18th Artillery Division (Wehrmacht)

18th Artillery Division
18. Artillerie-Division
ActiveOctober 1943 - July 1944
Country Nazi Germany
Branch German Army
TypeArtillery
RoleFire support
SizeDivision
Part ofXXXVIII. Armeekorps
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Generalleutnant Karl Thoholte

The 18th Artillery Division (German: 18. Artillerie-Division) was a German artillery division formed during World War II in 1943. Being the first independent mobile artillery force it never raised to its planned strength. The division fought at the Eastern Front, suffered heavy losses and was disbanded in 1944.