55th Infantry Division (France)

World War II The 55th Infantry Division (French: 55e Division d'Infanterie, 55e DI) was a French Army formation during World War I and World War II.

During World War I, the division comprised: It was part of the French 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 11th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 30th, 31st, 33rd, 35th, 37th, 1st Colonial, 1st Cavalry Corps during which it participated in the First Battle of the Marne, the First Battle of the Aisne, the Second and Third Battle of Artois, the Battle of Verdun, the First Battle of Noyon, the Third Battle of the Aisne and the Second Battle of Noyon.

The Division was dissolved on 10 September 1918.

[1] During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division contained the following units: It was a Series B Reserve division containing older reservists.

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Insignia of the 55th Infantry Division (1940)