4th Armoured Division (France, 1967)

The 4th Armoured Division (4e Division Blindée - 4e DB) was an armoured division of the French Army existing in 1967. It formed part of the French Army's Cold War-era mobile forces, designed to counter a potential Warsaw Pact invasion of Western Europe. Its primary role would have been to engage and delay enemy armoured formations, allowing time for reinforcement and mobilization. The division's structure consisted of armoured, mechanized infantry, and artillery regiments, as well as support units, reflecting the standard organization of a Western armoured division of the time. Further information regarding its specific composition, deployments, or notable exercises during its 1967 existence would require further research.