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The 4th Ranger Battalion was a Ranger unit in the United States Army during World War II. Activated on 29 May 1943 in Tunisia , it was disbanded following the Battle of Cisterna in February 1944. Its lineage was integrated into the 75th Ranger Regiment in 1986 when it was consolidated with the Regiment's active battalions.
A new four-battalion Ranger Regiment will be formed in August 2021, seeded from the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland; 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment; 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment; and 4th Battalion, The Rifles. The new regiment will sit within the redesignated Specialised Infantry ...
In August 2021 the group was re-designated as the Army Special Operations Brigade, [17] with the four battalions of the newly created Ranger Regiment and two reinforcement companies of the Royal Gurkha Rifles along with 255 Signal Squadron under command, [18] and 1 Squadron Honourable Artillery Company attached to provide long-range surveillance patrols.
2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment to become 3rd Battalion, Ranger Regiment. 4th Battalion, The Rifles to become 4th Battalion, Ranger Regiment. 3rd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles not formed, with personnel instead forming reinforcement companies for Ranger Regiment
The 4th Ranger Battalion pushed to save their comrades but were forced to withdraw. After five hours of fighting, the Rangers surrendered to the German armor and mechanized infantry. The two battalions sustained 12 killed, 36 wounded, and 743 captured—only eight were able to escape. The 4th Battalion suffered 30 killed and 58 wounded. [21]
On 3 February 1986, the 75th Infantry Regiment (then consisting of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Ranger Battalion, 2nd Ranger Battalion, and 3rd Ranger Battalion) was consolidated with the former A Company, 1st Ranger Infantry Battalion (then part of HHC 7th SFG), Company A, 2nd Infantry Battalion (then part of HHC 10th SFG), and ...
The 6615th Ranger Force was formed specially for use in the Anzio landings (codenamed Operation Shingle).The 1st, 3rd, and 4th Ranger Battalions, the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, and several other units were molded into a temporary regiment given the name "6615th Ranger Force."
Personnel of the 4th Battalion, The Rifles and 3rd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles during the red-badging parade to become the 4th Battalion, Ranger Regiment. Items portrayed in this file depicts