The Indian 4th Infantry Division a.k.a the Red Eagle Division , of the British Indian Army, is an infantry division that draws its roots to before Indian independence having been formed in Egypt in 1939 under the command of Major General (later Lieut. Gen. Sir) Noel Beresford-Peirse, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O (the first Indian formation to go overseas during WWII).