Unit Name: | 2nd Armoured Division |
Native Name: | 2 Division Cuirassée |
Dates: | January - July 1940 |
Branch: | French Army |
Type: | Armoured Division |
Role: | Armoured warfare |
Motto: | Malgré |
Battles: | Battle of France |
The 2nd Armoured Division (fr|2<sup>e</sup> Division Cuirassée, 2<sup>e</sup> DCR) is a unit of the French Army formed during World War II that took part in the May-June 1940 Battle of France.
Formed 16 January 1940 at Haute Moivre. Campaigns: Battle of the Meuse, Fronts of the Aisne and the Somme, Somme Front, Battle of the Somme and Retreat of the Center. Final command post at Saint-Pierre Cherignat, northeast of Limoges. Division subsequently disbanded. Subordination: I Corps of 7th Army until 29 May and then various, including 10th Army, VII Corps, IX Corps, X Corps, 51st British Infantry Division and the Groupement Cuirassée.[1]
In May 1940: