2nd Division may refer to the following military units:

Infantry divisions

2nd Division (Australia) The 2nd Division of the Australian Army commands all the Reserve brigades in Australia. These are the 4th in Victoria, the 5th in New South Wales, the 9th in South Australia and Tasmania, the 11th in Queensland, the 13th in Western Austral ...

2nd Canadian Division The 2nd Canadian Division (2 Cdn Div; french: 2e Division du Canada) is a formation of the Canadian Army in the province of Quebec, Canada. The present command was created 2013 when Land Force Quebec Area was re-designated. The main unit housed ...

* 2nd Division (Colombia) *

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 * 22 March 1815: Division General Donzelot * . * 1870: General Martineau des Chenez * ...

* 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division (France) *

2nd Division (Estonia) The 2nd Division, was one of the three Estonian divisions created during the Estonian War of Independence, which was active until the Soviet occupation of Estonia. Since the restoration of independence in 1991 there are no divisions currently a ...

(1918–40) *

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 headq ...

(1818–1919) *

2nd Division (Reichswehr) The 2nd Division was a unit of the Reichswehr. 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 Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in e ...

(Germany, 1920–34) *

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 ...

, Germany * 2nd Naval Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 2nd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 2nd Guards Infantry Division (German Empire) * 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece) * 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division, British Indian Army before and during World War I *

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 ...

2nd Division (Iraq) The 2nd Division was a formation of the Iraqi Army. It was theoretically headquartered at Mosul, but was driven out of that city by IS. No reliable reports of its continued existence have surfaced since June–July 2014. Previously, the 2nd Divi ...

(1930s–2003; 2005–2014) * 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina", Kingdom of Italy * 2nd CC.NN. Division "28 Ottobre", Kingdom of Italy * 2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca", Kingdom of Italy *

2nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its ''tsūshōgō'' was . History The 2nd Division was formed in Sendai, Miyagi, in January 1871 as the , one of six regional commands created in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army ...

2nd Guards Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The Imperial Japanese Army's was renumbered from the Imperial Guards Division in June 1943, when the 1st Guards Division was activated. Its organization was: 2nd Guards Division * 3rd Guards Infantry Regiment * 4th Guards Infantry Regiment * 5t ...

2nd Division (Japan) The is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division is subordinated to the Northern Army and is headquartered at Camp Asahikawa in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. Its responsibility is the defense of North Western ...

(1962–) * 2nd New Zealand Division *

2nd Division (Nigeria) The 2 Division, Nigerian Army is a division, active since the Nigerian Civil War. Its headquarters are now at Ibadan in the South-West. The current General Officer Commanding is Major General AB Omozoje . The division is "charged with the respon ...

2nd Division (North Korea) The 2nd Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army (North Korea) that fought during the Korean War. It is uncertain when the unit was originally raised, however, it is believed to have been formed sometime between 1946 ...

2nd Division (Norway) During the early part of the Norwegian campaign of the Second World War, the Norwegian 2nd Division ( no, 2. divisjon, link=no), commanded by General Jacob Hvinden Haug, was responsible for defending Eastern Norway against Nazi Germany. Overvie ...

2nd Infantry Division (Philippines) The 2nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army nicknamed ''Jungle Fighter'', is the Philippine Army's primary infantry unit specializing in jungle warfare. History 2nd Regular Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army during World War II under the J ...

2nd Legions Infantry Division (Poland) Polish 2nd Legions Infantry Division (''2. Dywizja Piechoty Legionów'') was a tactical unit of the Polish Army between the World Wars. Formed on February 21, 1919, in the towns of Zegrze and Jablonna near Warsaw, and composed mostly of veterans ...

* 2nd Lithuanian–Belarusian Division (Poland) *

2nd Division (Portugal) The 2nd Division was one of the two divisions of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP, ''Corpo Expedicionário Português''), the main military force of Portugal that fought in the World War I Western Front on the side of the Allies. The Divi ...

(1917–18) * 2nd Infantry Division (South Africa) *

2nd Infantry Division (South Korea) The 2nd Quick Response Division ( ko, 2신속대응사단, hanja: 二迅速對應師團), also known as Furious Wave Division ( ko, 노도부대, hanja: 怒濤部隊), is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army and is the only infantry ...

2nd Division (South Vietnam) The 2nd Division () was a division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)—the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975. It was part of I Corps that oversaw the northernmost region of South Vietnam. Hi ...

