The

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Infantry Division (french: 2e Division d'Infanterie, 2e DI) was one of the oldest divisions of the

French army The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (french: Armée de Terre, ), is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. It is responsible to the Government of France, along with the other components of the Armed Force ...

Heads of the Infantry Division

* 22 March 1815: Division General Donzelot * . * 1870: General Martineau des Chenez * . * 18 October 1873: General Bellecourt * 18 November 1878 – 10 January 1880: General Blot * . * 28 February 1880 – 14 September 1880: General de Courcy * 11 November 1880: General Vilmette * 11 January 1882: General Bardin * 17 July 1887 – 24 February 1891: General Mathelin * . * 4 April 1891 – 4 November 1891: General Swiney * 11 November 1891 – 9 January 1892: General Peting de Vaulgrenant * . * 24 May 1894 – 26 October 1899: General Strohl * 28 October 1899 – 11 May 1905: General de Germiny * . * 17 June 1905: General Bertrand * 30 September 1905: General de Chomer * 25 March 1906: General Durand * 20 July 1907 – 31 May 1908: General de Chomer * . * 17 June 1908 – 18 July 1911: General Cramezel de Kerhué * 28 July 1911 – 20 March 1914: General Bizart * . * 2 August 1914: General Deligny * 8 September 1914: Colonel Garnier-Duplessix * 21 September 1914: General Brulard * 16 July 1915: General Guignadaudet * 17 June 1917 – 15 July 1920: General Mignot * . * 27 August 1940 – 10 November 1940: General Etcheberrigarray

The Hundred Days

Schmitz

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, commanded by

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Nicolas Schmitz. : Light Infantry Regiment : Line Infantry Regiment Aulard brigade, commanded by Brigade General Pierre Aulard. : Line Infantry Regiment : Line Infantry Regiment company of the Foot Artillery Regiment, with 8 troops.

1870 War

The division was part of the Rhine Army, commanded by Marshall Mac Mahon. Composition : : Line Infantry Regiment : Line Infantry Regiment : Line Infantry Regiment : Algerian Tirailleur Regiment After the dissolution of the Imperial Army, it joined the new

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, commanded by General Louis d'Aurelle de Paladines. Infantry Division : General Martineau des Chenez : Brigade : General Dariés :: Marching Battalion: Commandant Chamard :: Line Regiment: Colonel Jouffroy :: Foreign Legion : Lieutenant-Colonel de Curten :: Mobile Regiment (Gironde) : Lieutenant-Colonel d'Artigolles : Brigade : General Rébillard :: Zouave Regiment: Lieutenant-Colonel Logerot :: Marching Regiment: Lieutenant-Colonel Bernard de Seigneurens :: Mobile Regiment (Maine-et-Loire): Lieutenant-Colonel de Paillot :Artillery : :: battery of the Regiment: Captain Pariaud :: battery of the Regiment: Captain Grosclerc :: battery of the Mounted Guard Regiment: Captain Chastang ::Engineers : section of the company of the Regiment

First World War

Composition during the War

The Infantry Division was mobilised in the Military Region in August 1914. Its infantry was originally organized as two brigades. In November 1916, the division was triangularized. The two regiments of the 3rd Brigade were sent to the 51st Infantry Division, while those of the 4th Brigade, and the newly attached 208th (which came from the 51st Division) went directly under divisional command. Infantry :3rd Brigade :: Infantry Regiment from August 1914 to November 1916 :: Infantry Regiment from August 1914 to November 1916 :4th Brigade :: Infantry Regiment from August 1914 to armistice (under direct divisional control from November 1916) :: Infantry Regiment from August 1914 to armistice (under direct divisional control from November 1916) : Infantry Regiment from November 1916 to armistice : A battalion of pioneers from the Territorial Infantry Regiment from August 1918 to armistice Artillery : Field Artillery Regiment from the mobilisation to armistice :: battery from July 1916 to January 1918 :: battery from January 1918 to armistice :: 6th Artillery Group from 15 June 1918 to armistice Cavalry : 1st Squadron/ Chasseur Regiment from mobilisation to armistice Engineers : Engineers Regiment :: 1/2 Company from mobilisation to armistice :: 1/2 ''bis'' Company from January 1915 to January 1916 :: 1/52 Company from January 1916 to armistice :: 1/71 Company from January 1917 to armistice : Sappers from the 21st Regiment from January 1916 to January 1917

