2nd Armored Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1940-1991
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:API
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Valorous_Unit_Award
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_John_W._Leonard
gptkbp:community_engagement Educational programs
Support for local communities
Veterans' events
gptkbp:conservation_efforts Memorials and monuments
Preservation of unit history
Veterans' associations
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1991-09-15
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M1_Abrams_tank
gptkb:M109_howitzer
M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
gptkbp:formation_date 1940-07-15
gptkbp:future_plans Potential reactivation
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Hood
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Hood,_Texas
gptkbp:historical_significance First armored division to see combat in World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Armored Division
gptkbp:legacy Influenced modern armored warfare tactics
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hell_on_Wheels
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Guettar
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkbp:reform Post-Cold War restructuring
gptkbp:retired 1991 to 1995
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 personnel
gptkbp:status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:symbol Division insignia
gptkbp:training Live-fire exercises
Joint exercises with allied forces
Combined arms training
gptkbp:type gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3