The 2nd Corps was one of five, later seven corps in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina established in early 1992.

The 2nd Corps was formed on September 29, 1992, with its headquarters in Tuzla.

It was the largest corps of the ARBiH and had the largest operational zone, ranging from Banovići to Gradačac to Brčko to Kladanj.

Additionally, it also held jurisdiction over the semi-independent Operational Group 8, later the 28th division, in the UN-protected enclaves of Srebrenica and Žepa.

[1] The 2nd Corps was responsible for the following districts: Tuzla (where were the headquarters of the corps), Doboj, Bijeljina, Srebrenica, Žepa, Zvornik.