History

1914

4–13 August :Transport by railroad to the region of

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and crossing the

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to reach Revin and

Givet Givet () (german: Gibet Walloon: ''Djivet'') is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France surrounded on three sides by the Belgian border. It lies on the river Meuse where Emperor Charles V built the fortress of Charlemont. I ...

. 13–23 August : Movement, via Olloy, to Dinant. : 15 August, combat at Dinant, formed defence in front of the Meuse, via Dinant and Anbée. : 22 August, movement towards

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. 23–29 August : Engaged in the

Battle of Charleroi The Battle of Charleroi (french: Bataille de Charleroi) or the Battle of the Sambre, was fought on 21 August 1914, by the French Fifth Army and the German 2nd and 3rd armies, during the Battle of the Frontiers. The French were planning an attack a ...

, via Saint-Gérard. : 24 August, return, via Couvin, to the region of

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: 26 August, combat at

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. 29 August – 6 September : Engaged in the Battle of Guise ; combat at

Sains-Richaumont Sains-Richaumont () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 Communes of France, communes in the French Depart ...

. : 30 August, return, via

Crécy-sur-Serre Crécy-sur-Serre (, literally ''Crécy on Serre (river), Serre'') is a Communes of the Aisne department, commune in the Aisne Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.Pontavert and Baizil, to the South of Esternay. 6–13 September : Engaged in the Battle of the Marne. : 6–10 September, Battle of Deux Morins : Combat in Esternay,

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and Fontaine-Chacun. : 10 September, continue, via Verneuil and

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, until

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. 13 September – 12 December : Engaged in the Battle of Aisne : combat in the region of Bétheny, la Neuvillette. : 16 September, movement along the road heading North-West ; combat at Cholera Farm and towards la Ville-aux-Bois. Stabilisation and occupation of a sector towards

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moulin Pontoy Moulins or Moulin (French language, French for ''Mill (grinding), mill'') may refer to: Places France * Diocese of Moulins * Moulins, Allier, in the Allier department (the largest Moulins) * Moulins, Aisne, in the Aisne department * Moulins, Ille ...

, and to the right, on 1 November, until cote 108 : 12–14 October, French attack on Cholera Farm and the Ville-aux-Bois Forest. : 4 November, attack and capture of Sapigneul. : 11 November, capture of cote 108. 12 December 1914 – 12 January 1915 : Retreat from the front towards

Fismes Fismes () is a commune in the Marne department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Fismois'' or ''Fismoises'' The commune has been awarded three flowers in the '' Competition of citie ...

. : 16 December, transport by van to

Cuperly Cuperly () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 613 communes in the French department of Marne. The communes cooperate in the following inte ...

. : 20 December or thereabouts, movement to La Cheppe, heading to Laval, to take part in the Battle of Champagne: Engaged on 9 January 1915, North of Mesnil-lès-Hurlus.

1915

12–20 January : Retreat from the front and back to Bussy-le-Château. 20 January – 2 March : Occupation of the sector towards Mesnil-lès-Hurlus : 16 March, French attack on les Mamelles, leading to violent combat in the region (Battle of Champagne) 2 March – 5 April : Retrait from the front and back to Courtisols (arriving 14 March) : 20 and 21 March, movement to the region of Avize ; rest. : 29 March, transport by van towards Vavincourt, then, at the end of April, movement towards the South-East of

Verdun Verdun (, , , ; official name before 1970 ''Verdun-sur-Meuse'') is a large city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital ...

