2nd Infantry Division (United States)
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The 2nd Infantry Division (2ID, 2nd ID) ("Indianhead")[1] is a formation of the United States Army. Since the 1960s, its current primary mission is the pre-emptive defense of South Korea in the event of an invasion from North Korea. There are approximately 17,000 soldiers in the 2nd Infantry Division, with 10,000 of them stationed in South Korea, accounting for about 35% of the United States Forces Korea personnel.[3] Denoted the 2nd Infantry Division-ROK/U.S. Combined Division (2ID/RUCD), the division is augmented by rotational Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) from other U.S. Army divisions.[4][5][6]
The 2nd Infantry Division is unique in that it is the only U.S. Army division that is made up partially of South Korean soldiers, called
History
World War I
The 2nd Division was first constituted on 21 September 1917 in the
Order of battle
- Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Division
- 3rd Infantry Brigade
- 9th Infantry Regiment
- 23rd Infantry Regiment
- 5th Machine Gun Battalion
- 4th Marine Brigade
- 5th Marine Regiment
- 6th Marine Regiment
- 6th Machine Gun Battalion
- 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
- 12th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm)
- 15th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm)
- 17th Field Artillery Regiment (155 mm)
- 2nd Trench Mortar Battery
- 4th Machine Gun Battalion
- 2nd Engineer Regiment
- 1st Field Signal Battalion
- Headquarters Troop, 2nd Division
- 2nd Train Headquarters and Military Police
Twice during World War I the division was commanded by
The division spent the winter of 1917–18 training with French and Scottish veterans. Though judged unprepared by French tacticians, the
On 28 July 1918, Marine Corps Major General
The 2nd Division was three times awarded the
The division lost 1,964 (plus USMC: 4,478) killed in action and 9,782 (plus USMC: 17,752) wounded in action.[citation needed]
Major operations
- Third Battle of the Aisne
- Belleau Wood
- Château-Thierry campaign
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne Offensive
- Aisne-Marne offensive
- Source for World War I data and information: United States Army Center of Military History, The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950, pp. 510–592.
Interwar years
The 2nd Division arrived at Hoboken,
After transfer of the 4th Infantry Brigade to Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming (later renamed Fort Francis E. Warren), in 1927, the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Cavalry Brigade began to road-march over from Fort Clark, Texas, to participate in combined arms maneuvers each May. Once the division maneuvers were complete, the division shifted to training the Reserve components. The 3rd Infantry Brigade usually trained Reserve officers of the 90th Division, Infantry CMTC, and ROTC cadets. Units of the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade trained the artillery officers of the 90th Division, the XVIII Corps, and several General Headquarters Reserve (GHQR) artillery units in the Eighth Corps Area. After transferring to Fort Francis E. Warren, the 4th Infantry Brigade conducted their maneuver training at the Pole Mountain Military Reservation where they also trained their affiliate Reserve units of the 104th Division. In 1936, the division participated in the Third Army command post exercise (CPX) at Camp Bullis to prepare army, corps, and division staffs for future large-scale army maneuvers. The next major training event for the division came in September 1937 when it participated in the Provisional Infantry Division (PID) tests at Camp Bullis. The “Indianhead” Division was temporarily reorganized with three regiments to test the concept of the “triangular” division. The exercise was apparently very successful as further tests were called for after analysis of the results by Army planners. The following year, units of the Eighth Corps Area including the 2nd Division were assembled at Camp Bullis for the Third Army maneuvers. In January 1939, the division was reorganized for the second time as a triangular division, this time for the Provisional 2nd Division (P2D) tests. These tests finalized the decision to adopt the new triangular organization for Regular Army divisions. As a result, in October 1939, the division’s 4th Infantry Brigade was disbanded, the 1st and 20th Infantry Regiments were relieved from assignment, and the 38th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the division to make its transition to the triangular concept complete.
