4th Army Division (Peru)

The 4th Army Division (Spanish: IV División de Ejército) is a unit of the Peruvian Army.

4th Army Division
IV División de Ejército
Country	Peru
Branch	Peruvian Army
Size	Division
Garrison	Fuerte Pichari[1]
Nickname(s)	IV DE
Motto(s)	Valor, Mística, Coraje[2]
Engagements	Internal conflict in Peru Hatun Asha ambush Llochegua Clashes
Website	Facebook
Commanders
Current commander	Miguel Gonzales Bohórquez[3][4]

History

The unit was officially established by the Peruvian Joint Command as the VRAE Military Region (Spanish: Región Militar del Valle de los ríos Apurímac y Ene) on 13 March 2008.^[5][6] Its jurisdiction is limited to the Apurímac–Ene Valley Area, having been specifically created in order to deal with narcoterrorism and cocaine production in the area, where much of the drug trade is controlled by remants of the Shining Path guerrilla group.^[6][7] The unit acquired its current name in 2013.^[5]

In 2016, on the eve of that year's general election,^[8] the division's 311th Counterinsurgency Battalion, part of the 31st Infantry Brigade, was ambushed by Shining Path insurgents, leaving 11 dead and 5 wounded.^[9]

The unit's coat of arms features two crossed Galil rifles.^[10]

Organization

The 4th Army Division is formed by the following units:^[11]

• 2nd Infantry Brigade
• 31st Infantry Brigade
• 32nd Engineering Brigade
• 33rd Infantry Brigade

See also

• 1st Army Division
• 2nd Army Division
• 3rd Army Division
• 5th Army Division

References

1. "VRAEM: Reconocimiento del Comandante General de la IV División de Ejército". Gob.pe (in Spanish). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
2. "Himno y Lema de la IV División de Ejército". Mil.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
3. Marchessini, Alejo (30 December 2021). "Altos Mandos de las Fuerzas Armadas del Perú para el 2022". Defensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
4. "V División de Ejército Promueve el cuidado al Patrimonio Cultural de la Ciudad". Diario La Región (in Spanish). 22 April 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
5. "Reseña Histórica de la IV División de Ejército". Mil.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
6. "El Comando Especial Vraem cumple hoy 11 años de creación". Andina (in Spanish). 13 March 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
7. "Drug trade's lowest rung: Peru's cocaine backpackers". Associated Press. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
8. "Elecciones 2016: Luego de la emboscada terrorista, así reaccionaron los candidatos a la presidencia". Diario Correo (in Spanish). 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
9. "Death toll climbs to 10 in Peru guerrilla attack". Business Standard. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
10. "Nuestra Heráldica de la IV División de Ejército". Mil.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
11. "IV División de Ejército". Mil.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2022.