. 5–11 April : Engaged in the 1st Battle of la Woëvre, towards

Buzy Forest Buzy may refer to: Geography *Buzy, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France *Gare de Buzy, railway station Buzy, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France *Buzy-Darmont, Meuse, France Music *Buzy (singer) (1957–2023), French singer *Buzy (band) Buzy was a J ...

and the East of

Braquis Braquis () is a commune in the Meuse department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geogra ...

. 11–29 April : Retreat from the front (arriving on 18th) ; further movement, via Souilly and Les Hauts-de-Chée, to

Commercy Commercy () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The 18th-century Lorraine historian Nicolas Luton Durival (1713–1795) was born in Commercy. History Commercy dates back to the 9th century, and at that ti ...

. 29 April – 11 May : Movement towards the front ; 30 April, attack on Ailly Forest, leading to occupation of a sector towards Ailly Forest : 5 May, German attack, and French counter-attack. 11–15 May : Retreat from the front, and transport by van to the regions of

Épernay Épernay () is a commune in the Marne department of northern France, 130 km north-east of Paris on the mainline railway to Strasbourg. The town sits on the left bank of the Marne at the extremity of the Cubry valley which crosses it. Ép ...

and

. 15 May – 3 September : Movement towards the front and occupation of a sector of Berry-au-Bac and the

, reduced to the right, on 18 August, to la Miette, then, on 31 August, up to la Ville-aux-Bois. 3 September – 2 October : Retreat from the front, and rest at Guyencourt. 2 October 1915 – 12 February 1916 : Movement to the front, and occupation of a sector of Sapigneul and la Miette. : 12 November, movement along the road, and occupation of a new sector between Berry-au-Bac and Temple Farm, extended to the left, on 20 November, up to the Pontoy windmill: : Battle of Mines at cote 108.

1916

12–21 February : Retreat from the front and regrouping at Ville-en-Tardenois ; rest and instruction. 21 February – 8 March : Transport by train, movement to the region of Verdun. : 26 February, engaged by accident in the

Battle of Verdun The Battle of Verdun (french: Bataille de Verdun ; german: Schlacht um Verdun ) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north ...

, at Douaumont (violent combat) 8 March – 14 April : Retreat from the front and rest at

Bar-le-Duc Bar-le-Duc (), formerly known as Bar, is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the capital. The department is in Grand Est in northeastern France. The lower, more modern and busier part of the town extends along a narrow valley, s ...

. : April, transport by van to the region of Dormans ; rest. : 11 April, movement to Fismes. 14 April – 24 July : Occupation of a sector between the road from

Paissy Paissy () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 Communes of France, communes in the French Departments of Fr ...

Chermizy-Ailles Chermizy-Ailles is a Communes of France, commune in the Aisne Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

and

Soupir Soupir () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. History Located south of the Chemin des Dames, the village was largely destroyed during the Second Battle of the Aisne in World War I. Today, five national c ...

, reduced to the right on 17 July up to Troyon. 24 July – 3 September : Retreat from the front and rest at Ville-en-Tardenois. : 7 August, transport by truck to the region of Conty. : Rest south-west of

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...

until 25 August, towards

Corbie Corbie (; nl, Korbei) is a commune of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The small town is situated up river from Amiens, in the département of Somme and is the main town of the canton of Corbie. It lies i ...

. 3 September – 5 October : Movement to the front ; engaged in the

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, towards le Forest and the Forest of Maurepas : 14 September, capture of Priez farm. : 19–26 September, capture of the line (further battles in the area, and the capture of Combles, on the 26th) : 27 September, again engaged, towards Combles and Morval, leading to Combles and Frégicourt (former municipality reunited with Combles in 1834). 5–9 October : Retreat from the front and rest at Conty. 9–16 October : Transport by van to the region of Châlons-sur-Marne and rest at Somme-Vesle. 16 October – 30 November : Movement to the front and occupation of a sector at Maisons de Champagne and the

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. 30 November – 14 December : Retreat from the front, and rest at

Possesse Possesse () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 613 communes in the French department of Marne. The communes cooperate in the following in ...

