Aliases
Army G-2 (extended reference to General Staff G-2)Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (modern designation from 1985 onward)G-2 (common abbreviation referring to Army intelligence function)Intelligence DivisionMilitary Intelligence Branch (official designation February 1918 – June 1918)Military Intelligence Branch (official designation, February 1918 – June 1918)Military Intelligence Section (official designation May 1917 – February 1918)Military Intelligence Section (official designation, May 1917 – February 1918)War Department G-2
Disambiguation
Military intelligence division of the United States War Department General Staff. Not to be confused with the later Military Intelligence Service (MIS, established 1942) or other modern intelligence agencies like the CIA. Also distinct from Military Intelligence Corps, a branch of the Army established later.
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Organization
military-branchUSfounded: 1917
Enrichment
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- Military Intelligence Division (United States)Wikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Established May 1917 as Military Intelligence Section
- Reorganized as Military Intelligence Branch (February 1918) and Military Intelligence Division (June 1918)
- Operated until March 1942 when reorganized as Military Intelligence Service
- Sherman Miles led as Assistant Chief of Staff G-2 in 1941
- US Army Military Intelligence Section Established, 3 May 1917U.S. Army Official▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Formal establishment date: May 3, 1917
- Major Ralph Van Deman selected as first leader
- Grew from 3 to 12 functional offices during WWI
- Over 1,400 personnel by 1918
- Established permanent peacetime military intelligence organization
- G-2 (intelligence)Wikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- G-2 refers to military intelligence staff at divisional level and above in U.S. Army
- Based on European military staff system pioneered in 1903
- Intelligence function in U.S. Army traces to American Revolution
- Formal Division of Military Information established in 1885
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Intelligence Division
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 3 time(s) across 2 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 3 vez(es) em 2 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.