Kostrad 2nd Infantry Division

Kostrad 2nd Infantry Division
Divisi Infanteri 2 Kostrad
Kostrad 2nd Infantry Division Emblem
Active27 April 1961
CountryIndonesia
BranchIndonesian Army
TypeCombined arms
RoleStrategic defense operations
Part ofKostrad
Garrison/HQSingosari, Malang, East Java
Nickname(s)Divif 2 Kostrad
Motto(s)Sanskrit: Vira Cakti Yudha
("Graced warrior at battlefield")
Beret colorGreen
Commanders
Division Commander (Panglima Divisi) Maj. Gen. Haryanto
Chief of staff Brig. Gen. Primadi Saiful Sulun
Inspector Brig. Gen. Eventius Teddy Danarto
Insignia
Divisional SSI
(right shoulder)

The 2nd Infantry Division (Indonesian: Divisi Infanteri 2 Kostrad) abbreviated "Divif 2/Kostrad" , is an army strategic reserves command division of the Indonesian Army. The divisional commander is a two-star Major General. The division's headquarters are in Malang (East Java).[1]

Organization of the 2nd Infantry Division of the Army Strategic Reserve Command

The division contains multiple Army combat units including Infantry (Airborne, Mechanized, and Raider), Cavalry (now can be categorized as Armor units), Artillery, and other support units.

Like the 1st Division, this division is known as a combined arms division part of Kostrad within the Indonesian Army.

The first Kostrad division to be activated, it traces its origins to Decree of Chief of Staff of the Army KPTS 342/4/1961 dated 17 April 1961 by Chief of Staff GEN Abdul Haris Nasution, since then marked as the division's Raising Day.

  1. ^ Tim Huxley, 'Indonesia's armed forces face up to new threats,' Jane's Intelligence Review, January 1997, p.40

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