. 14 December 1916 – 6 January 1917 : Movement to the camp at Mailly, rest and instruction.

1917

6 January – 27 February : Gradual movement to the front, while occupying a sector covering Maisons de Champagne and la Courtine : 15 February, violent German attack. 21 February – 6 March : Retreat from the front, movement through the region of

Sainte-Menehould Sainte-Menehould (; german: Sankt Mathilde) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. The 18th-century French playwright Charles-Georges Fenouillot de Falbaire de Quingey (1727–1800) died in Sainte-Ménéhould. It was th ...

, via Dampierre-le-Château, l'Épine, Sarry, Athis and Vinay. 6 March – 8 April : Movement via Dormans ; instruction (work at the Aisne) 8–19 April : Movement to the front and occupation of a sector covering Craonne and le Ployron. : 16 April, engaged in the Battle of the Aisne : combat on the Craonne plateau; defence, and organisation of their captured positions. 19 April – 7 July : Retreat from the front and rest at

Ventelay Ventelay () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 613 communes in the French department of Marne. The communes cooperate in the following int ...

; from 25 April, rest at

Viels-Maisons Viels-Maisons () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French ...

. : 9 May, gradual movement towards the camp at Mailly ; rest and instruction. : 15 June, gradual movement towards

Provins Provins () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and importance throughout the Middle Ages as an economic center and a host of annu ...

; rest and instruction. 7–30 July : Transport by van to Flandres. : 14 July, movement of the infantry to the front and occupation of a sector covering Het-Sas (under the orders of the D.I.) 30 July – 4 August : Retrait from the front ; rest in the region of

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. 4–22 August : Mouvement towards the front and rest in the region of Bikschote : 16 August, offensive against Martje Vaert and Broenbeck ( Battle of Langemarck – part of the

Battle of Passchendaele The Third Battle of Ypres (german: link=no, Dritte Flandernschlacht; french: link=no, Troisième Bataille des Flandres; nl, Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by t ...

) 22 August – 6 October : Retreat from the front; rest and instruction in the region of

West-Cappel West-Cappel (; nl, Westkappel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry Population See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Repub ...

. 6–16 October : Occupation of a sector north of Bixschoote and

Langemark Langemark is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a subdivision of the municipality of Langemark-Poelkapelle. The village has about 5,000 inhabitants. Besides the village center, there are also three smaller hamlets on t ...

(together with the British Army) : : 9 October, offensive in the forest of

Houthulst Houthulst (; vls, Oetulst, ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality consists of the sub-municipalities Houthulst, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On January 1, 2006, Houthulst had a total populati ...

, attack on Mangelaare (part of the

Battle of Poelcappelle The Battle of Poelcappelle was fought in Flanders, Belgium, on 9 October 1917 by the British Second Army and Fifth Army against the German 4th Army, during the First World War. The battle marked the end of the string of highly successful Briti ...

). 16 October – 21 November : Retreat from the front, then rest, instruction and work at

Bergues Bergues (; nl, Sint-Winoksbergen; vls, Bergn) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgium, Belgian bo ...

. 21 November – 7 December : Occupation of a sector north of Langemarck and Kloosterschool (together with the British front) 7 December 1917 – 17 January 1918 : Retreat from the front (relieved by the British Army). Rest at

Gravelines Gravelines (, ; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in Northern France. It lies at the mouth of the river Aa southwest of Dunkirk. It was formed in the 12th century around the mouth of a canal built to connect Saint-Omer with the sea. As ...

. : 11 December, gradual movement to the region of

Senlis Senlis () is a commune in the northern French department of Oise, Hautes de France. The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. It is known for its Gothic cathedral and other ...

; rest.

1918

17 January – 20 March : Gradual movement to

Soissons Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital ...

