The 18th Luftwaffe Field Division (german: 18. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the ''

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

'' branch of

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Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

during the

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. It was set up on 1 December 1942 from surplus

personnel and was deployed in

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from February 1943 to September 1943. On September 20, 1943, the division was transferred to the army and renamed Field Division 18 (L).

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