In May 1940, the “Indianhead” Division deployed to the vicinity of Horton, Texas, to train under the new organization in preparation for the next Third Army maneuver. The 1940 Third Army maneuvers were held in west-central Louisiana in August 1940 and were primarily performed with the Regular Army and National Guard divisions stationed in the Fourth and Eighth Corps Areas. After the exercises in Louisiana, the “Indianhead” Division returned to Fort Sam Houston. The following June, the division moved to Brownwood, Texas, to participate in the VIII Corps maneuver held there that month. In August 1941, the division, now redesignated as the 2nd Infantry Division, returned to the Louisiana Maneuver Area for the GHQ maneuvers between the Second and Third Armies, after which it returned to its home station.[16]
On 27 July 1942, the division was again transferred to the Louisiana Maneuver Area, remaining there until 22 September 1942, whereupon the formation again returned to Fort Sam Houston. It then moved to
World War II
Assignments in European Theater of Operations
- 22 October 1943: Attached to First Army
- 24 December 1943: XV Corps, but attached to First Army
- 14 April 1944: V Corps, First Army
- 1 August 1944: V Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group
- 17 August 1944: XIX Corps
- 18 August 1944: VIII Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group
- 5 September 1944: VIII Corps, Ninth Army, 12th Army Group
- 22 October 1944: VIII Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group
- 11 December 1944: V Corps
- 20 December 1944: Attached, with the entire First Army, to the British 21st Army Group
- 18 January 1945: V Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group
- 28 April 1945: VII Corps
- 1 May 1945: V Corps
- 6 May 1945: Third Army, 12th Army Group
Narrative
After training in
The division took a brief rest 19–26 September before moving to defensive positions at
The division crossed the Rhine on 21 March and advanced to
The 2nd Infantry Division returned to the
Campaign participation credit
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Days of combat: 303
Casualties
- Total battle casualties: 16,795[18]
- Killed in action: 3,031[18]
- Wounded in action: 12,785[18]
- Missing in action: 193[18]
- Prisoner of war: 786[18]
Awards and decorations
- Medals of Honor: 6
- Distinguished Service Crosses: 34
- Distinguished Service Medals: 1
- Silver Stars: 741
- Legions of Merit: 25
- Soldier's Medals: 14
- Bronze Stars: 5,530
- Air Medals: 89
- Distinguished Unit Citations: 16
Korean War
With the outbreak of hostilities in Korea on 25 June 1950, the 2nd Infantry Division was quickly alerted for movement to the
Shortly thereafter, the division was the first unit to
The Eighth Army ordered a
In August 1951, the division was on the offensive once again, ordered to attack a series of ridges that had been designated threats to the Eighth Army's line. These actions would devolve into the battles of Bloody Ridge and Heartbreak Ridge. The division would not receive relief until October, with its infantry regiments having suffered heavy losses. The 23rd Infantry Regiment bore the brunt of the damage, having been severely mauled on Heartbreak Ridge. The 2nd Division was withdrawn after possessing both Bloody and Heartbreak Ridges, and the damage they inflicted upon the PVA/KPA that held the ridges was estimated at 25,000 casualties. Ridge warfare was not embarked upon again as a military strategy for the remainder of the war.[23] In January 1953 the division was transferred from IX Corps to I Corps.
After the
Awards and decorations
- Medals of Honor: 18
- 9th Infantry Regiment
- Loren R. Kaufman (4 and 5 September 1950)
- Edward C. Krzyzowski (31 August 1, 2 and 3 September 1951)
- Joseph R. Ouellette (31 August 1, 2 and 3 September 1950)
- David M. Smith (1 September 1950)
- Luther H. Story (1 September 1950)
- Travis E. Watkins (31 August 1, 2 and 3 September 1950)
- 23rd Infantry Regiment
- Junior D. Edwards (2 January 1951)
- Hubert L. Lee (1 February 1951)
- Herbert K. Pililaau (17 September 1951)
- John A. Pittman (26 November 1950)
- William S. Sitman (14 February 1951)
- 38th Infantry Regiment
- Tony K. Burris (8 and 9 October 1951)
- Frederick F. Henry (1 September 1950)
- Charles R. Long (12 February 1951)
- Ronald E. Rosser (12 January 1952)
- 15th Field Artillery Battalion
- Lee R. Hartell (27 August 1951)
- 2nd Reconnaissance Company
- Charles W. Turner (1 September 1950)
- A Company, 72nd Tank Bn
- MSG Ernest R. Kouma (1 September 1950)
- 9th Infantry Regiment
Reorganization
After the armistice, the division remained in Korea until 1954, when it was reduced to near zero strength, the colors were transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington, Georgia and, in October 1954, the 44th Infantry Division was reflagged as the Second.
In September 1956, the division deployed to Alaska, with the division headquarters at Fort Richardson, as part of an Operation Gyroscope deployment (soldiers and families, no equipment), switching places with the 71st Infantry Division (which was reflagged as the 4th Infantry Division upon its arrival at Fort Lewis).
