The 2nd Division was a unit of the

Reichswehr ''Reichswehr'' () was the official name of the German armed forces during the Weimar Republic and the first years of the Third Reich. After Germany was defeated in World War I, the Imperial German Army () was dissolved in order to be reshaped ...

Creation

In the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the

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), it was determined that in every ''Wehrkreis'' (

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) a division would be established by 1 October 1920. The 2nd Division was formed in January 1921 out of the Reichswehr-Brigaden 2 and 9, both part of the former ''Übergangsheer'' (Transition Army). It consisted of 3 infantry regiments, the 4th, 5th, and 6th. It also consisted of the 2nd artillery regiment, an engineering battalion, a signals battalion, a transportation battalion and a medical battalion. The commander of the Wehrkreis II was simultaneously the commander of the 2nd Division.
For the leadership of the troops, an Infanterieführer and an Artillerieführer were appointed, both subordinated to the commander of the Division.

Organization

* 4. Infanterie-Regiment * 5. Infanterie-Regiment * 6. Infanterie-Regiment * 2. Artillerie-Regiment * Pioneer Battalion * Signals Battalion * Transportation Battalion * Medical Battalion

Commanding officers

* General der Infanterie

Erich Weber Erich Paul Weber (born 12 September 1860 in Kamen; died 29 October 1933 in Berlin) was a German army officer, who served in both the German Imperial Army and the Ottoman Army during World War I, and ultimately attained the rank of General of Infan ...

Pascha (01.10.1920 - 16.06.1921) * General der Infanterie Hans Freiherr von Hammerstein-Gesmold (16.06.1921 - 01.02.1923) * General der Infanterie Erich von Tschischwitz (01.02.1923 - 01.02.1927) * General der Infanterie Joachim vom Amsberg (01.02.1927 - 30.09.1929) * General der Infanterie Rudolf Schniewindt (01.10.1929 - 30.09.1931) * Generalleutnant

Fedor von Bock Moritz Albrecht Franz Friedrich Fedor von Bock (3 December 1880 – 4 May 1945) was a German who served in the German Army during the Second World War. Bock served as the commander of Army Group North during the Invasion of Poland in ...

(01.10.1931 - 01.04.1935)

Notable Infanterieführers

* Generalleutnant

Waldemar Erfurth Waldemar Erfurth (4 August 1879 – 2 May 1971) was a German general of infantry, writer, and liaison officer to Finland during World War II Erfurth was born in Berlin. He had served in World War I, winning the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Knigh ...

(01.10.1929 - 30.09.1931) * Generalleutnant Wilhelm Ulex (01.08.1935 - 15.10.1935)

Notable Artillerieführer

* Generalmajor

Werner von Fritsch Thomas Ludwig Werner Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a member of the German High Command. He was Commander-in-Chief of the German Army from February 1934 until February 1938, when he was forced to resign after he ...

(01.03.1930 - 30.09.1931) The unit ceased to exist as such after October 1934, and its subordinate units were transferred to one of the 21 Divisions newly created in that year.

Garrisons

The divisional headquarters was in

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. {{Divisions of the Reichswehr Infantry divisions of Germany Military units and formations established in 1920 Military units and formations disestablished in 1934