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The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels") was an armored division of the United States Army. 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. During the Cold War, the division was primarily based at Fort Hood, Texas, and had a reinforced brigade forward stationed in Garlstedt, West Germany. After participation in the Persian Gulf War, the division was inactivated in 1995.

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  • 2nd Armored Division (Vereinigte Staaten) (de)
  • 2nd Armored Division (United States) (en)
  • 2e division blindée (États-Unis) (fr)
  • 2nd Armored Division (United States Army) (it)
  • 2-я бронетанковая дивизия (США) (ru)
  • 美國陸軍第2裝甲師 (zh)
  • 2-га бронетанкова дивізія (США) (uk)
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  • The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels") was an armored division of the United States Army. 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. During the Cold War, the division was primarily based at Fort Hood, Texas, and had a reinforced brigade forward stationed in Garlstedt, West Germany. After participation in the Persian Gulf War, the division was inactivated in 1995. (en)
  • Die 2nd Armored Division (deutsch 2. US-Panzerdivision; Spitzname Hell on Wheels, Hölle auf Rädern) war eine Panzerdivision der US-Army. Die Division spielte während des Zweiten Weltkrieges eine wichtige Rolle während der Invasion in Nordafrika und Sizilien. Außerdem bei der Befreiung Frankreichs, Belgiens und der Niederlande und der Besetzung des Deutschen Reichs. Während des Kalten Krieges war die Division in Fort Hood, Texas stationiert, eine verstärkte Brigade jedoch in Garlstedt, Westdeutschland. Nach der Teilnahme im Golfkrieg wurde die Division im Jahr 1995 aufgelöst. (de)
  • La 2e division blindée était une division blindée de l'United States Army créée en 1940 avant la participation des États-Unis à la Seconde Guerre mondiale et désactivée en 1995. Elle était surnommée Hell on Wheels (littéralement « Enfer sur Roues »). (fr)
  • 2-я бронетанковая дивизия (англ. 2nd Armored Division) — тактическое соединение Армии США. Прозвище — «Ад на колесах» (Hell on Wheels). (ru)
  • 第2裝甲師(英語:U.S.Army 2rd Armored Division)是美國陸軍的一個裝甲師。於1940年成立,曾在二戰中立下了不少汗馬功勞。現時已被解除編號,並編入第4步兵師。 (zh)
  • 2-га бронета́нкова диві́зія а́рмії США (англ. 2nd Armored Division (United States)) — військове з'єднання бронетанкових військ армії США. Заснована 15 липня 1940 року. Брала участь у Другій світовій війни. (uk)
  • La 2ª Divisione corazzata (in inglese 2nd Armored Division) era una divisione corazzata dell'Esercito statunitense che combatté durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Soprannominata Hell on Wheels ("inferno su ruote"), dimostrò sul campo di meritarsi tale appellativo ottenendo, sotto la guida di abili ufficiali come i generali , e , una serie di brillanti vittorie in Sicilia e soprattutto in Normandia (partecipazione decisiva alla Operazione Cobra) e nelle Ardenne, dove contrattaccò con successo le punte avanzate delle Panzer-Divisionen tedesche. Per tali risultati guadagnò grande reputazione come una delle migliori formazioni corazzate alleate. (it)
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  • 2nd Armored Division (en)
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  • "Hell on Wheels" (en)
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