On 8 November 1957, it was announced that the division was to be inactivated. However, in the spring of 1958, it was announced that the division would be reorganizing at Fort Benning. Division elements were reorganized into two infantry battle groups (the 1-9 IN and the 1-23 IN) that would remain in Alaska as separate units, eventually reorganizing in 1963 as infantry battalions, as the 4-9 IN and the 4-23 IN, assigned to the 171st and 172nd Infantry Brigades, respectively.
In June 1958, the division was reorganized at Fort Benning, Georgia, as a
Like with other army units such as the 7th Infantry Division, the division did not see action in the Vietnam War.
In 1963, the division was reorganized as a
Back to South Korea
In 1965 at Fort Benning, Georgia, the 2nd Infantry Division's stateside units, the
In 1968 the 2nd Infantry Division was headquartered at Tonggu Ri and responsible for watching over a portion of the DMZ.
Given the task of defending likely areas of enemy advance from the north, in 1982 the division occupied 17 camps, 27 sites, and 6 combat guard posts in strategic locations such as the Western (Kaesong-Munsan) Corridor; the Chorwon-Uijongbu Valley and other areas.[28]
Organization 1987–1993
In 1987–1993 parts of the division were organized as follows:[29]
- Aviation Brigade, Camp Stanley[30][31]
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 5th Squadron, 17th Cavalry (Reconnaissance), Camp Garry Owen (M60A3 Patton main battle tanks & OH-58C Kiowa helicopters)[30]
- 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation (Attack), Camp Stanley (AH-1F Cobra & OH-58C Kiowa helicopters)[30]
- 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation (General Support), Camp Stanley (UH-60A Black Hawk, UH-1H Iroquois & OH-58C Kiowa helicopters)[32][30]
- Division Artillery, Camp Stanley[33][34][35]
- Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
- 1st Battalion,
- 8th Battalion,
- 1st Battalion, 15th Field Artillery, Camp Stanley (18 × M109A3 155mm self-propelled howitzers; up-gunning to 24 × M109A3)[33][34][35][36]
- 6th Battalion,
- Battery F, 26th Field Artillery, Camp Stanley (Target Acquisition)[33][34][35][38]
- Battery B, 6th Battalion,
- Battery C, 94th Field Artillery, Camp Stanley (9 × M270 MLRS)
- Division Support Command, Camp Casey
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 2nd Medical Battalion
- 2nd Supply & Transportation Battalion, Camp Casey
- 296th Support Battalion (Forward), Camp Edwards (activated 16 October 1989, first of the new support battalions (Forward), which were raised to replace the units of the Division Support Command)[39]
- 702nd Maintenance Battalion, Camp Casey
- Company C, 2nd Aviation (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance), Camp Stanley[30]
- 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, Camp Pelham (MIM-72 Chaparral, M163 Vulcan & FIM-92 Stinger)[40]
- 2nd Engineer Battalion, Camp Castle[41]
- 122nd Signal Battalion, Camp Casey[42][43]
- 102nd Military Intelligence Battalion, Camp Hovey[44]
- 2nd Military Police Company, Camp Casey
- 4th Chemical Company, Camp Casey[45]
- 2nd Infantry Division Band, Camp Casey[46]
- 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze
- Aviation Brigade, Camp Stanley[30][31]
Recent times in Korea
On 13 June 2002, a 2ID
The 2nd Infantry Division is in South Korea, with a number of camps near the DMZ.
Iraq War
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From November 2003 to November 2004, the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed from Fort Lewis, Washington in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In the sands of Iraq the 3rd Brigade Stryker Brigade Combat Team proved the value of the Stryker brigade concept in combat and logistics operations.[50]
During the late spring of 2004, many of the soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division's 2d Brigade Combat Team were given notice that they were about to be ordered to further deployment, with duty in Iraq. Units involved in this call-up included:
Upon landing in country, the 2d BCT was given strategic command to much of the sparsely populated area south and west of Fallujah. Their mission, however, changed when the major strategic actions began to take place within the city proper. At this time, the brigade combat team was refocused and given control of the eastern half of the volatile city of Ar-Ramadi. Within a few weeks of taking over operational control from the previous units, 2nd Brigade began suffering casualties from violent activity. Many of the units had to move to new camps in support of this new mission. The primary focus of the 2d BCT for much of their deployment was the struggle to gain local support and to minimize casualties.
