57th Infantry Division (France)

Commanders

• August 1914 - 2 February 1915 : General Bernard
• 3 February - 7 May 1915 : General Victor Cordonnier
• 8 May - 17 June 1915 : General Marie Eugène Debeney
• 18 June - 11 August 1915 : General Demange
• 12 August - 22 October 1915 : General de Cadoudal
• 23 October 1915 – 15 January 1917 : General Paul Leblois
• 16 January - 13 December 1917 : General Jacquemot
• 14 December 1917 – 4 March 1918 : General Siben
• 5 March 1918 - end of the conflict : General Génin
• 1939 : General Barbeyrac de Saint-Maurice
• 1940 : General Texier

First World War

1914

• 6–9 August : Elements detached to the 7th Army Corps during the offensive in Mulhouse.
• 10–16 August : offensive movement towards the Ill river, in the Carspach region, Brinighoffen. From 11 August, withdrawal by Dannemarie, Haut-Rhin towards Petit-Croix.
• 16–28 August : resumption of the offensive in the direction of Mulhouse, from 21 August occupation of the Altkirch region, then 24 August, withdrawal to Dannemarie.
• 28 August 1914 – 8 October 1915 : occupation of a sector east of Belfort. Offensive reconnaissance between the Doller and the Swiss border.

1915

• 8–15 October : withdrawal from the front, transport by rail to the Valbonne camp; rest. From 14 October, transport by rail to Toulon and Marseille. From 15 October, embarkation to be transported to join the Army of the Orient.
• 15 October - 3 December : transport by sea and disembarkation in Salonika; as the landings proceed, transport by rail to Krivolak and Demir Kapiya; occupation of the valley of the Vardar and the gorges of Demir Kapija, up to the confluence of the Vardar and the Crna River (Vardar). From 27 October, local actions north of Krivolak.
• 3–19 December : retreat to Salonika, withdrawal of elements from the Krivolak region towards Demir Kapiya.
• 19 December 1915 – 5 May 1916 : creation of the entrenched camp of Salonika, between Kiorziné and Dogandji, in conjunction with the British front. Elements are despatched on 21 March to Sarigöl, thence on 1 April up to Alexia, then to Snevce.

1916

• 5 May - 28 August : movement of the division towards the Kroucha-Balkan, preparation of the Dova-Tépé position, Botkova lake. Engagement on the southern slopes of the Bélèch mountain ridge, during the battle of Doiran (1916). The division's 113th Brigade was reinforced by the Groupe Léger of six dismounted cavalry squadrons, which equated to the strength of an infantry battalion.
• 28 August - 3 October : relief by Italian elements and subsequent withdrawal from the front line. Transport by rail from Sarigöl to Veria, engaged in the allied counter-offensive on Monastir. Progression beyond Ekshi Su, on 14 September.
• 3 October 1916 – 28 March 1917 : pursuit on the crests Baba-Planina engaged in the battle of Monastir (1917). Fighting on the fortified lines of Kenali, resultant withdrawal of troops from the Central Powers.

1917

• 28 March - 14 August : in the second line towards Rakovo, then at the beginning of April redeployed to the sector of Hill 1248.
• 14–29 August : withdrawal from the front line and rest in the region south of Florina
• 29 August 1917 – 10 June 1918 : A provisional grouping is dispatched to the west of the Prespa Lakes and engaged in operations at Pogradec. At the end of 1917, after regrouping, taking up of positions in a sector in Albania in the region covering Krachnichti, Lounga, Pléchichta, Mali Sat mountain range.

1918

• 10 June - 15 September : engaged in operations in Albania, fighting in Kamia and progress to Sinaprénté and Koukri; battles of Bofnia then fortification of the captured positions.
• 15 September - 20 October : present during the breakthrough of the Macedonian front, offensive on Okrida and progression to Elbasan.
• 20 October - 11 November : withdrawal from the front line, movement towards Lopatitsa, then towards Monastir ; rest.

Order of battle

• Infantry :
• Cavalry :
• Artillery :
• Engineers :

Second World War

• 235th Infantry Regiment ;
• 260th Infantry Regiment ;
• 8th demi-brigade, of the 26th, 66th and 68th battalions of Chasseurs à pied;
• 47th divisional artillery regiment ;
• 247th divisional heavy artillery regiment ;
• 62nd reconnaissance group