18th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

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18th Infantry Division 18th (Motorized) Infantry Division 18th Panzergrenadier Division
18. Infanterie-Division 18. (mot.) Infanterie-Division 18. Panzergrenadier-Division
Active	1 October 1934 – 8 May 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Motorized Infantry
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Liegnitz
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Eastern Front Battle of Berlin

The 18th Infantry Division (German: 18. Infanterie-Division) was formed on 1 October 1934 as Infantry Command III (Infanterieführer III) in Liegnitz and renamed the 18th Infantry Division on 15 October 1935. Mobilized in August 1939, it participated in the Invasion of Poland and in 1940 in the Battle of France. After the French campaign, the division was motorized and redesignated 18th Motorized Infantry Division on 1 November 1940 serving on the Eastern Front for the remainder of the war. In June 1943, the division was redesignated 18th Panzergrenadier Division.