page_title: 2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
section_title: 1995–2012
hierarchical_section_title: 2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom) / 1995–2012
caption_attribution_description: Old view of en:Craigiehall, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
context_page_description: The 2nd Infantry Division was a Regular Army infantry division of the British Army, with a long history. Its existence as a permanently embodied formation dated from 1809, when it was established by Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley, as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, for service in the Peninsular War.
  The division was associated with the north of England. The divisional insignia, the Crossed Keys of Saint Peter, were originally part of the coat of arms of the Diocese of York, and were adopted before or during the First World War. It was disbanded on 1 April 2012.
context_section_description: The 2nd Division was reformed as an administrative division – effectively a military district – from North East District and North West District on 1 April 1995. The 1998 Strategic Defence Review led to a reorganisation of Land Command. The 2nd Division absorbed Scotland District and its headquarters moved to Craigiehall, near Edinburgh in April 2000.
  The division HQ controlled Catterick Garrison and by 2000 comprised the following Regional Brigades:
  15th (North East) Brigade
  42nd (North West) Brigade
  51st (Scottish) Brigade
  52nd Infantry Brigade
  Following further reshuffling, 52nd Infantry Brigade was reformed as an operational, rather than regional, brigade consisting of several light infantry battalions, and left the formation to join 3 Division on 1 April 2007. 38th (Irish) Brigade came under command of the 2nd Division on 1 January 2009.
  The Division reported to Army Headquarters at Andover from 2010. The new HQ Support Command in Aldershot began operation in January 2012 when HQ 4th Division in Aldershot disbanded. HQ 2nd Division in Edinburgh and HQ 5th Division in Shrewsbury were disbanded in April 2012.
  Despite the closure of HQ 2nd Division in Edinburgh the Army retained a General Officer Scotland, in addition to a small number of staff, in order to maintain the level of senior representation in Scotland required to oversee the rebasing changes.
caption: 2nd Division Headquarters, Craigiehall, in use 2000 to 2012
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