62nd Infantry Division "Marmarica"

62nd Infantry Division "Marmarica"
62nd Infantry Division "Marmarica" insignia
Active	1937–1941
Country	Kingdom of Italy
Branch	Royal Italian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division (Italian infantry divisions had at full strength about 13,000 men.)
Garrison/HQ	Derna
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Ruggero Tracchia
Insignia
Identification symbol	Marmarica Division gorget patches

The 62nd Infantry Division "Marmarica" (Italian: 62ª Divisione di fanteria "Marmarica") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division was formed on 9 May 1937 in Derna in Italian Libya and named Marmarica after the antique name for the surrounding region. The division's regimental depots were in mainland Italy in Abruzzo and shared with the 24th Infantry Division "Pinerolo", with both divisions recruiting their troops from and training them there. The Marmarica 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 5 January 1941 during the Battle of Bardia.^[1]