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Revision as of 07:13, 30 January 2016

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66th Division, British Army
Years active: – unknown
Country: United Kingdom
Service: British Army
Branch: Territorial Force
Type: Formation
Specific type: Infantry division
Full size: 19,000
Sources for overview:
Created:
Sources for created:
Name1: 2nd East Lancashire Division
Name1 Start:
Name1 End: 12/5/1915
Reason for change: Renaming of territorial divisions.
Sources for name1:
Name2: 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division
Name2 Start: 12/5/1915
Name2 End: unknown
Reason for change:
Sources for name2:
Alternate names:
Sources for alternate names:
Disbanded: unknown. 
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 197th Infantry Brigade, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: 01/09/1915
End date: 31/10/1918
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 198th Infantry Brigade, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: 01/09/1915
End date: 31/05/1919
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 199th Infantry Brigade, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: 01/09/1915
End date: 31/05/1919
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 1st South African Infantry Brigade
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: 01/03/1918
End date: 28/02/1919
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Mounted Troops, 66th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Artillery, 66th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Engineers and Pioneers, 66th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Machine Gun Units, 66th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Medical Services, 66th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Veterinary Services, 66th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Supply and Transport, 66th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Theatre of war
Theatre name: France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered: 01/09/1915
Date left: 31/05/1919
Sources:
Theatre of war
Theatre name: British Isles
Date entered: 01/09/1915
Date left: 31/01/1916
Sources:


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