4th Guards Brigade (Croatia)

4th Guards Brigade "Spiders"
4th Guards Brigade "Spiders"
Četvrta Gardijska Brigada "Pauci"
Active	1991 – 2008
Disbanded	Reorganized into the 3rd mechanized battalion of the Motorized Guard Brigade in 2008
Country	Croatia
Allegiance	Croatian National Guard Armed Forces of Croatia
Branch	Croatian Army
Type	Motorised Infantry
Size	Brigade
Nickname	Četvrta (Fourth) during the war Pauci (The Spiders) after the war
Motto	In hoc signo vinces
Colors	Black, scarlet
March	Poklonimo se Domovini
Anniversaries	28 April
Engagements	Croatian War of Independence Operation Raseljka; Battle of Šibenik; Battle of Zadar; Operation Jackal; Operation Tiger; Operation Maslenica; Operation Winter '94; Operation Summer '95; Operation Storm; ; Bosnia War Operation Mistral; Operation Southern Move; ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Ante Kotromanović Damir Krstičević

4th Guards Brigade "Spiders" (Croatian: Četvrta gardijska brigada "Pauci") was a brigade of the Croatian Army which took part in the Croatian War of Independence. It was one of the best-known units in the war and it was active until a 2008 reorganization when it was merged into the Motorized Guard Brigade.