Second Army (Egypt)

President Mohamed Mursi attempted to strengthen his ties with the armed forces. Accompanied by Defence Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, he greeted soldiers during his visit to the 6th Armoured Division of the Second Army, near Ismailia, some 75 miles north of Cairo, on October 10, 2012. In mid-2015, Second Army elements stationed in Ismailia were deployed to Sheikh Zuweid to combat the Sinai Insurgency. It is assigned to defend the Northern Suez Canal. == Operation Badr Order of Battle, 1973 ==

See Dani Asher, The Egyptian Strategy for the Yom Kippur War: An Analysis, 2009, p.11 • Second Field Army (Northern Canal Zone) - Maj Gen Sa'adeddin Ma'moun : Chief of Staff - Maj Gen Tayseer Aqad : Chief of Artillery - Maj Gen Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala • 18th Infantry Division* - Brig Gen Fuad 'Aziz Ghali • 90th Infantry Brigade • 134th Infantry Brigade • 136th Mechanized Infantry Brigade • 2nd Infantry Division* - Brig Gen Hassan Abu Sa'ada • 4th Infantry Brigade • 120th Infantry Brigade • 117th Mechanized Infantry Brigade • 16th Infantry Division* - Brig Gen Abd Rab el-Nabi Hafez • 16th Infantry Brigade - Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Sami • 112th Infantry Brigade • 3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade • 21st Armored Division - Brig Ibrahim El-Orabi • 1st Armored Brigade: Mohamed Taufik Abu Shady (killed), replaced by Sayyid Saleh • 14th Armored Brigade*: Othman Kamel • 18th Mechanised Brigade: Talaat Muslim • 23rd Mechanised Division - Brig Gen Ahmad 'Aboud El Zommer (Killed), Hassan Abdel-Latif • 24th Armored Brigade* • 116th Mechanised Brigade - Hussein Ridwan (killed) • 118th Mechanised Brigade • 15th Independent Armored Brigade* - Col Tahseen Shanan == Formations in 2018 ==

The attachment of the 18th Mechanised Division to the Second Field Army was verified in April 2023. • Headquarters (Ismailia) • 6th Armoured Division, headquarters in Ismailia • 7th Mechanized Division • 16th Mechanized Division • 3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade • 16th Mechanized Infantry Brigade • 57th Armored Brigade • 41st Medium Range Artillery Brigade. • 18th Mechanized Division • A Divisional artillery brigade • Independent 135th Mechanized Infantry brigade • Two Independent Long Range Artillery brigades • Three Engineer brigades (bridges, construction, and water) ==Previous Commanders==

• Mohammed Faraj Shahat (March 2014 - April 2015). • Ahmed Wasfi (July 2012 - March 2014). • Mohammed Farid Hegazy (July 2010 - July 2012). • Imbabi (January 2009 - July 2010). • Abraham Nsouha (January 2008 - January 2009). • Ahmed Hussein Mustafa (January 2006 - January 2008). • Mustafa Ahmed al-Sayed (September 2004 - January 2006). • Abdul Jalil Fakhrani (December 2001 - September 2004). • Sabri (November 1999 - December 2001). • Hamdi Wahiba (1991 - November 1999) (promoted to lieutenant general and served as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces). • Magdi Hatata (1991 - 1993) (promoted to lieutenant general and served as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces). • Mohammed Hussein Tantawi (1987 - 1988) (later promoted to field marshal and served as Minister of Defense). • Safi al-Din Abu Hnav (1981-1983) (served as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces). • Ahmed Salahuddin Abdul Halim (1981 - 1983) (promoted to lieutenant general). • Ibrahim El-Orabi (1979 - 1981) (promoted to lieutenant general and served as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces). • Fouad Aziz Ghali (Command began in December 1973 - 1980, later promoted to lieutenant general). • Abdel Moneim Khalil (The second period from October 16, 1973 - December 1973). • Saad Mamoun (January 1972 - October 16, 1973) (Promoted to lieutenant general). • Abdel Moneim Khalil (The first period from September 1969 - January 1972) • Ahmed Abdul Salam Tawfik (March 9, 1969 - September 1969). • Adli Said (Command ended on March 9, 1969). • Ahmad Ismail Ali (the first commander of the Second Army from November 1968 - March 1969) (Later Army Chief of Staff, Chief of Intelligence, Minister of Defense and promoted to Field Marshal). ==References==