Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

37th Tank Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Field Artillery (FA)

22nd Armored FA Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

66th Armored FA Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

94th Armored FA Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Infantry

10th Armored Infantry Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

51st Armored Infantry Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

53rd Armored Infantry Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Other troops

Division Hq & Hq Company, Division 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Hq & Hq Battery, Division Artillery 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Hq & Hq Company, Division Trains 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command A (CCA) 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command B (CCB) 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

144th Armored Signal Company 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

24th Armored Engineer Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

4th Armored Medical Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

126th Armored Ordnance Battalion 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Military Police Platoon, 4th Armored Division 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Band, 4th Armored Division 00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Attachments
Top

Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)

489th AAA AW Battalion (SP) 19.06.1944-19.05.1945

Armor

CC A, 9th Armored Division 26.12.1944-30.12.1944

Chemical

A Company, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion 26.09.1944-29.09.1944

Engineers

995th Engineers Treadway Br Company 15.08.1944-11.04.1945

C Company, 314th Engineers C Battalion, 89th Infantry Division 03.04.1945-06.04.1945

Field Artillery (FA)

28th FA Battalion, 8th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer) 27.07.1944-03.08.1944

177th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) 03.08.1944-04.08.1944 & 22.12.1944-31.12.1944 & 10.04.1945-17.04.1945

696th Armored FA Battalion 03.08.1944-06.10.1944

5th FA Group 07.08.1944-16.08.1944 & 07.04.1945-19.04.1945

695th Armored FA Battalion 07.08.1944-16.08.1944

219th FA Battalion, 35th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer) 20.08.1944-24.08.1944

177th FA Group 20.08.1944-15.10.1944 & 08.11.1944-07.12.1944 & 25.02.1945-13.03.1945 & 15.03.1945-21.03.1945 & 24.03.1945-26.03.1945 & 28.03.1945-06.04.1945 & 01.05.1945-08.05.1945

191st FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 20.08.1944-21.10.1944 & 22.10.1944-30.10.1944 & 09.11.1944-21.11.1944 & 13.03.1945-07.04.1945

253rd Armored FA Battalion 22.08.1944-07.10.1944 & 09.11.1944-17.11.1944 & 19.11.1944-07.12.1944 & 20.12.1944-31.12.1944

179th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 23.08.1944-17.12.1944 & 24.02.1945-06.04.1945 & 01.05.1945-08.05.1945

216th FA Battalion, 35th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer) 19.09.1944-24.09.1944

255th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) 15.10.1944-23.10.1944

945th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 24.11.1944-05.12.1944

274th Armored FA Battalion 20.12.1944-31.12.1944

776th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 22.12.1944-31.12.1944

276th Armored FA Battalion 07.02.1945-06.04.1945 & 03.05.1945-08.05.1945

974th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 24.02.1945-13.03.1945

914th FA Battalion, 89th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer) 03.04.1945-06.04.1945

943rd FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) 07.04.1945-17.04.1945

158th Armored FA Battalion 09.04.1945-17.04.1945

Infantry

13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division 27.07.1944-03.08.1944

137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division 20.08.1944-24.08.1944

319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division 11.09.1944-15.09.1944 & 30.01.1945-04.02.1945

1st Battalion, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division 12.09.1944-15.09.1944

2nd Battalion, 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division 12.09.1944-16.09.1944

320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division 19.09.1944-24.09.1944

1st Battalion, 328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division 06.12.1944-08.12.1944

1st Battalion, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division 24.12.1944-28.12.1944

2nd Battalion, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division 24.12.1944-29.12.1944

3rd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division 28.12.1944-31.12.1944

11th CT, 5th Infantry Division 09.03.1945-11.03.1945

359th CT, 90th Infantry Division 16.03.1945-19.03.1945

104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division 24.03.1945-26.03.1945

328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division 27.03.1945-28.03.1945

359th CT, 90th Infantry Division (less 3rd Battalion) 29.03.1945-03.04.1945

355th CT, 89th Infantry Division 03.04.1945-06.04.1945

Tank Destroyer (TD)

