Second United States Army

Second United States Army was formed 15 October 1918 during World War I. It functioned as a training and administrative headquarters until being inactivated 15 April 1919.

The Second United States Army was activated again and served as a training army for much of its existence until inactivation in 1966.

It is presently based out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia and is the numerical command of U.S. Army Cyber Command.

History

World War I

Second Army's task during the First World War was to hold the line a short distance east of the Moselle River in France following the end of the Saint-Mihiel offensive along the Western Front. The army was also tasked with reinforcing units from the active-in-combat soldiers of the U.S. First Army.

On 10 November, Second Army advanced on German positions, already in disorder and retreating. Word did not reach the units advancing until after eleven-hundred hours on 11 November, making it one of the last units to fight to the very conclusion of the war. On 15 April 1919, Second Army was inactivated.

Subordinate units

Along the line

• U.S. 33rd Division (Illinois National Guard)
• U.S. 28th Division (Pennsylvania National Guard)
• U.S. 7th Division (Regular Army)
• U.S. 92nd Division (United States Colored Troops)

In reserve

• U.S. 4th Division (Regular Army)
• U.S. 35th Division (Missouri and Kansas National Guard)
• one brigade, U.S. 88th Division (Minnesota and North Dakota......
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