In 1873, 25th Infantry Division was created, which participated in World War I.
Led in May 1940 by General Jean-Baptiste Molinié, it was part of the defenders of the Lille Pocket from 26 to 31 May during the Battle of France, after which it surrendered.
Towards the end of the Second World War, the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) from west-central France (notably those of the Charles Martel brigade, Indre-et-Loire, and Loire-Inférieure), were incorporated into the newly formed 25th Infantry Division, deployed in April 1945 in the Saint-Nazaire region.
Equipped mainly with capture weapons, it was engaged against the German Saint-Nazaire pocket.
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