18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel
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title:
18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel
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The 18th SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division "Horst Wessel" was formed in 1944 around a cadre from the 1st SS Infantry Brigade and included mainly ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) from Hungary. The 1st battalion of about 1000 men was attached to SS Division Horst Wessel and sent to Galicia. It was used for "rear-security" duties until it was sent to the Eastern front, with the exception of one regiment that fought the Slovak National Uprising in August 1944. During this period, the 1st Battalio
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German armored division
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_SS_Volunteer_Panzergrenadier_Division_Horst_Wessel
date created:
2008-10-17T16:06:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T21:39:50Z
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