Unit Name: | Kostrad 2nd Infantry Division |
Native Name: | Divisi Infanteri 2 Kostrad |
Dates: | 27 April 1961 |
Country: | Indonesia |
Branch: | Indonesian Army |
Command Structure: | Kostrad |
Type: | Combined arms |
Role: | Strategic defense operations |
Commander1: | Maj. Gen. Haryanto |
Commander1 Label: | Division Commander (Panglima Divisi) |
Commander2: | Brig. Gen. Primadi Saiful Sulun |
Commander2 Label: | Chief of staff |
Commander3: | Brig. Gen. Eventius Teddy Danarto |
Commander3 Label: | Inspector |
Garrison: | Singosari, Malang, East Java |
Nickname: | Divif 2 Kostrad |
Motto: | Sanskrit: Vira Cakti Yudha ("Graced warrior at battlefield") |
Colors: | Green |
Colors Label: | Beret color |
Identification Symbol Label: | 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] 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.
The division is composed of 3 Infantry Brigades, 1 Artillery Regiment and supporting elements including independent Battalion units, and Company.