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unusual facts about 2nd Division



Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu

The 2nd Division, of which the Māori battalion was part, was tasked with the capture of the Tebaga Gap, which disrupted otherwise mountainous terrain.

Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry

Following the Dunkirk evacuation the Regiment was based in Yorkshire, until in 1942 they were sent out to the Far East and attached to the 2nd Division, seeing service in India and Burma, including the Battle of the Arakan.


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2002 Bahraini Classification League

The top 10 teams would go to the next Premier League season, while the bottom 8 teams would form the 2nd Division of the next season.

37th Ohio Infantry

It then followed the fortunes of that well-known corps until the reaching of Washington, D.C. From Louisville, Kentucky, it went with the 2nd Division of the Corps to Little Rock, Arkansas, and was there mustered out in August 1865.

66th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Colonel Patrick E. Burke - mortally wounded at the Battle of Rome Cross Roads on May 16, 1864 while commanding 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Left Wing, XVI Corps, Army of the Tennessee.

6th Ohio Cavalry

In late June, the regiment moved to the Virginia Peninsula and became part of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia until July 1862.

Anglia Ruskin Boat Club

In the May Bumps, ARBC 1st women rose to get into the 1st division for two days in 2002 but have now also fallen to the bottom of the 2nd division.

Antonio Alberino

In 1934 he left Boca to join Club Atlético Tigre, he finished his career playing in the Argentine 2nd division with All Boys.

Ashim Biswas

He scored in the 2nd I-League 2nd Division match against Josco FC

Barton Kyle Yount

Wayne, Michigan, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, on a mapping detail along the Canadian border, and with 4th Brigade, 2nd Division in Texas City, Texas.

Battle of Groningen

Over 5,200 Germans surrendered (including 95 officers) and the remaining Germans (about 2,000) fled northeast, and the 2nd Division again met them in battles such as the Battle of Gruppenbuhren near Delmenhorst.

Charles Gaspard Elisabeth Joseph de Bailly

He joined the émigre party and commanded the Salm hussar regiment in the Army of Condé and served alongside Charles François de Virot de Sombreuil, who promoted him to command the 2nd Division of the force sent to land at Quiberon.

City of Randwick

The Australian Army has a major presence in Randwick, with the headquarters of the 2nd Division being located in Randwick Barracks, Avoca Street, Randwick.

Durazno FC

They made their debut in the 2nd division on September 16, 2006, with a surprising and important victory over El Tanque Sisley for 3-0.

Enniskillen Rangers

Lisnaskea Rovers are a football club located in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh and currently play in the Fermanagh Western League, 2nd Division.

Fall of Enugu

On October 5 thousands of civilians in Asaba were massacred by the Nigerian 2nd Division under General Murtala Mohammed after being forced to attend a public dance, known as the Asaba massacre.

First Invasion of Onitsha

In October 1967 2nd Division soldiers entered Asaba and began setting up artillery positions on the banks of the Niger River while 2nd Division soldiers began preparing for an invasion.

Francis E. Patterson

He was promoted to brigadier general in the United States Volunteers on April 11, 1862 and placed in command of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac.

Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford

In May 1855, he left for the Crimean War, in which he served firstly with his battalion, then from July 1855 as aide-de-camp to the commander of the 2nd Division, Lieutenant-General Edwin Markham, and finally from November 1855 as deputy assistant quartermaster general on the staff at Headquarters, being promoted brevet Major.

George Sykes

He continued his association with regulars in the early defensive positions around Washington, D.C., and then as a division commander of regulars in the Peninsula Campaign, the 2nd Division of the V Corps.

George Whitefield Davis

During the period of May 1898 until Mar 1899, he commanded the 2nd Division of the Second Corps of the US Army at Camp Alger Virginia, Thoroughfare Gap Virginia, Camp Meade Pennsylvania, and Camp Fornance South Carolina.

Henry L. Eustis

In the reorganization of the Army of the Potomac preceding Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign in 1864, Eustis’s brigade was moved to the 2nd Division of VI Corps under Brig. Gen. George Getty.

India in World War II

The 2nd division was instrumental in denying the 17th Indian Infantry Division the area around Mount Popa that would have exposed the Flank of Kimura's forces attempting to retake Meiktila and Nyangyu.

John J. Peck

He was placed in command of the 2nd Division, IV Corps during the Seven Days Battles where he again distinguished himself.

Leandro Caruso

In 2008 he returned to Argentina to join Godoy Cruz of the 2nd division, where he helped the club to secure promotion to the Primera.

Malemngamba Meetei

After playing the final rounds of the 2nd Division in Bangalore, Meetei was signed by newly promoted HAL SC for the new I-League season.

Midwest Invasion of 1967

The 2nd Division then invaded Onitsha and managed to capture and hold onto control of the city for less than a day before they were surrounded and massacred by Biafran soldiers.

Nassir al-Hiti

Since he has commanded the 2nd Division, he has been supported by United States Army General Raymond T. Odierno, who stated, The security forces here are widely considered to be part of the problem.

Paul de Ladmirault

He participated in the Italian war of 1859, commanding the 2nd division of I Corps under Marshal Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers, and taking part in the Battle of Solferino, during which he was wounded twice.

SaGa Frontier

SaGa Frontier was developed by the then-Square Production Team 2 (referred to as 2nd Division in the game) with Akitoshi Kawazu as director and producer, Koichi Ishii as planning chief, Kenji Ito as composer, and Tomomi Kobayashi as illustrator.

Thomas Alfred Smyth

Early in the Appomattox Campaign, Smyth commanded the 2nd division of the corps until Francis C. Barlow was assigned to lead it.