The brigade was spread out amongst many camps. To the west of the city of Ar-Ramadi sat the camp of Junction City. 2ID units stationed there included: HQ 2d BCT, 2nd ID; 2–17th Field Artillery; 1–9th Infantry; 44th Engineer Battalion; Company A, 102d Military Intelligence Battalion; Company B, 122d Signal Battalion, and Company C (Medical), 2d Forward Support Battalion. To the eastern end of the city sat a much more austere camp, known as the Combat Outpost. This was home to the 1-503d Infantry Regiment. East of them but outside of the city proper itself was the town of Habbiniya and the 1–506th Infantry Regiment. Adjacent to this camp was the logistically important camp of Al-Taqaddum, where the 2d Forward Support Battalion was stationed.
For this mission, the brigade fell under the direct command not of the 2d Infantry Division, but rather under a Marine division. For the first six months while in
The 2d Brigade Combat Team was in action in the city of Ramadi for many events, including the Iraqi national elections of January 2005. While the voting was accomplished and little to no violence was seen within the city, few voters participated (estimated to be in the 700 person range for the eastern half of the city, according to 2nd BCT officials).
The 2d BCT also built several new camps within the city. For security reasons, many are left unverified, however ones that can be confirmed include Camps Trotter and Corregidor built to ease the burden on the accommodations at Combat Outpost.
In July 2005, the brigade began to get relieved by units of the Army National Guard, as well as the 3d Infantry Division of the Regular Army. Six months into the deployment, the units of the 2d BCT were given word that they would not be returning to South Korea but, rather, to
From June 2006 to September 2007, the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed from Fort Lewis, Washington in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During the 3rd Stryker Brigade's second deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom their mission was to assist the Iraqi security forces with counter-insurgency operations in the Ninewa Province. 46 soldiers from the brigade were killed during the deployment.
On 1 June 2006 at Fort Lewis, Washington the 4th Brigade, 2d Infantry Division was formed. From April 2007 to July 2008 the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team was deployed in as part of the surge to regain control of the situation in Iraq. The brigade assumed responsibility for the area north of Baghdad and the Diyala province. 35 soldiers from the brigade were killed during the deployment.
From October 2006 to January 2008, the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed from Fort Carson, Colorado in support of the Multi-National Division – Baghdad (1st Cavalry Division) and was responsible for assisting the Iraqi forces to become self-reliant, bringing down the violence and insurgency levels and supporting the rebuilding of the Iraqi infrastructure. 43 soldiers from the brigade were killed during the deployment.
SSG Christopher B. Waiters of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade Combat Team was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on 23 October 2008 for his actions on 5 April 2007 when he was a specialist. Shortly after, SPC Erik Oropeza of the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team[51] Thus the division will be credited with the 17th and 18th Distinguished Service Cross awardings since 1975.
The 2nd Infantry Division's
3rd Brigade deployed to Iraq 4 August 2009 for the brigade's third deployment to Iraq, the most of any Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT).
War in Afghanistan
On 17 February 2009, President
3rd SBCT deployed in December 2011 and served in Afghanistan for one-year. 16 soldiers from the brigade died during the deployment.[55][56] They were joined by their sister Stryker brigade, the 2nd SBCT, in the spring.[57] 2nd Brigade returned around December 2012 and January 2013 having lost eight soldiers during deployment. The 4th Stryker BCT also deployed to its first deployment to the country in fall 2012 and returned in summer 2013 having lost four soldiers.[58][59]
Rogue "kill team" criminal charges
During the summer of 2010, the U.S. military charged five members of the 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company,
- On 15 January 2010, Gul Mudin was killed "by means of throwing a fragmentary grenade at him and shooting him with a rifle," an action carried out by SPC Jeremy Morlock and PFC Andrew Holmes under the direction of Gibbs. Morlock allegedly told Holmes, age 19 and on his first tour of duty, that the killing was carried out for fun.
- On 22 February, Gibbs and SPC Michael S. Wagnon allegedly shot the second victim, Marach Agha, and placed a Kalashnikov next to the body to justify the killing.
- On 2 May, Mullah Adadhdad was killed after being shot and attacked with a grenade. SPC Adam C. Winfield and Gibbs were allegedly the perpetrators.
Christopher Winfield, the father of platoon member SPC Adam Winfield, attempted to alert the Army of the kill team's existence after his son explained the situation from Afghanistan via a Facebook chat. In response to the news from his son, Winfield called the Army inspector general's 24-hour hotline, the office of Sen.
