4th Infantry Division (Philippines)

Fourth Infantry Division

Active	1942-1946 (as 4th Infantry Division, PCA) January 15, 1946 – Present
Country	Philippines
Branch	Philippine Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size	3 Brigades, 6 Battalions, 6000+ soldiers
Part of	under the Philippine Army
Garrison/HQ	Camp BGen Edilberto Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City
Nickname(s)	Diamond Division
Patron	St. Ignatius of Loyola
Mascot	Diamond
Anniversaries	January 15 March 22 (Philippine Army foundation day)
Engagements	World War II * Japanese Occupation of the Philippines (1942-1945) * Battle of Leyte (1944-1945) * Battle of Samar (1944-1945) * Battle of Mindoro (1944-1945) * Battle of Luzon (1945) * Battle of Manila (1945) * Invasion of Palawan (1945) Communist Insurgency in the Philippines Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA
Website	www.diamondtroopers.com.ph
Commanders
Current commander	MGen Victor A. Felix, AFP
Notable commanders	MGen Roy Cimatu, AFP MGen Cardozo Luna, AFP BGen Tirso Fajardo, AFP BGen Patricio Borromeo, AFP BGen Ramon Aguire, AFP BGen Climaco Pintoy, AFP BGen Benjamin Molina, AFP BGen Manuel Mandac, AFP BGen 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

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

Started the 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 in February 1945 to aid the local resistance fighters and American ground troops in fighting the Imperial Japanese forces under Navy Admiral Sanji Iwabuchi. This included the Battle of Intramuros on February 23, to February 26, 1945.

The 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army during the Post-War Era

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 Overtone, 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.

Line units

Brigades

401st Infantry (UNITE n FIGHT) Brigade
402nd Infantry (STINGERS) Brigade
403rd Infantry (PEACEMAKER) Brigade

Battalions

8th Infantry (DEPENDABLE) Battalion
23rd Infantry (MASIGASIG) Battalion
29th Infantry (MATATAG) Battalion
30th Infantry (PYTHON) Battalion
36th Infantry (VALOR) Battalion
26th Infantry (EVER ONWARD) Battalion
58th Infantry (DIMALULUPIG) 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)
10th Field Artillery Battalion (10FAB)
Civil Military Operations Battalion (CMOBn)

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