The 2nd Army Division ( es, II División de Ejército) is a unit of the

Peruvian Army The Peruvian Army ( es, Ejército del Perú, abbreviated EP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with safeguarding the independence, sovereignty and integrity of national territory on land through military force. Additional missions ...

History

The unit was first created along with the creation of the Central Military Region ( es, Región Militar del Centro), being then activated in 1962. In 1975, what started as a police strike soon became a riot across the entirety of

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, in what would later be known as the ''

Limazo The Limazo (from Lima and the Spanish suffix ''azo'', meaning blow or violent), also known as the Febrerazo, was a police strike and attempted coup that occurred in the city of Lima that began on February 3, 1975. The unrest was allegedly instiga ...

''. After members of the

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barricaded themselves in their ''Radio Patrulla'' barracks, the 2nd Division was ordered to remove them by force, which was done on the same day. Its coat of arms features the division's motto in

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, as well as a

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and an emblem featuring

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weapons.

Organization

The 2nd Army Division is formed by the following units: * 1st Special Forces Brigade * 3rd Special Forces Brigade * 18th Armored Brigade * Rural Settlement Command *

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** Hussars of Junín * "Mariscal Domingo Nieto" Cavalry Regiment Escort

References

{{reflist Military units and formations of Peru

History

Organization

See also

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