2nd Corps, Second Corps, or II Corps may refer to:

France

II Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée) The II Cavalry Corps of the '' Grande Armée'' was a French military unit that existed during the Napoleonic Wars. It was first formed in December 1806, but only enjoyed a brief existence under Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bessières. The II Cavalry Co ...

, a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars *

II Corps (Grande Armée) The II Corps of the '' Grande Armée'' was a French military unit that existed during the Napoleonic Wars. Campaigns At its formation in 1805, General Auguste de Marmont was appointed commander of the II Corps. Batavian Division, commanding ...

, a unit of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars

Germany

II Cavalry Corps (German Empire) The II Cavalry Corps (german: Höhere Kavallerie-Kommando 2 / HKK 2 literally: Higher Cavalry Command 2) was a formation of the German Army in the First World War. The corps was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 and dissolved ...

, a unit of the Imperial German Army *

II Corps (German Empire) The II Army Corps / II AK (german: II. Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th Century to World War I. It was established on 3 April 1820 with headquarters initially in Berlin. Fr ...

, a unit of the Imperial German Army *

II Royal Bavarian Corps The II Royal Bavarian Army Corps / II Bavarian AK (german: II. Königlich Bayerisches Armee-Korps) was a corps level command of the Royal Bavarian Army, part of the German Army, before and during World War I. As part of the 1868 army reform, the ...

, a unit of the Bavarian Army and the Imperial German Army * II Royal Bavarian Reserve Corps, a unit of the Bavarian Army and the Imperial German Army *

II SS Panzer Corps The II SS Panzer Corps was a German Waffen-SS armoured corps which saw action on both the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern and Western Front (World War II), Western Fronts during World War II. It was commanded by Paul Hausser during the Thir ...

, a unit in World War II

Russian Empire

2nd Army Corps (Russian Empire) The 2nd Army Corps (russian: 2-й армейский корпус) was a formation in the Imperial Russian Army that was active during World War I. It was headquartered in Grodno prior to the outbreak of the war, and took part in the Battle of Tan ...

2nd Siberian Army Corps The 2nd Siberian Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Composition 1905: *6th Siberian Rifle Division *8th Siberian Rifle Division 1914: * 4th Siberian Rifle Division * 5th Siberian Rifle Division Part of * 1st Manchurian Arm ...

* 2nd Army Corps (Armed Forces of South Russia), a unit in the white movement

Soviet Union

2nd Airborne Corps (Soviet Union) The 2nd Airborne Corps was a corps of the Red Army during World War II. It fought in the Battle of Kiev. In the summer of 1942, the 2nd Airborne Corps became the 32nd Guards Rifle Division. History The 2nd Airborne Corps was formed in April 194 ...

* 2nd Rifle Corps * 2nd Guards Tank Corps

United States

II Corps (United States) The II Corps was a corps-sized formation of the United States Army that was active in both World War I and World War II. It was originally formed and fought on the Western Front during World War I and was also the first American formation of ...

, World War II *

II Corps (Union Army) There were five corps in the Union Army designated as II Corps (Second Army Corps) during the American Civil War. These formations were the Army of the Cumberland II Corps commanded by Thomas L. Crittenden from October 24, 1862, to November 5, 18 ...

, a unit in the American Civil War *

Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia The Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. It was officially created and named following the Battle of Sharpsburg in 1862, b ...

Second Army Corps (Spanish–American War) The Second Army Corps was a unit of the United States Army raised for the Spanish–American War. A defining event of the Spanish–American War was the typhoid fever epidemic of July to November 1898. The Army consequently undertook a series of ...

Other countries

II ANZAC Corps The II ANZAC Corps (Second Anzac Corps) was an Australian and New Zealand First World War army corps. Formed in early 1916 in Egypt in the wake of the failed Gallipoli campaign, it initially consisted of two Australian divisions, and was sent t ...

, Australia and New Zealand *

II Corps (Australia) II Corps was an Australian Army corps, one of three that were raised by the Army during the Second World War. Formed in mid-1942 as part of defensive measures to protect the eastern coast of Australia from invasion, the corps was initially compos ...

II Canadian Corps II Canadian Corps was a corps-level formation that, along with I Corps (United Kingdom), I (British) Corps (August 1, 1944 to April 1, 1945) and I Canadian Corps (April 6, 1943 to November 1943, and April 1, 1945 until the end of hostilities), ...

* Second Artillery Corps, People's Republic of China *

Finnish II Corps (Winter War) The II Corps () was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War. The II Corps with the III Corps formed the Army of the Isthmus (Kannaksen armeija). The corps was commanded by Lieutenant General Harald Öhquist. The corps fought in the fierc ...

Finnish II Corps (Continuation War) The II Corps () was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War. During the war the corps participated in combat first northwest of Lake Ladoga and on the Karelian Isthmus before moving to the Povenets–Lake Segozero region by late 194 ...

II Army Corps (Greece) The II Army Corps ( el, Β' Σώμα Στρατού, abbr. Β' ΣΣ) was an army corps of the Hellenic Army. Established in 1913, it took part in all subsequent wars of Greece. Since 1998 the corps functioned as a strategic reserve force, and comp ...

II Corps (India) II Corps is a corps of the Indian Army, based in Ambala and known as Kharga Corps. The Corps was raised on October 7, 1971 by Lt Gen T N Raina at Krishna Nagar in West Bengal and saw action two months later in December. During the Indo-Pakist ...

II Corps (North Korea) The II Corps is a corps of the Korean People's Army. It was created on June 12, 1950 with Lt. General Kim Kwang-hyop in command. During the Korean War the unit was composed of the 2nd Infantry Division, the 5th Infantry Division, and the 12th Inf ...

II Corps (Ottoman Empire) The II Corps of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''2 nci Kolordu'' ''or'' ''İkinci Kolordu'') was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms. Formation Order of Battle, 1911 Wi ...

II Corps (Pakistan) The II Corps, also known as II Strike Corps is a corps of Pakistan Army stationed in Multan, Punjab Province of Pakistan. The corps was active in Pakistan's theatre in War on Terror where its administrative divisions and brigades led numerous ...

II Corps (Poland) The Polish II Corps ( pl, Drugi Korpus Wojska Polskiego), 1943–1947, was a major tactical and operational unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. It was commanded by Lieutenant General Władysław Anders and fought wit ...

II Corps (South Korea) II Corps (South Korea) is a field corps of the Republic of Korea Army and it was active in the Korean War. It is also known as Double Dragons. History II Corps was created July 24, 1950, just before the Battle of Pusan Perimeter and it consisted ...

II Corps (South Vietnam) The II Corps () was a corps 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 one of four corps in the ARVN, and it oversaw the Tay Nguyen, central highlands region ...

II Corps (United Kingdom) The II Corps was an army corps of the British Army formed in both the First World War and the Second World War. There had also been a short-lived II Corps during the Waterloo Campaign. Napoleonic precursor Assembling an army in the Southern Ne ...

* 2nd Corps (Vietnam People's Army) *

2nd Army Corps (Azerbaijan) , image = Azerbaijan 2nd Army.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = Badge of the 2nd Army Corps , dates = 3 March 1992 , country = , ...

* 2nd Army Corps (Armenia) * 2nd Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces (formerly the Luhansk People's Republic People's Militia, of

Russian separatist forces in Donbas The Donetsk People's Militia and Luhansk People's Militia (formerly also called Russian separatist forces in Donbas) are pro-Russian paramilitaries in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, which have been fighting the Armed Forces of Ukraine in ...