Second Army (United Kingdom)

Second Army
2nd Army formation badge WWI (left) and WWII (right)
Active	First World War 1914–1918 Second World War 1942–45
Country	United Kingdom
Allegiance	United Kingdom, British Army
Branch	British Army
Type	Field army
Size	Field Army
Engagements	First World War Second World War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Horace Smith-Dorrien Herbert Plumer Miles Dempsey

The British Second Army was a field army active during the First and Second World Wars. During the First World War the army was active on the Western Front throughout most of the war and later active in Italy. During the Second World War the army was the main British contribution to the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 and advance across Europe.