55th Infantry Division (France)

The 55th Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War I and World War II.

World War I

During World War I, the division comprised:

204th Infantry Regiment
231st Infantry Regiment
246th Infantry Regiment
276th Infantry Regiment
282nd Infantry Regiment
289th Infantry Regiment
67th Territorial Infantry Regiment

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.
At various times, it was part of the [Second Army (France)|French Second Battle of Artois|Second Army], French Third Army, French Fourth Army, French Fifth Army, French Sixth Army and French Tenth Army.

World War II

During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division contained the following units:

213th Infantry Regiment,
295th Infantry Regiment,
331at Infantry Regiment,
11th Machine Gun Battalion,
64th Reconnaissance Battalion,
45th Artillery Regiment

It was a Series B Reserve division containing older reservists.