German 18th Panzergrenadier Division
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Formed on 23 June 1943.
- Fought on the Eastern front, northern sector from June 1943 until October 1943.
- Fought on the Eastern front, central sector from October 1943 until September 1944. It was devastated in the Soviet 1944 summer offensive.
- The remnants of the Division fought in Eastern Prussia and in the Battle of Berlin. The survivors tried to fight their way out of Berlin on 2 May 1945 when Berlin surrendered to the Soviets.
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