Nickname(s) Type Leader(s) Equipment Size el>Headquarters Historical Information Established Fragmented Reformed Dissolved Notable Conflicts Affiliation [Source] The 18. SS Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division Horst Wessel was an SS panzergrenadier division that saw service with Germany during World War II. It was initially formed in 1944 and consisted mainly of recruits from the 1st SS Infanterie Brigade and most of these were Hungarian ethnic Germans. The division itself was named after the SA hero and poet Horst Wessel which why is it was initially planned to consist of recruits from the SA so that the division could truly live up to its name.
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