2nd Armored Division (United States)

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U.S. Army division armored division

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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2nd Armored Division (United States) canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
Croix de Guerre ⓘ
surface form: French Croix de Guerre

Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
surface form: Presidential Unit Citation
branch United States Army ⓘ
campaign Central Europe campaign ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Normandy campaign

North African campaign ⓘ
North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form: Northern France campaign

Rhineland campaign ⓘ
Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form: Sicily campaign
conflict Cold War ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
disbanded 1995 ⓘ
equipment M1 Abrams tanks ⓘ
surface form: M1 Abrams tank

M26 Pershing tank ⓘ
M4 Sherman tank ⓘ
M48 Patton tank ⓘ
M60 Patton tank ⓘ
garrison Fort Benning ⓘ
Fort Cavazos ⓘ
surface form: Fort Hood

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 ⓘ
Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Sicily

Battle of the Bulge ⓘ
Battle of the Falaise Pocket ⓘ
D-Day ⓘ
surface form: D-Day landings in Normandy

Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form: Operation Husky

Operation Overlord ⓘ
Operation Torch ⓘ
role armored warfare ⓘ
mechanized infantry support ⓘ
theater European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ
surface form: European Theater of Operations

North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army ⓘ
surface form: North African Theater of Operations
type heavy armored division ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

XIX Corps (United States) → notableUnitUnderCommand → 2nd Armored Division (United States) ⓘ
U.S. XIX Corps → subordinateUnit → 2nd Armored Division (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2nd Armored Division