: 22 January, work on the position in the region. : 8 February, gradual movement towards Roucy ; then work on the position in the region. 20–31 March : Movement towards the front and occupation of a sector in the region of Miette, Ployon. 31 March – 20 May: Retreat from the front; movement towards Fismes, and, on 3 April, towards Écuiry ; rest. : 14 April, bridging the Oise towards Choisy-au-Bac. : 2 May, movement towards Warluis ; rest. Led to work on the position in the region of Beauvais. 20–31 May : Movement towards Marseille-en-Beauvaisis. : 28 May, transport by train south to

Compiègne Compiègne (; pcd, Compiène) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. It is located on the river Oise. Its inhabitants are called ''Compiégnois''. Administration Compiègne is the seat of two cantons: * Compiègne-1 (with 19 ...

. : Soon afterwards, to Montigny-Lengrain, to join the Third Battle of the Aisne. 31 May – 18 July : Movement to the front and occupation of a sector covering

Dammard Dammard () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regio ...

and

Troësnes Troësnes () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

: frequent local actions, particularly on 29, 30 June and 1 July, to the east of Mosloy. 18–27 July : Engaged, at Troësnes to the south, in the Battle of soissonnais et l'Ourq (

Second Battle of the Marne The Second Battle of the Marne (french: Seconde Bataille de la Marne) (15 July – 18 July 1918) was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The attack failed when an Allied counterattack, supported by s ...

) : Progression towards

Épaux-Bézu Épaux-Bézu () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French ...

and through the region of

Rocourt-Saint-Martin Rocourt-Saint-Martin is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of Fre ...

northward. 27 July – 19 August : Retreat from the front ; movement towards

Mareuil-sur-Ourcq Mareuil-sur-Ourcq (, literally ''Mareuil on Ourcq'') is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The commune ...

, then to Pierrefonds ; rest. 19–29 August : Movement to Vic-sur-Aisne and occupation of a sector north of

Autrêches Autrêches () is a commune in the Oise department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geo ...

. : Engaged in the Battle of Noyon, at l'Ailette, via

Pont-Saint-Mard Pont-Saint-Mard () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The river Ailette The ailette (French language for ''little wing'') was a component of late thirteenth and early to mid fourteenth cen ...

. 29 August – 11 September : Retreat from the front and rest at Pont-Sainte-Maxence. 11 September – 28 October : Transport via van to Alsace ; from 15 September, occupation of a sector covering

Burnhaupt-le-Haut Burnhaupt-le-Haut () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France ...

and Leimbach. 28 October – 11 November : Retreat from the front and gradual movement to

Ceintrey Ceintrey () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Madon flows through the commune. See also * Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 communes ...

; preparing offensive.

Hierarchy

The division was part of the 1^ier Corps d'Armée from mobilisation in August 1914 until the

Armistice of 11 November 1918 The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. Previous armistices ...

The Second World War

Under the

order of battle In modern use, the order of battle of an armed force participating in a military operation or campaign shows the hierarchical organization, command structure, strength, disposition of personnel, and equipment of units and formations of the armed ...

of 10 May 1940, the Infantry Division joined the

Colonial Army Corps Colonial or The Colonial may refer to: * Colonial, of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony or colony (biology) Architecture * American colonial architecture * French Colonial * Spanish Colonial architecture Automobiles * Colonial (1920 ...

(with the

51st (Highland) Infantry Division The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915 to 1918. The division was raised in 1908, upon the creation of the Territorial Force, as ...

and the

56th (London) Infantry Division The 56th (London) Infantry Division was a Territorial Army infantry division of the British Army, which served under several different titles and designations. The division served in the trenches of the Western Front during the First World War ...

), under the command of General Condé of the Third French Army. Structure of the division in 1939: * Chief of Staff, 2nd Infantry Division – Major Villate * Components, 2nd Infantry Division ** 33rd Infantry Regiment ** 73rd Infantry Regiment ** 127th Infantry Regiment ** 34th Divisional Artillery Regiment ** 234th Division Heavy Artillery Regiment

Notes and references

External links

The 2nd DI in the Battle of the Aisne (1917)
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