Original Item. Only One Available. This is one of the most tremendous Divisional Banners we have ever offered, a double-sided 4th Armored Division banner made by the Norfolk Depot in 1945 for the division’s return from Europe. The banner is a multi-piece construction consisting of half red and half green cloth with a 3-piece red, yellow, and blue triangular emblem of the 4th Armored Division with the 4, lightning bolt, and tank treads are all painted onto the emblem and have a great patina. The banner is totally period and has not been altered later, and has developed a lovely patina.

The banner has four holes for grommets at the top, although one of the grommets is gone and another is hanging on very loosely, but the two at the ends are still intact, which are the important ones. There is a sizable tear in the green background near the end of the flag, and a small tear at the end. There is also a tear in the red fabric of the 4th Armored insignia on one side, but as the flag is double sided it can just be displayed on the non-damaged side. The flag measures roughly 45½ x 66”, but depending on how you want it displayed it may run a bit shorter or longer.

The paint on the emblems is quite worn on both sides but still clearly displays and distinguishes the unit.

This is an absolutely stunning piece, the first of its kind we have offered. It will definitely become the centerpiece of any U.S. Armor Collection and will look stupendous in a frame. Comes ready for further research and display.

4th Armored Division
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.

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.

The division was organized as a full Armored Division in May and June 1942 under the command of Major General John Shirley Wood. It left Pine Camp for Camp Forrest for the Tennessee maneuvers in the Cumberland Mountains held in September and October. In mid-November, it was transferred to the Camp Ibis Desert Training Center (DTC) in the California-Arizona maneuver area and was the first Armored Division to occupy Camp Ibis near Needles, California in the Mojave Desert, which was close to the Arizona and Nevada borders. On 3 June, the 4th AD arrived at Camp Bowie, Texas, an armored training center located in central Texas near Brownwood, for more maneuvers until about December when it departed for Camp Myles Standish in Massachusetts for winter training. On 29 December, the 4th AD departed Boston to conduct training in England in preparation for the invasion of Normandy.