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The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels") was an armored division of the United States Army.
The 2nd Armored Division was formed at Fort Benning, Georgia on 15 July 1940. It was originally commanded by Major General Charles L. Scott, with Colonel George S. Patton in charge of training. 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. The division served with the First, Seventh, and Ninth Armies.
The 2nd Armored Division was organized as a "heavy" armored division, having two armored regiments of four medium tank and two light tank battalions of three companies each. Along with the 3rd Armored Division, it retained its organization, while the 14 other U.S. armored divisions after 1942 were reorganized as "light" armored divisions.
US Army 2nd Armored Division | Hell on Wheels | 1942-1945 | Documentary
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