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4th Armored Division (United States)
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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.
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Active | 1941–1972 | ||||
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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, 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]