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The 4th Indian Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, is an infantry division of the Indian Army. This division of the British Indian Army was formed in Egypt in 1939 during the Second World War. During the Second World War, it took part in campaigns in East Africa (Eritrea and Sudan), Syria, North Africa and Italy. Post independence, the division is part of the I Corps and headquartered at Prayagraj.

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  • 4η Μεραρχία Πεζικού (Ινδία) (el)
  • 4th Infantry Division (India) (en)
  • 4e division d'infanterie (Inde) (fr)
  • 4th Indian Infantry Division (it)
  • 4e Infanteriedivisie (India) (nl)
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  • The 4th Indian Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, is an infantry division of the Indian Army. This division of the British Indian Army was formed in Egypt in 1939 during the Second World War. During the Second World War, it took part in campaigns in East Africa (Eritrea and Sudan), Syria, North Africa and Italy. Post independence, the division is part of the I Corps and headquartered at Prayagraj. (en)
  • De Indische 4e Infanteriedivisie (Engels: Indian 4th Infantry Division), ook bekend als de Red Eagle Division, was een infanteriedivisie van de Brits-Indische leger gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Nu is het een infanteriedivisie van het leger van India. (nl)
  • Η 4η Ινδική Μεραρχία Πεζικού (αγγλικά: 4th Indian Infantry Division) ή Μεραρχία Κόκκινος Αετός (Red Eagle Division), όπως είναι γνωστή, αποτελεί σχηματισμό του Ινδικού Στρατού. Η μεραρχία ιδρύθηκε στην Αίγυπτο το 1939 και ήταν ο πρώτος ινδικός σχηματισμός που έδρασε στο εξωτερικό κατά τη διάρκεια του Β΄ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου. Όπως συνέβαινε με όλους τους σχηματισμούς στον πριν από την ανεξαρτησία, αποτελούνταν κυρίως από Βρετανούς αξιωματικούς και δευτερευόντως Ινδούς. Ωστόσο, περιλάμβανε Ινδούς αξιωματικούς μέχρι το βαθμό του Λοχαγού και του Ταγματάρχη. (el)
  • La 4e division d'infanterie indienne , également connue sous le nom de division de l'Aigle Rouge, est le nom de division d'infanterie que l'armée indienne a retenu après que l'Inde actuelle ait adopté l'ensemble de son rang et de sa structure de son armée mère, l'Armée des Indes britanniques. (fr)
  • La 4th Indian Infantry Division fu una divisione di fanteria del British Indian Army, attiva durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Creata in Egitto nell'ottobre 1939, la divisione vide un intenso impiego nel teatro dell'Africa e nel teatro del Mediterraneo della seconda guerra mondiale: nel dicembre 1940 prese parte all'operazione Compass contro gli italiani in Egitto, per poi essere spostata in Sudan nel gennaio 1941 per partecipare alla campagna dell'Africa Orientale Italiana, combattendo alla battaglia di Agordat e alla battaglia di Cheren; una sua brigata distaccata prese parte anche alla campagna di Siria nel giugno 1941. Riportata in Egitto, la divisione operò intensamente nel teatro di guerra del Nordafrica in forza alla Eighth Army britannica, prendendo parte all'operazione Battleaxe (it)
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  • 4th Indian Infantry Division (en)
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  • "Red Eagle Division" (en)
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