2nd Light Division

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The 2nd Light Division was a German Wehrmacht motorized formation of the early Second World War that participated in the 1939 Polish campaign before being reorganized into the 7th Panzer Division.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf German Army division
Wehrmacht formation
motorized division
allegiance Nazi Germany
branch Heer
category German World War II divisions
conflict Invasion of Poland
Second World War
country Nazi Germany
disbandedInto 7th Panzer Division
doctrine mobile combined-arms operations
equipment armored cars
light tanks
motor vehicles
era World War II
formedFrom German cavalry units
garrisonCountry Germany
militaryBranch German Army
natureOfFormation pre-war experimental light division
notableFor conversion into a panzer division
participation in 1939 Polish campaign
operatedBy German Army High Command
partOf German Wehrmacht
reorganizedInto 7th Panzer Division
role mobile warfare
reconnaissance
status disbanded
successor 7th Panzer Division
theater European theatre of World War II
type light mechanized formation

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
7th Panzer Division
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