2nd Division may refer to the following military units:

Infantry divisions

2nd Division (Australia) The 2nd Division of the Australian Army, also known as the 2nd (Australian) Division, commands all the Australian Army Reserve, Reserve brigades in Australia. These are the 4th Brigade (Australia), 4th in Victoria and Tasmania, the 5th Brigade ...

2nd Canadian Division The 2nd Canadian Division (2 Cdn Div; ) 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 in this division is the Roy ...

* 2nd Division (Colombia) *

2nd Infantry Division (France) The French Infantry Division () 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 * . * 18 October 1873: General Bellec ...

* 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. History The ''2nd Division'' staff was based in Tartu. Since February 1, 1940, th ...

(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 headqua ...

(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 ...

(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) The 2nd Marine Division () was a military formation of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) under control of the German Army (Heer) during the later part of the Second World War. History In March 1945, the 2nd Marine Division was formed in Schlesw ...

, Germany *

2nd Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) The 2nd Mountain Division () was a ''Gebirgsjäger'' division of the German Army which served in World War II, mainly in the northernmost sector of the Eastern Front, near the Arctic. Formed in 1938, the division was disbanded at the end of the w ...

, Germany *

2nd Guards Infantry Division (German Empire) The 2nd Guards Infantry Division (German: 2. Garde-Infanterie-Division) was a unit in the Guards Corps of the Imperial German Army during the First World War. At the outbreak of war it was commanded by Lieutenant General Arnold von Winckler.The F ...

* 2nd Flak Division, Germany *

2nd Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece) The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division is a mechanized infantry division of the Hellenic Army. History The 2nd Infantry Division was established in the aftermath of the disastrous Greco-Turkish War of 1897 by Royal Decree on 24 October 1897. Base ...

2nd (Rawalpindi) Division The 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division was a regular army division of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1903 after the British Indian Army#Kitchener reforms, Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army. During World War I it remained in British Raj, In ...

, 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 Divisi ...

(1930s–2003; 2005–2014) *

2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina" The 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina" () was a Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II, which specialized in mountain warfare. The Alpini that formed the divisions are a highly decorated and elite mountain corp ...

, 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 Ho ...

(1962–) *

2nd New Zealand Division The 2nd New Zealand Division, initially the New Zealand Division, was an infantry division of the New Zealand Military Forces (New Zealand's army) during the Second World War. The division was commanded for most of its existence by Lieutenant-G ...

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 and 46th General Officer Commanding is Major General Obinna Onubogu. Operations The division is ...

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) The Norwegian 2nd Division () was responsible for defending Eastern Norway against Nazi Germany during the early part of the Norwegian campaign of the Second World War. The division was commanded by General Jacob Hvinden Haug. Overview The term " ...

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 ...

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 o ...

* 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 Divis ...

(1917–18) *

2nd Infantry Division (South Africa) The South African 2nd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The division was formed on 23 October 1940 and served in the Western Desert Campaign and was captured (save for on ...

2nd Infantry Division (South Korea) The 2nd Quick Response Division (, hanja: 第二迅速對應師團), also known as Furious Wave Division (, hanja: 怒濤部隊), is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army and is the only infantry division in the VII Maneuver Corps ...

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) *

2nd Infantry Division (Thailand) The 2nd Infantry Division, Queen Sirikit's Guard () (พล.๒ รอ.) also known as Mechanized Infantry Division () is the only Queen's Guard Mechanized Infantry Division of the Royal Thai Army (RTA). It is currently part of the First Army Are ...

, 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) The 2nd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was formed and disestablished numerous times between 1809 and 2012. It was raised by Lieutenant-General Arthur Wellesley for service in the Peninsular War (part of ...

* 2nd (London) Infantry Division *

2nd Infantry Division (United States) The 2nd Infantry Division (2ID, 2nd ID) ("Indianhead") is a formation of the United States Army. Since the 1960s, its primary mission has been the pre-emptive defense of South Korea in the event of an invasion from North Korea. Approximately 17 ...

2nd Marine Division (United States) The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is a division (military), 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 Lejeu ...

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

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 The Battle of France (; 10 May – 25 June 1940), ...

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) 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 ...

, 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 Divisio ...

, 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 The Imperial Russian Army () was the army of the Russian Empire, active from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was organized into a ...

2nd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) The 2nd Cavalry Division was a division of the regular British Army that saw service in the Peninsular War and in World War I, when it also known as Gough's Command, after its commanding general. It was part of the British Expeditionary Force ...

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, th ...

, 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 ...

, United Kingdom, later 3rd Mounted Division *

2nd Cavalry Division (United States) The 2nd Cavalry Division was a cavalry division of the United States Army that was constituted from 1921 to 1944, with the headquarters active for two brief periods before and during U.S. involvement in World War II. The division was disbanded ...

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 (), commanded by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Philippe Leclerc, fought during the final phases of World War II in the Western Front (World War II), Western Front for the liberation of France. The divi ...

2nd Armored Division (Syria) The 2nd Armored Division () was a formation (military), formation of the Syrian Army responsible for securing the northwestern approach to Latakia. The division is part of the Syrian Army's 2nd Corps (Syria), 2nd Corps. Command structure ;2nd Arm ...

2nd Light Mechanized Division (France) The 2nd Light Mechanized Division () was a French Army division active during the Second World War. It was created in 1937. Second World War Battle Of France During the Battle of France The Battle of France (; 10 May – 25 June 1940), al ...

2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) The 2nd Panzer Division (English: 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 ...

, 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 borde ...

2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich The 2nd SS Panzer Division ''Das Reich'' () or SS Division ''Das Reich'' was an armored division of the of Nazi Germany during World War II. Initially formed from regiments of the ''SS-Verfügungstruppe'' (SS-VT), ''Das Reich'' initially served ...

* 2nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom) *

2nd Armored Division (United States) The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels") was an Armoured warfare, armored Division (military), division of the United States Army. The division played important roles during World War II in the invasions of Germany, North Africa, and Sicily ...

* 2nd Guards Tank Division (Soviet Union)

Infantry divisions

Airborne divisions

Cavalry divisions

Armoured divisions

See also