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The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels" [1]) was an armored division of the United States Army. The division played important roles during World War II in the invasions of Germany, North Africa, and Sicily and in the liberation of France, Belgium , and the Netherlands .
Since 2019, the 2nd Division incorporated reconciled civilians or ex-rebels from East Ghouta, Douma and Daraa. [13] Since 2020, the 2nd Division was also reorganized into a regular military unit with additional armored brigade (145th), infantry brigade (73rd) and special forces regiments (48th, 53rd).
The 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion was a part of the 2nd Armored Division, and was activated July 15, 1940, at Fort Benning, Georgia, for World War II. The organization was made up of trained men, from cavalry and reconnaissance units. The reconnaissance battalion was known as the "eyes and ears", of the 2nd Armored Division.
assigned to 2nd Armored Division 4 November 1949; Relieved from 2nd Armor 20 October 1950. redesignated as the 62nd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion 1 October 1953; Inactivated 15 September 1958 in Germany; Consolidated 24 June 1964 with 62nd Artillery a Parent Regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System.
2nd Armored Division (France) 2nd Armored Division (Syria) 2nd Light Mechanized Division (France) 2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Germany; 2nd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich; 2nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom) 2nd Armored Division (United States) 2nd Guards Tank Division (Soviet Union)
For another 12 days, XV Corps fought to capture the hill mass east of the Forêt de Parroy On 1 November 1944, the corps' French 2nd Armored Division took Baccarat after a two-day battle. From 13 to 19 November 1944, XV Corps pierced German defenses in the Vosges Mountains near Sarrebourg , enabling the French 2nd Armored Division to force the ...
The 2nd Armored Division, part of the U.S. V Corps, had advanced off Omaha Beach to support the drive of the 175th Infantry Regiment (29th Division) to Isigny. Its Combat Command A (CCA), consisting of M4 Sherman tanks of the 2nd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment and mechanized infantry of the 3rd Battalion, 41st Armored Infantry Regiment , was ...
The III French Corps with the 2nd Armoured Division, and 10th Armoured, and 8th Infantry Division began to be more closely associated with the northern part of the Central Front from the late 1970s. In addition, from the late 1970s the U.S. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Armoured Division was forward deployed at Garlstedt.