811th TD Battalion (SP) 03.03.1945-11.03.1945

704th TD Battalion (SP) 25.04.1945-20.07.1945

Assignments
Top

18.12.1943 1st Army ETOUSA

22.01.1944 VIII Corps 1st Army

01.02.1944 VII Corps 3rd Army

09.03.1944 XX Corps 3rd Army

20.04.1944 XV Corps 3rd Army

15.07.1944 VIII Corps 1st Army

01.08.1944 VIII Corps 3rd Army 12th Army Group

13.08.1944
XII Corps
3rd Army 12th Army Group

19.12.1944 III Corps 3rd Army 12th Army Group

02.01.1945 VIII Corps 3rd Army 12th Army Group

12.01.1945 XII Corps 3rd Army 12th Army Group

04.04.1945 VIII Corps 3rd Army 12th Army Group

09.04.1945 X Corps 3rd Army 12th Army Group

17.04.1945 VIII Corps 3rd Army 12th Army Group

22.04.1945 VIII Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

30.04.1945 XII Corps 1st Army 12th Army Group

Detachments
Top

Unit Attached to

CC A 35th Infantry Division 15.08.1944-19.08.1944

37th Tank Battalion 26th Infantry Division 17.10.1944-26.10.1944

51st Armored Infantry Battalion 26th Infantry Division 19.11.1944-29.11.1944

25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mech.) XII Corps 14.12.1944-18.12.1944

37th Tank Battalion 87th Infantry Division 14.12.1944-19.12.1944

CC B VIII Corps 19.12.1944-20.12.1944

CC B 101st Airborne Division 08.01.1945-09.01.1945

94th Armored FA Battalion 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron 12.01.1945-18.01.1945

66th Armored FA Battalion 4th Infantry Division 12.01.1945-30.01.1945

22nd Armored FA Battalion 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron 18.01.1945-23.02.1945

CC B 80th Infantry Division 29.01.1945-04.02.1945 & 22.02.1945-25.02.1945

94th Armored FA Battalion 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron 30.01.1945-21.02.1945

53rd Armored Infantry Battalion 80th Infantry Division 04.02.1945-09.02.1945 & 20.02.1945-21.02.1945

51st Armored Infantry Battalion 80th Infantry Division 04.02.1945-18.02.1945

66th Armored FA Battalion 4th Infantry Division 05.02.1945-23.02.1945

Sources & links:	4th Armored Division
	US Army in WWII
Site design & initiative:	Hans Houterman
Site created by:	Jeroen Koppes
Last update:	28.06.2002-CSS
	home

[read more]	Read more about the structure of an US Armored Division in 1942.
[read more]	Read more about the structure of an US Armored Division in 1943.

Normany	in WWII
Northern France	in WWII
Rhineland	in WWII
Ardennes-Alsace	in WWII
Central Europe	in WWII

8th Tank Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
35th Tank Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
37th Tank Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

22nd Armored FA Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
66th Armored FA Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
94th Armored FA Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

10th Armored Infantry Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
51st Armored Infantry Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

Division Hq & Hq Company, Division	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Hq & Hq Battery, Division Artillery	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Hq & Hq Company, Division Trains	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command A (CCA)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Hq & Hq Company, Combat Command B (CCB)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
144th Armored Signal Company	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
24th Armored Engineer Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
4th Armored Medical Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
126th Armored Ordnance Battalion	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Military Police Platoon, 4th Armored Division	00.00.0000-00.00.0000
Band, 4th Armored Division	00.00.0000-00.00.0000

995th Engineers Treadway Br Company	15.08.1944-11.04.1945
C Company, 314th Engineers C Battalion, 89th Infantry Division	03.04.1945-06.04.1945

