218th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 218th Infantry Division was a military major unit of the Wehrmacht.

Division history

The Division was established on 26 August 1939 as a division of the third wave formation in Berlin. At entry into the war she was active in Poland in 1940 and gave their artillery divisions to other units from. After participating in Operation Weser exercise in Denmark from April to June 1940, the 218th ID August 1940 to February 1941 was inactive. As of December 1941, the 218th fought on the Eastern Front in the ID section of Army Group North. In early 1942, received the 218th ID to order the transportation hub Chelm, south of Lake Ilmen against attacks by the Soviet 3rd Shock Army to back up, later it developed into the Battle of Chelm. Parts of the 218 ID [ A 1 ] belonged to the Battle Group Scherer, who defended the enclosed city.

In 1944, the 218th ID withdrew in the Baltic States and capitulated in 1945 in the Kurland kettle.

Structure

  • Infantry Regiment 323
  • Infantry Regiment 386
  • Infantry Regiment 397
  • Artillery Regiment 218
  • Tank Destroyer Battalion 218
  • Reconnaissance Battalion 218
  • Engineer Battalion 218
  • News department 218
  • Supply troops 218

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