title: 55 Division (Sri Lanka)
text: # 55 Division (Sri Lanka)
  
  The 55 Division is an elite division of the Sri Lanka Army. A principal offensive division it is currently deployed for combat operations in the Jaffna Peninsula and is under the command of Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna.
  
  ## Current formation
  
  * 55-1 Brigade
  * 55-2 Brigade
  * 55-3 Brigade
  
  ## Sri Lankan Civil War
  
  ### Towns captured by 55 Division
  
  | # | Area Liberated | Date |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Battle of Chalai | 5 February 2009 |
  