 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel

The 18th SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division "Horst Wessel" ( was formed in 1944 around a cadre from the 1st SS Infantry Brigade and included mainly ethnic Germans ("Volksdeutsche") from Hungary.The 1st battalion of about 1000 men was attached to SS Division Horst Wessel and sent to Galicia.