Locations
- Pyeongtaek-siCity, South of Seoul
- Camp Casey – Dongducheon City, 45 miles north of Seoul; 17 miles south of DMZ
- Camp Hovey – adjacent to Camp Casey
- Camp Castle (former) – near Camp Casey
- Camp Mobile – adjacent to Camp Casey
- Camp Stanley (former) – East of Uijeongbu
- Camp Carroll - Daegu
- Fort Lewis – Tacoma, Washington
- K-16 - South Korea near USAG Yongsan
- Camp Red Cloud (former) - Uijeongbu
Organization
The 2nd Infantry Division has a unique structure: there are brigades stationed in the Republic of Korea and at Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington that wear the "Indianhead" shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI). The 2nd Infantry Division commander, however, exercises command only over the Korea-stationed units, which include the division artillery, the combat aviation brigade, the sustainment brigade, the attached 210th Field Artillery Brigade, and a rotational Stryker Brigade Combat Team from the U.S. The Joint Base Lewis–McChord SSI-bearing units—two Stryker Brigade Combat Teams―are under 7th Infantry Division. The division also has an attached mechanized brigade from the Republic of Korea Army under the combined-division concept.[61]
- 2nd Infantry Division
- Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion
- 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Ghost Brigade", at Fort Lewis (Washington), assigned to 7th Infantry Division
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition
- 3rd Infantry Regiment(Stryker)
- 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment (Stryker)
- 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment (Stryker)
- 37th Field Artillery Regiment
- 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion
- 296th Brigade Support Battalion
- 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Lancer Brigade", at Fort Lewis (Washington), assigned to 7th Infantry Division
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment - Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition
- 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment (Stryker)
- 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment(Stryker)
- 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment (Stryker)
- 17th Field Artillery Regiment
- 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion
- 2nd Brigade Support Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Division Artillery, at Camp Humphreys
- 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade "Talon Brigade", at Camp Humphreys[62]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, "Warrior Knights"
- 5th Squadron (Attack/Reconnaissance), 17th Cavalry Regiment "Out Front" (AH-64E Apache, RQ-7 Shadow)
- UH-60 Black Hawk)
- UH-60A+)
- 4th Battalion (Attack), 2nd Aviation Regiment "Death Dealer" (AH-64E Apache)
- Company E, 2nd Aviation Regiment "Phantom" (MQ-1C Gray Eagle)
- 602nd Aviation Support Battalion "Warhorse"
- 210th Field Artillery Brigade, at Camp Casey - under operational command of 2nd Infantry Division
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
- 37th Field Artillery Regiment (M270A1 MLRS)
- 38th Field Artillery Regiment(M270A1 MLRS)
- 333rd Field Artillery Regiment
- 70th Brigade Support Battalion
- Joint Security Area Detachment
- 2nd Division Sustainment Brigade, at Camp Humphreys
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- Division Special Troops Battalion
- 194th Division Sustainment Support Battalion
- 11th Engineer Battalion
- 23rd Chemical Battalion
- Rotational Brigade Combat Teams - Rotational brigade under operational command of 2d Infantry Division.
Since the inactivation of the
Brigade | Home Station | Arrived | Departed |
---|---|---|---|
2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Fort Cavazos, TX | June 2015 | March 2016 |
1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Fort Cavazos, TX | March 2016 | November 2016 |
1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Fort Riley, KA | November 2016 | July 2017 |
2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Fort Cavazos, TX | July 2017 | March 2018 |
1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Fort Stewart, GA | March 2018 | November 2018 |
3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Fort Bliss, TX | November 2018 | July 2019 |
3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Fort Cavazos, TX | July 2019 | March 2020 |
2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Fort Riley, KA | March 2020 | December 2020 |
1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Fort Stewart, GA | December 2020 | August 2021 |
3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Fort Bliss, TX | August 2021 | February 2022 |
1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Fort Bliss, TX | February 2022 | October 2022 |
Brigade | Home Station | Arrived | Departed |
---|---|---|---|
2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (Attached to 7th Infantry Division) | Joint Base Lewis-McCord, WA | October 2022 | July 2023 |
2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division[64] | Fort Carson, CO | July 2023 | Early 2024 (Announced) |
3rd Cavalry Regiment[65] | Fort Cavazos, TX | Est. Early 2024 (Announced) | TBA |
See also
- Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces
- List of commanders of 2nd Infantry Division (United States)
- Rhino tank
Sources
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External links
- Media related to 2nd Infantry Division (United States) at Wikimedia Commons
- 2 ID official website
- "From D+1 to 105: The Story of the 2nd Infantry Division" (World War II unit history booklet text) (PDF)
- 3rd Brigade / 2nd Infantry Division homepage
- 2nd US Infantry Division World War II in Normandy Combat Film DVD
- 2nd Infantry Division in Europe World War II Combat Film DVD August–October 1944