The group's main job was to supervise all of the static communications used by the British Forces in Germany.

[1] It supported the British Army of the Rhine and 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force for just under 30 years.

[2] The 4th Signal Group was originally formed in 1969 after major reforms to the British Army, the group was created from the original HQ Chief Air Formation Signals Branch, British Army of the Rhine.

The group was interestingly created as a result of an agreement between the Royal Air Force and British Army.

In 1992 as a result of the Options for Change the group was disbanded and in its place the new Headquarters Communications Branch, British Army of the Rhine was created.