(4 April) – 6th and 7th Bn Londons attached to 18th (Eastern) Division Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (24–25 April) Battle of Amiens (8–11 August) Second Battle of the Somme Battle of Albert (22–23 August) Second Battle of Bapaume (31 August–1 September) Battle of Épehy (18 September) Final advance in Artois and Flanders (2 October–11 November) Demobilisation After the Armistice with Germany the division was billeted in the area of Peruwelz in Belgium. Skilled tradesmen and 'pivotal' men began to be demobilised during December 1918, and by March 1919 the division had dwindled to a brigade group concentrated around Leuze as units were reduced to cadres. The artillery left for the UK on 4 April, and the last units left France at the end of June, when 58th Division ceased to exist. General Officers Commanding The following officers commanded the division: Brig-Gen E.J. Cooper, appointed 4 May 1915 Maj-Gen H.D. Fanshawe, appointed 5 September 1916 Maj-Gen A.B.E. Cator, appointed 6 October 1916; sick 10 May 1918 Brig-Gen C.G. Higgins, acting 10–21 May, 10–13 June 1918 Maj-Gen N.M. Smyth, VC, appointed 21 May; sick 10 June 1918 Maj-Gen F. W. Ramsay, appointed 13 June 1918 Second World War The division was 'reformed' as a 'phantom division' created as part of 'Operation Fortitude North' as a replacement for the 3rd Infantry Division which was going south to take part in a D-Day rehearsal. Unlike other 'phantom divisions' the 58th's number was chosen on the basis of Ultra reports that showed the Germans believed a 58th Infantry Division existed in the vicinity of Windsor. This misidentification was then supported by simulated radio traffic and by fictitious reports from double agents working for the British Security Service, MI5. As part of the Fourth Army's II Corps, the division took the role of a mountain trained assault formation in 'Fortitude North' (HQ: Aberlour) and the role of follow up unit in 'Fortitude South' (HQ: Gravesend). It was disposed of by announcing that the division had moved to Hertfordshire and been disbanded in April 1945. The formation's insignia, a stag's face full on a black square was chosen to support the division's fictional back-story, that it had been formed in the Scottish Highlands around cadres from combat experienced Highland regiments. Imaginary formations assigned to the division included the 173rd Infantry Brigade, 174th Infantry Brigade, 175th Infantry Brigade, and support units. See also List of British divisions in