REACTIVATED on 18 Dec 1942, the Regiment takes a giant leap from horses to tanks. Re-equipped as a mechanized Cavalry unit, the 2nd Cavalry Group, Mechanized, would soon earn the title of "The Ghosts of Patton's Third Army" from the Germans for their ability to mysteriously appear behind the enemy lines.

Many of the pictures contained in this album are drawings by Walter Gerling, Staltach, Bavaria, depicting actions by the Regiment in the European Theatre of Operations, and were taken from "Second United States Cavalry - A History", published by the Second Cavalry Association Historical Section, 1947. Click HERE to view ALL the WW II stories. Some of the picture descriptions and maps contain links to relevant stories. These links appear as darker text in the picture descriptions, as in the word REACTIVATED above, which is a link to the story of the Regiments reactivation. Click on these links to see each story CLICK ALBUM TO OPEN. CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE. ONCE ENLARGED, ALL OF THE MAPS AND MOST OF THE PHOTOS CAN BE CLICKED AGAIN TO ENLARGE THEM FURTHER. THIS MAY TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES, DEPENDING ON YOUR CONNECTION SPEED.

Once again the Second Cavalry leads the way, setting a shining example for all to follow.
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A collection of pictures from the 'Border era' many of us so fondly remember. CLICK ALBUM TO OPEN. CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.

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The Second Cavalry Regiment returns to Germany as the only Stryker Cavalry Regiment in the US Army.