2nd Armored Division (United States)

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The 2nd Armored Division (United States) was a prominent U.S. Army armored division, nicknamed "Hell on Wheels," that played a key role in World War II campaigns in North Africa and Europe and later served during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army division
armored division
activeDuring Cold War
Gulf War era
Korean War era
Vietnam War era
World War II
alliance NATO
awarded Belgian Fourragere
French Croix de Guerre
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Presidential Unit Citation
branch United States Army
campaign Central Europe campaign
Normandy campaign
linked to: Battle of Normandy

North African campaign
Northern France campaign
Rhineland campaign
Sicily campaign
conflict Cold War
Gulf War
World War II
country United States
disbanded 1995
equipment M1 Abrams tank
linked to: M1 Abrams tanks

M26 Pershing tank
M4 Sherman tank
M48 Patton tank
M60 Patton tank
garrison Fort Benning
Fort Hood
linked to: Fort Cavazos

Germany
motto Hell on Wheels
nickname Hell on Wheels
notableCommander Edward H. Brooks
Ernest N. Harmon
George S. Patton
notableFor liberation operations in Western Europe
rapid armored advances in World War II
service as part of NATO forces in Europe
participatedIn Battle of El Guettar
Battle of Normandy
Battle of Sicily
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Falaise Pocket
D-Day landings in Normandy
linked to: D-Day

Operation Husky
Operation Overlord
Operation Torch
role armored warfare
mechanized infantry support
theater European Theater of Operations
North African Theater of Operations
type heavy armored division

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XIX Corps (United States) notableUnitUnderCommand 2nd Armored Division (United States)
U.S. XIX Corps subordinateUnit 2nd Armored Division
linked to: 2nd Armored Division (United States)