57th (2nd West Lancashire) Infantry Division (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division was a British Army unit created in 1914 as part of the massive expansion of the British military during World War I. It was demobilized in 1919 following cessation of hostilities. The 57th Division was originally created as a Territorial Army (reserve) force but was sent to France on 22 Feb 1917, serving on the Western front for the duration of the war. The 57th was subordinate to XI Corps, First Army. During the World War II it was reconstituted from the 42nd Infantry Brigade for deception purposes. It was one of a number of units created for this purpose or having their names or numbers changed to keep the Axis forces confused.