28th FA Battalion, 8th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer)	27.07.1944-03.08.1944
177th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer)	03.08.1944-04.08.1944 & 22.12.1944-31.12.1944 & 10.04.1945-17.04.1945
696th Armored FA Battalion	03.08.1944-06.10.1944
5th FA Group	07.08.1944-16.08.1944 & 07.04.1945-19.04.1945
695th Armored FA Battalion	07.08.1944-16.08.1944
219th FA Battalion, 35th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer)	20.08.1944-24.08.1944
177th FA Group	20.08.1944-15.10.1944 & 08.11.1944-07.12.1944 & 25.02.1945-13.03.1945 & 15.03.1945-21.03.1945 & 24.03.1945-26.03.1945 & 28.03.1945-06.04.1945 & 01.05.1945-08.05.1945
191st FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	20.08.1944-21.10.1944 & 22.10.1944-30.10.1944 & 09.11.1944-21.11.1944 & 13.03.1945-07.04.1945
253rd Armored FA Battalion	22.08.1944-07.10.1944 & 09.11.1944-17.11.1944 & 19.11.1944-07.12.1944 & 20.12.1944-31.12.1944
179th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	23.08.1944-17.12.1944 & 24.02.1945-06.04.1945 & 01.05.1945-08.05.1945
216th FA Battalion, 35th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer)	19.09.1944-24.09.1944
255th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer)	15.10.1944-23.10.1944
945th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	24.11.1944-05.12.1944
274th Armored FA Battalion	20.12.1944-31.12.1944
776th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	22.12.1944-31.12.1944
276th Armored FA Battalion	07.02.1945-06.04.1945 & 03.05.1945-08.05.1945
974th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	24.02.1945-13.03.1945
914th FA Battalion, 89th Infantry Division (105mm Howitzer)	03.04.1945-06.04.1945
943rd FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer)	07.04.1945-17.04.1945
158th Armored FA Battalion	09.04.1945-17.04.1945

13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division	27.07.1944-03.08.1944
137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division	20.08.1944-24.08.1944
319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division	11.09.1944-15.09.1944 & 30.01.1945-04.02.1945
1st Battalion, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division	12.09.1944-15.09.1944
2nd Battalion, 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division	12.09.1944-16.09.1944
320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division	19.09.1944-24.09.1944
1st Battalion, 328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division	06.12.1944-08.12.1944
1st Battalion, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division	24.12.1944-28.12.1944
2nd Battalion, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division	24.12.1944-29.12.1944
3rd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division	28.12.1944-31.12.1944
11th CT, 5th Infantry Division	09.03.1945-11.03.1945
359th CT, 90th Infantry Division	16.03.1945-19.03.1945
104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division	24.03.1945-26.03.1945
328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division	27.03.1945-28.03.1945
359th CT, 90th Infantry Division (less 3rd Battalion)	29.03.1945-03.04.1945
355th CT, 89th Infantry Division	03.04.1945-06.04.1945

811th TD Battalion (SP)	03.03.1945-11.03.1945
704th TD Battalion (SP)	25.04.1945-20.07.1945

18.12.1943		1st Army	ETOUSA
22.01.1944	VIII Corps	1st Army
01.02.1944	VII Corps	3rd Army
09.03.1944	XX Corps	3rd Army
20.04.1944	XV Corps	3rd Army
15.07.1944	VIII Corps	1st Army
01.08.1944	VIII Corps	3rd Army	12th Army Group
13.08.1944	XII Corps	3rd Army	12th Army Group
19.12.1944	III Corps	3rd Army	12th Army Group
02.01.1945	VIII Corps	3rd Army	12th Army Group
12.01.1945	XII Corps	3rd Army	12th Army Group
04.04.1945	VIII Corps	3rd Army	12th Army Group
09.04.1945	X Corps	3rd Army	12th Army Group
17.04.1945	VIII Corps	3rd Army	12th Army Group
22.04.1945	VIII Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group
30.04.1945	XII Corps	1st Army	12th Army Group

CC A	35th Infantry Division	15.08.1944-19.08.1944
37th Tank Battalion	26th Infantry Division	17.10.1944-26.10.1944
51st Armored Infantry Battalion	26th Infantry Division	19.11.1944-29.11.1944
25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mech.)	XII Corps	14.12.1944-18.12.1944
37th Tank Battalion	87th Infantry Division	14.12.1944-19.12.1944
CC B	VIII Corps	19.12.1944-20.12.1944
CC B	101st Airborne Division	08.01.1945-09.01.1945
94th Armored FA Battalion	2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron	12.01.1945-18.01.1945
66th Armored FA Battalion	4th Infantry Division	12.01.1945-30.01.1945
22nd Armored FA Battalion	2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron	18.01.1945-23.02.1945
CC B	80th Infantry Division	29.01.1945-04.02.1945 & 22.02.1945-25.02.1945
94th Armored FA Battalion	2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron	30.01.1945-21.02.1945
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion	80th Infantry Division	04.02.1945-09.02.1945 & 20.02.1945-21.02.1945
51st Armored Infantry Battalion	80th Infantry Division	04.02.1945-18.02.1945
66th Armored FA Battalion	4th Infantry Division	05.02.1945-23.02.1945