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| rdfs:label | - 2nd Armored Division (United States)
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| rdfs:comment | - The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels") was an armored division of the United States Army. The division played an important role during World War II in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily and the liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands and the invasion of Germany. During the Cold War, the division was primarily based at Fort Hood, Texas, and had a reinforced brigade forward stationed in West Germany. After participation in the Persian Gulf War, the division was inactivated in 1995. Its units were later transferred to the 4th Infantry Division.
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- Big Picture: Division in Europe
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| subordinate | - * 41st Armored Infantry Regiment
* 66th Armored Regiment
* 67th Armor Regiment
* 17th Armored Engineer Battalion
* 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
* 142nd Armored Signal Company
* 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
* 78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
* 92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
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| abstract | - The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels") was an armored division of the United States Army. The division played an important role during World War II in the invasions of North Africa and Sicily and the liberation of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands and the invasion of Germany. During the Cold War, the division was primarily based at Fort Hood, Texas, and had a reinforced brigade forward stationed in West Germany. After participation in the Persian Gulf War, the division was inactivated in 1995. Its units were later transferred to the 4th Infantry Division.
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