The 55th Infantry Division "Savona" () was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. It was formed in April 1939 in Salerno and named after the city of Savona. Its men were drafted from Naples, Salerno and the surrounding Campania. The Savona was classified as an auto-transportable division, meaning it had some motorized transport, but not enough to move the entire division at once. The division was destroyed on during Operation Crusader at Halfaya Pass and officially declared lost on 17 January 1942. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Savona" established on 21 December 1821, which on 25 October 1831 split to form the 1st and 2nd infantry regiments under the brigade's command. On 4 May 1839 the two regiments were re-numbered as 15th and 16th infantry regiments. World War I The brigade fought on the Italian front in World War I. On 4 November 1926 the brigade was disbanded and its regiments transferred to other brigades: the 15th Infantry Regiment "Savona" to the XXV Infantry Brigade and the 16th Infantry Regiment "Savona" to the XXVII Infantry Brigade. In April 1939 the 55th Infantry Division "Savona" was activated in Salerno and the 15th and 16th infantry regiments returned to the division, which was completed by the addition of the 12th Artillery Regiment. World War II After the outbreak of World War II the Savona was sent to Libya and was garrisoned in ʽAziziya south-west of Tripoli from September 1939. During the Italian invasion of France from 10-25 June 1940 the Savona was deployed along the French Tunisian-Libyan border. After the signing of the Franco-Italian Armistice signed on 24 June 1940 the Savona returned to its garrison in Gharyan near Tripoli. The division did not participate in the 1940 Italian invasion of Egypt and remained in its garrison until June 1941. That month the division arrived at the Siege of Tobruk. In August 1941 the division took up positions at Sollum-Bardia-Halfaya Pass. By November 1941, the Savona manned defensive positions at Bardia and Sīdī ‘Umar, where it engaged in combat with units of the British Eighth Army. On 18 November 1941 the British commenced Operation Crusader and attacked from Bi’r Qirbah to Halfaya. On 22 and 23 November nearly 1,500 troops of the Savona surrendered to British forces and two of the division's positions were lost. The Savona counter-attacked and regained one of its