(1955–75) *

2nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) The 2nd Rifle Division was a rifle division of the Red Army that served from the Russian Civil War to the Second World War. Originally formed in 1919 from the 1st Ryazansk Rifle Division, the division was twice destroyed and reformed during the ...

2nd Division (Spain) The 2nd Division ( es, 2.ª División) was a Division (military), division of the Spanish Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. This unit took part in the Segovia Offensive in June 1937. History The Second Division was established on 31 D ...

2nd Infantry Division (Thailand) The 2nd Infantry Division, Queen Sirikit's Guard ( th, กองพลทหารราบที่ 2 รักษาพระองค์ ในสมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมรา� ...

, Queen's Guard *

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) * 2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom) * 2nd (London) Infantry Division * 2nd Infantry Division (United States) * 2nd Marine Division (United States) *

2nd Division (Vietnam) The 2nd Infantry Division also known as Quảng Đà Division or Steel Division is a division of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), first formed from Viet Cong (VC) and PAVN units in October 1965. The first commander and the first commissar ...

Airborne divisions

* 2nd Airborne Division (United Kingdom) *

2nd Parachute Division (Germany) The 2nd Parachute Division (''2. Fallschirmjäger Division'') was an elite airborne division of German Wehrmacht (Luftwaffe) during World War II. Formation The 2nd Parachute Division was raised in 1943, with the 2nd Parachute Regiment, recently ...

Cavalry divisions

2nd Light Cavalry Division (France) The French 2nd Light Cavalry Division ''(2e Division de Cavalerie Légère)'' was a French Army division active during World War II. World War II Battle Of France During the Battle of France in May 1940 the Division (military), division contained ...

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 ...

* 2nd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr), Weimar Republic * 2nd Light Division (Wehrmacht), Germany *

2nd Indian Cavalry Division The 2nd Indian Cavalry Division was a division of the British Indian Army formed at the outbreak of World War I. It served on the Western Front, being renamed as 5th Cavalry Division on 26 November 1916. In March 1918, the 5th Cavalry Divisi ...

, British Indian Army during World War I * 2nd Cavalry Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro, Italian Army during World War II *

2nd Guards Cavalry Division (Russian Empire) The 2nd Guards Cavalry Division was a Guards light cavalry division of the Imperial Russian Army. Organisation 1857–1918: *1st Cavalry Brigade ** Horse Grenadier Life-Guards Regiment ** Her Majesty's Lancer Guards Regiment *2nd Cavalry Brigade ...

* 2nd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) *

2nd Mounted Division The 2nd Mounted Division was a yeomanry ( Territorial Army cavalry) division that served in the First World War. At the outbreak of war it was assigned to defence of the Norfolk coast. In March 1915 it formed a 2nd Line duplicate of itself, ...

, United Kingdom *

2/2nd Mounted Division The 3rd Mounted Division was a Yeomanry Division of the British Army active during World War I. It was formed on 6 March 1915 as the 2/2nd Mounted Division, a replacement/depot formation for the 2nd Mounted Division which was being sent abroad o ...

, United Kingdom, later 3rd Mounted Division * 2nd Cavalry Division (United States)

Armoured divisions

2nd Armoured Division (Australia) The 2nd Armoured Division was an armoured formation of the Australian Army during World War II. Originally raised in 1921 as the 2nd Cavalry Division, based in Victoria and South Australia, the formation had been converted into a motor division ...

2nd Armored Division (France) The French 2nd Armored Division (french: link=no, 2e Division Blindée, 2e DB), commanded by General Philippe Leclerc, fought during the final phases of World War II in the Western Front for the liberation of France. The division was formed ar ...

* 2nd Light Mechanized Division (France) *

2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) The 2nd Panzer Division ( en, 2nd Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army (1935–1945), German Army, the Heer, during World War II. Created as one of the original three German tank divisions in 1935, it was stationed in Aust ...

, Germany *

2nd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The , was one of four armored divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. History The 2nd Tank Division was raised in Manchukuo on June 24, 1942. Stationed in Mudanjiang in northeastern Manchukuo, it was tasked primarily with bor ...

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 ...

2nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom) The 2nd Armoured Division was a division of the British Army that was active during the early stages of the Second World War. The division's creation had been discussed since the beginning of 1939, with the intent to form it by splitting th ...

2nd Armored Division (United States) The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels") 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, Belgiu ...

* 2nd Guards Tank Division (Soviet Union)

Infantry divisions

Airborne divisions

Cavalry divisions

Armoured divisions

See also