2nd Division may refer to the following military units:
Infantry divisions
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2nd Division (Australia)
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2nd Canadian Division
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2nd Division (Colombia)
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2nd Infantry Division (France)
The French Infantry Division (french: 2e Division d'Infanterie, 2e DI) was one of the oldest divisions of the French army.
Heads of the Infantry Division
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2nd Moroccan Infantry Division (France)
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2nd Division (Estonia) (1918–40)
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2nd Division (German Empire)
The 2nd Division (''2. Division'') was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) in March 1816 as a Troop Brigade (''Truppen-Brigade''). It became the 2nd Division on September 5, 1818. In 1890, the headqua ...
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2nd Division (Reichswehr) (Germany, 1920–34)
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2nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 2nd Infantry Division of Nazi Germany's Army was created from components of the ''Reichswehr's'' old 2nd Division in 1934, at first under the cover name ''Wehrgauleitung Stettin'' and later ''Artillerieführer II''; it did not take its real na ...
, Germany
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2nd Naval Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany
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2nd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht), Germany
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2nd Guards Infantry Division (German Empire)
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2nd Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece)
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2nd (Rawalpindi) Division, British Indian Army before and during World War I
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2nd Infantry Division (India)
The 2nd Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II and was disbanded in 1944. In its present form, 2 Mountain Division, raised in 1962, is part of the Indian Army.
World War II
The 2nd Division was created for decep ...
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2nd Division (Iraq) (1930s–2003; 2005–2014)
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2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina", Kingdom of Italy
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2nd CC.NN. Division "28 Ottobre", Kingdom of Italy
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2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca", Kingdom of Italy
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2nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
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2nd Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
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2nd Division (Japan) (1962–)
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2nd New Zealand Division
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2nd Division (Nigeria)
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2nd Division (North Korea)
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2nd Division (Norway)
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2nd Infantry Division (Philippines)
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2nd Legions Infantry Division (Poland)
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2nd Lithuanian–Belarusian Division (Poland)
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2nd Division (Portugal) (1917–18)
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2nd Infantry Division (South Africa)
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2nd Infantry Division (South Korea)
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2nd Division (South Vietnam) (1955–75)
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2nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
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2nd Division (Spain)
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2nd Infantry Division (Thailand), Queen's Guard
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2nd (African) Division
The 2nd (African) Division was a British Empire colonial unit that fought during the Second World War. On 19 July 1940, the 2nd (African) Division was formed in Kenya, British East Africa. On 24 November of that year, the division was redesignat ...
(United Kingdom)
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2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
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2nd (London) Infantry Division
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2nd Infantry Division (United States)
The 2nd Infantry Division (2ID, 2nd ID) ("Indianhead") is a formation of the United States Army. Its current primary mission is the pre-emptive defense of South Korea in the event of an invasion from North Korea. There are approximately 17,000 so ...
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2nd Marine Division (United States)
The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF). The division is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina ...
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2nd Division (Vietnam)
Airborne divisions
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2nd Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
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2nd Parachute Division (Germany)
Cavalry divisions
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2nd Light Cavalry Division (France)
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2nd Cavalry Division (German Empire)
The 2nd Cavalry Division (''2. Kavallerie-Division'') was a unit of the German Army in World War I. The division was formed on the mobilization of the German Army in August 1914. The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the ...
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2nd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr), Weimar Republic
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2nd Light Division (Wehrmacht)
The 2nd Light Division (sometimes described as a ''Light Mechanized'' division) was a motorized division created in 1938 during the German rearmament. It participated in the invasion of Poland. After the end of the Polish campaign the division wa ...
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2nd Indian Cavalry Division, British Indian Army during World War I
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2nd Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro, Italian Army during World War II
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2nd Guards Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)
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2nd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom)
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2nd Mounted Division, United Kingdom
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2/2nd Mounted Division, United Kingdom, later 3rd Mounted Division
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2nd Cavalry Division (United States)
Armoured divisions
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2nd Armoured Division (Australia)
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2nd Armored Division (France)
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2nd Light Mechanized Division (France)
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2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), Germany
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2nd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
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2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich (german: 2. SS-Panzerdivision "Das Reich") or SS Division Das Reich was an elite division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II, formed from the regiments of the '' SS-Verfügungstruppe'' (SS-V ...
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2nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
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2nd Armored Division (United States)
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2nd Guards Tank Division (Soviet Union)
See also
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2nd Regiment (disambiguation)
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