18th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) - German 18th Motorized Infantry Division

German 18th Motorized Infantry Division

German 18th Motorized Infantry Division
18. Infanterie-Division (mot.) (1 November 1940 - 23 June 1943)
Parent unit Wehrkreis VIII
Components Motorized Infantry Regiment 30
Motorized Infantry Regiment 51
Motorcycle Battalion 38
Divisional units 18

Formed 1 November 1940

  • Part of the occupation force in France from November 1940 until June 1941.
  • Fought on the Eastern Front, central sector from June 1941 until January 1942.
  • Fought on the Eastern front, northern sector from January 1942 until June 1943 when it was redesignated 18th Panzergrenadier Division.

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