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
CountryPeru
BranchPeruvian Army
SizeDivision
GarrisonFuerte Pichari[1]
Nickname(s)IV DE
Motto(s)Valor, Mística, Coraje[2]
EngagementsInternal conflict in Peru
WebsiteFacebook
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 March 13, 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

References
  1. "VRAEM: Reconocimiento del Comandante General de la IV División de Ejército". Gob.pe. 2022-02-11.
  2. "Himno y Lema". Mil.pe. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25.
  3. Marchessini, Alejo (2021-12-30). "Altos Mandos de las Fuerzas Armadas del Perú para el 2022". Defensa.com.
  4. "V División de Ejército Promueve el cuidado al Patrimonio Cultural de la Ciudad". Diario La Región. 2021-04-22.
  5. "Reseña Histórica". Mil.pe. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25.
  6. "El Comando Especial Vraem cumple hoy 11 años de creación". Andina. 2019-03-13.
  7. "Drug trade's lowest rung: Peru's cocaine backpackers". Associated Press. 7 May 2015.
  8. "Six more bodies found, death toll in Peru ambush now stands at 10". Fox News Latino. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
  9. "Death toll climbs to 10 in Peru guerrilla attack". Business Standard. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  10. "Nuestra Heráldica". Archived from the original on 2020-02-25.
  11. "IV División de Ejército". Mil.pe. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14.
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