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

German 18th Panzergrenadier Division

German 18th Panzergrenadier Division
18. Panzergrenadier Division (23 June 1943 - 8 May 1945)
Parent unit Wehrkreis VIII
Components Grenadier Regiment 30
Grenadier Regiment 51
Panzer Battalion 118
Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 118
Divisional units 18

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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