The 4th Infantry Division, designated 4.Infanterie-Division in German was one of the first divisions raised and served during part of
World War II. In 1940 it was reorganized as
14th Panzer Division.
History
The 4th Infantry Division was raised in October 1934 in
Dresden. It took part in the
Invasion of Poland in 1939 and later the
Battle of France in 1940. Later that year it was converted into the 14th Panzer Division.
Burkhard Müller-Hillebrand: Das Heer 1933–1945. Entwicklung des organisatorischen Aufbaues. Vol.III: Der Zweifrontenkrieg. Das Heer vom Beginn des Feldzuges gegen die Sowjetunion bis zum Kriegsende. Mittler: Frankfurt am Main 1969, p. 285.
Georg Tessin: Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1939 – 1945. Vol. II: Die Landstreitkräfte 1 -5. Mittler: Frankfurt am Main 1966.