Both types had an infantry component of three mechanized battalions, although the heavy divisions maintained an "armored infantry regiment" organization. armored divisions were reorganized as "light" armored divisions, having three tank battalions, each consisting of three medium tank companies and one light tank company. Along with the 3rd Armored Division, it retained its organization throughout World War II–the 14 other U.S. The 2nd Armored was organized as a "heavy" armored division, having two armored regiments of four medium tank battalions and two light tank battalions of three companies each. Ĭompany C, 702d Tank Destroyer Battalion, 2d Armored Division, tank destroyer on dug-in ramp has plenty of elevation to hurl shells at long range enemy targets across the Roer River. Crittenberger, served with the First, Seventh, and Ninth Armies throughout the war. The division, which in February 1942 passed over to the command of Major General Willis D. Scott was promoted to command the I Armored Corps in November of that year, which put Patton, now a brigadier general, in command of the division. It was originally commanded by Major General Charles L. The 2nd Armored Division was formed at Fort Benning, Georgia on 15 July 1940, by reorganizing and redesignating the Provisional Tank Brigade (the 66th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks), 67th Infantry Regiment (Medium Tanks), and 68th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks)). After participation in the Persian Gulf War, the division was inactivated in 1995. During the Cold War, the division was primarily based at Fort Hood, Texas, and had a reinforced brigade forward stationed in Garlsedt, West Germany. The division played important roles during World War II in the invasions of Germany, North Africa, and Sicily and in the liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels" ) was an armored division of the United States Army.
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