2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

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The 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron was a World War II-era U.S. Army cavalry unit specializing in reconnaissance and security operations for the 2nd Cavalry Group.

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2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army unit ⓘ
cavalry squadron ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
associatedWith U.S. cavalry branch transition from horse to mechanized forces ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
category Cavalry squadrons of the United States Army ⓘ
Military units and formations of the United States in World War II ⓘ
World War II reconnaissance units of the United States Army ⓘ
commandStructure United States Army cavalry organization ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
doctrine U.S. mechanized cavalry doctrine of World War II ⓘ
equipmentType armored cars ⓘ
jeeps ⓘ
light tanks ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
garrisonDuringWWII European forward areas (various locations) ⓘ
higherFormation 2nd Cavalry Group, Mechanized ⓘ
linked to: 2nd Cavalry Group
historicalPeriod 20th century ⓘ
militaryFunction provide reconnaissance for higher headquarters ⓘ
provide security for 2nd Cavalry Group ⓘ
missionProfile advance guard ⓘ
flank guard ⓘ
maintaining contact with the enemy ⓘ
rear guard ⓘ
reporting enemy dispositions to higher headquarters ⓘ
screening friendly forces from enemy observation ⓘ
notableCharacteristic ability to operate ahead of main forces ⓘ
emphasis on speed and stealth in operations ⓘ
high mobility ⓘ
notableFor reconnaissance and security missions in support of U.S. Army operations in Europe ⓘ
partOf 2nd Cavalry Group ⓘ
primaryEnemy German armed forces in Europe ⓘ
role reconnaissance ⓘ
security operations ⓘ
service United States Army ground forces ⓘ
specialization area reconnaissance ⓘ
cavalry reconnaissance ⓘ
route reconnaissance ⓘ
screening operations ⓘ
status disbanded or re-designated after World War II ⓘ
subordinateTo U.S. Army corps-level commands (World War II) ⓘ
theater European Theater of Operations ⓘ
type mechanized cavalry ⓘ

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2nd Cavalry Group → subUnit → 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron ⓘ