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Army (1935–1945)">German Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Volksgrenadier" title="Volksgrenadier">Volksgrenadier</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">Division</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Hoffmann-Sch%C3%B6nborn" title="Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn">Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Walter_Botsch" title="Walter Botsch">Walter Botsch</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Heinz_Kokott" title="Heinz Kokott">Heinz Kokott</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>18th Volksgrenadier Division</b> (<i>18. Volksgrenadier-Division</i>; 18. VGD) was a <a href="/wiki/Volksgrenadier" title="Volksgrenadier">volksgrenadier</a> division of the <a href="/wiki/German_Army_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="German Army (Wehrmacht)">German Army</a> (i.e. <i>Heer</i>) during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>, active from 1944 to 1945. </p><p>The division was formed in Denmark, in September 1944, by redesignating <b>571. Volksgrenadier-Division</b>. Under the command of <a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Hoffmann-Sch%C3%B6nborn" title="Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn">Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn</a>, the new division absorbed elements of the <a href="/wiki/18th_Luftwaffe_Field_Division" title="18th Luftwaffe Field Division">18th Luftwaffe Field Division</a>. It contained the <i>293., 294.</i> and <i>295. grenadier regiments</i>, <i>Panzerjäger-Bataillon 1818</i>, <i>Pionier-Bataillon 1818</i>, <i>Füsilier-Bataillon 1818</i> and <i>Artillerie-Regiment 1818</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Axis_History_Factbook_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Axis_History_Factbook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The division fought in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge" title="Battle of the Bulge">Ardennes</a>, inflicting on the <a href="/wiki/106th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="106th Infantry Division (United States)">106th US Infantry Division</a> the worst defeat suffered by U.S. forces in the <a href="/wiki/European_theatre_of_World_War_II" title="European theatre of World War II">European theatre of World War II</a>, when over 8,000 American soldiers surrendered to German troops. On December 21, 18. VGD captured <a href="/wiki/St._Vith" title="St. Vith">St. Vith</a>, winning a great victory. As the offensive steam came to an end in the Ardennes, the division went on the defensive, and there they would stay. Eventually retreating through Germany until the end of the war, when it surrendered. On February 5, 1945 General <a href="/wiki/Walter_Botsch" title="Walter Botsch">Walter Botsch</a> took over command of the division.<sup id="cite_ref-Axis_History_Factbook_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Axis_History_Factbook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 6, 1945, when Botsch was ordered to take command of the <a href="/wiki/LIII_Army_Corps_(Germany)" class="mw-redirect" title="LIII Army Corps (Germany)">LIIIrd Army Corps</a>, the 18. VGD division was absorbed into the <a href="/wiki/26th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="26th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">26. VGD</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Heinz_Kokott" title="Heinz Kokott">Heinz Kokott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heinrich_Himmler" title="Heinrich Himmler">Heinrich Himmler</a>'s brother-in-law. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Knights_Cross_Holders">Knights Cross Holders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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199th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="6th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="9th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="12th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="16th Volksgrenadier Division">16</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Grenadier_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="19th Grenadier Division (Wehrmacht)">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Air_Landing_Division" title="22nd Air Landing Division">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="26th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Volksgrenadier_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="31st Volksgrenadier Division">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="36th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="45th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="46th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="47th Volksgrenadier Division">47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="61st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="62nd Volksgrenadier Division">62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/78th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="78th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/79th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="79th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="45th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/167th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="167th Volksgrenadier Division">167</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/183rd_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="183rd Volksgrenadier Division">183</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">200th – 299th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/211th_Volksgrenadier_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="211th Volksgrenadier Division">211</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/212th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="212th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">212</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/246th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="246th Volksgrenadier Division">246</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/256th_Volksgrenadier_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="256th Volksgrenadier Division">256</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/257th_Volksgrenadier_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="257th Volksgrenadier Division">257</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/271st_Volksgrenadier_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="271st Volksgrenadier Division">271</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/272nd_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="272nd Volksgrenadier Division">272</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/276th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="276th Volksgrenadier Division">276</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/277th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="277th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">277</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/278th_Volksgrenadier_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="278th Volksgrenadier Division">278</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">300th – 540th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/320th_Volksgrenadier_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="320th Volksgrenadier Division">320</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/326th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="326th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">326</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/334th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="334th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">334</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/337th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="337th Volksgrenadier Division">337</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/340th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="340th Volksgrenadier Division">340</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/347th_Volksgrenadier_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="347th Volksgrenadier Division">347</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/349th_Infantry_Division" title="349th Infantry Division">349</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/352nd_Infantry_Division" title="352nd Infantry Division">352</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/361st_Infantry_Division" title="361st Infantry Division">361</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/363rd_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="363rd Volksgrenadier Division">363</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/462nd_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="462nd Volksgrenadier Division">462</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">541st – 549th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/541st_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="541st Volksgrenadier Division">541</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/542nd_Volksgrenadier_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="542nd Volksgrenadier Division">542</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/544th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="544th Volksgrenadier Division">544</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=545th_Volksgrenadier_Division&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="545th Volksgrenadier Division (page does not exist)">545</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=547th_Volksgrenadier_Division&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="547th Volksgrenadier Division (page does not exist)">547</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/548th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="548th Volksgrenadier Division">548</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/549th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="549th Volksgrenadier Division">549</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">551st – 559th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/551st_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="551st Volksgrenadier Division">551</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/553rd_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="553rd Volksgrenadier Division">553</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/558th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="558th Volksgrenadier Division">558</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/559th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="559th Volksgrenadier Division">559</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">560th – 569th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/560th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="560th Volksgrenadier Division">560</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/561st_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="561st Volksgrenadier Division">561</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/562nd_Grenadier_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="562nd Grenadier Division (Wehrmacht)">562</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/563rd_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="563rd Volksgrenadier Division">563</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/564th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="564th Volksgrenadier Division">564</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/565th_Volksgrenadier_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="565th Volksgrenadier Division">565</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/363rd_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="363rd Volksgrenadier Division">566</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/349th_Infantry_Division" title="349th Infantry Division">567</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/256th_Infantry_Division" title="256th Infantry Division">568</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/361st_Infantry_Division" title="361st Infantry Division">569</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">570th – 579th</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/337th_Infantry_Division" title="337th Infantry Division">570</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">571</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/340th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="340th Volksgrenadier Division">572</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/708th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="708th Volksgrenadier Division">573</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/574th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="574th Volksgrenadier Division">574</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/272nd_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="272nd Volksgrenadier Division">575</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/271st_Infantry_Division" title="271st Infantry Division">576</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Volksgrenadier_Division" title="47th Volksgrenadier Division">577</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/212th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" title="212th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">578</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/326th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)" class="mw-redirect" title="326th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">579</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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