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18th Infantry Division (Greece)

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18th Infantry Division
XVIII Μεραρχία Πεζικού (XVIII ΜΠ)
Active1940–1941
CountryKingdom of Greece
BranchHellenic Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsBattle of the Metaxas Line
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The18th Infantry Division (Greek:XVII Μεραρχία Πεζικού, XVIII ΜΠ;XVIII Merarchia Pezikou,XVIII MP) was aninfantrydivision of theHellenic Army that fought in theBattle of the Metaxas Line.

The division was formed in December 1940, underMajor GeneralLeonidas Stergiopoulos.[1] It was subordinated to theEastern Macedonia Army Section (TSAM) and faced the German attack on 6 April 1941 in the area ofMount Beles.[2] The division was unable to halt the German attack, which outflanked TSAM and led to its surrender on 9 April.

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  1. ^An Abridged History, pp. 311–312.
  2. ^An Abridged History, pp. 190, 193.

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