The 18. Armee was established on 4 November 1939. It was assigned to the western frontier with the Netherlands. It then fought in the Campaign in the West from 10 May 1940 until 25 June 1940 fighting both in Holland and then France. It was then involved in the occupation of southern France from 26 June 1940 through 20 July 1940. From 21 July 1940 through 21 June 1941 it was serving in the east along the northern Germany-Russian Frontier. The 18. Armee was in existence 2,015 days of which 1,419 days were spent fighting on the Eastern Front in the northern area.
| Western Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements |
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| 1. | Securityon the Western Border. | 11.4.1939 | 5.9.1940 | 188 |
| 2. | AirborneLanding and Fighting in the Fortress Holland. | 5.10.1940 | 5.17.1940 | 8 |
| 3. | Fight forthe Ijssel and Grebbe Positions. | 5.10.1940 | 5.14.1940 | 5 |
| 4. | Attacktoward Maas and Peel Positions and Breakthrough to the Coast. | 5.10.1940 | 5.14.1940 | 5 |
| 5. | AttackToward the Southern Front of Fortress Holland. | 5.14.1940 | 5.15.1940 | 2 |
| 6. | Conquestof Holland. | 5.10.1940 | 5.14.1940 | 5 |
| 7. | Securityin Northern Holland. | 5.15.1940 | 5.30.1940 | 16 |
| 8. | Conquestof Walcheren Island. | 5.16.1940 | 5.18.1940 | 3 |
| 9. | AttackToward the Fortress Antwerpen and Across the Schelde. | 5.15.1940 | 5.20.1940 | 6 |
| 10. | Fightingin East Flanders, Brealthrough Toward the Fortifications at Gent. | 5.19.1940 | 5.23.1940 | 5 |
| 11. | AttackOver the Neuzen-Gent Canal and Over the Lys. | 5.21.1940 | 5.27.1940 | 7 |
| 12. | Battlefor Dünkirchen. | 5.28.1940 | 6.4.1940 | 8 |
| 13. | Fightingfor the Paris Fotified Positions. | 6.11.1940 | 6.13.1940 | 3 |
| 14. | Crossoverthe Seine River. [not the 1.Kav.Div.] | 6.12.1940 | 6.13.1940 | 2 |
| 15. | PursuitFighting to the Loire River. | 6.14.1940 | 6.18.1940 | 5 |
| 16. | CrossingOver the Loire River. | 6.17.1940 | 6.20.1940 | 4 |
| 17. | PursuitFighting south of the Loire River. | 6.20.1940 | 6.25.1940 | 6 |
| 18. | Occupationof Southwest France. | 6.26.1940 | 7.20.1940 | 25 |
| 19. | March tothe Germany-Russian Border and Security. | 7.21.1940 | 6.21.1941 | 336 |
| Eastern Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements |
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| 1. | FrontierFighting in Lithuania. | 6.22.1941 | 6.29.1941 | 8 |
| a] | Breakthroughat the Frontier Positions. | 6.22.1941 | 6.25.1941 | 4 |
| b] | AdvanceAcross the Niemen River and Capture of Kovno. | 6.22.1941 | 6.26.1941 | 5 |
| c] | Conquestof Libau. | 6.24.1941 | 6.29.1941 | 6 |
| 2. | AdvanceAcross the Duna River. | 6.27.1941 | 7.12.1941 | 16 |
| a] | Fightingin Eastern Lithuania and Latvia. | 6.27.1941 | 7.7.1941 | 11 |
| b] | Conquestof Riga and Fighting Between the Duna River and Velikiye Luki. | 6.29.1941 | 7.12.1941 | 14 |
| 3. | Conquestof Estonia. | 7.4.1941 | 9.5.1941 | 64 |
| a] | AdvanceAcross Western Estonia. | 7.4.1941 | 7.13.1941 | 10 |
| b] | Advanceto and the Battle for Dorpat. | 7.11.1941 | 8.4.1941 | 25 |
| c] | Breakthroughfrom Wesenburg to Narva. | 8.5.1941 | 8.19.1941 | 15 |
| d] | Battlefor Reval. | 8.20.1941 | 8.28.1941 | 9 |
| 4. | RaidAcross the Old Russian State Border. | 7.8.1941 | 7.8.1941 | 1 |
| 5. | Operationsagainst Leningrad. | 7.12.1941 | 9.25.1941 | 76 |
| a] | DriveEast of Lake Peipus and the Narva. | 7.13.1941 | 7.18.1941 | 6 |
| b] | Breakthroughof the Luga River Positions. | 8.18.1941 | 8.28.1941 | 11 |
| c] | Advanceto the Neva River and to Lake Ladoga. | 8.25.1941 | 9.25.1941 | 32 |
| d] | Breakthroughinto the Fortifications of Leningrad. | 8.29.1941 | 9.25.1941 | 28 |
| e] | Drive toPeterhof. | 9.17.1941 | 9.25.1941 | 9 |
| 6. | Conquestof the Baltic Islands. | 9.8.1941 | 10.15.1941 | 38 |
| a] | Seizureof Hobulaid, Worms and Kessu Islands. | 9.8.1941 | 9.10.1941 | 2 |
| b] | Seizureof Moon Island. | 9.11.1941 | 9.15.1941 | 5 |
| c] | Seizureof Usel Island. | 9.16.1941 | 10.5.1941 | 20 |
| 7. | DefensiveFighting before Leningrad and Oranienbaum. | 9.26.1941 | 6.30.1942 | 278 |
| 8. | Fightingbetween Lake Illmen and Lake Ladoga. | 12.28.1941 | 6.27.1942 | 181 |
| a] | DefenseAgainst the Russian Volkhov Offensive to Relieve Leningrad. | 1.13.1942 | 5.21.1942 | 129 |
| b] | Destructionof the Enemy in the Volkhov Kessel. | 5.22.1942 | 6.27.1942 | 37 |
| 9. | PositionFighting in the Zone of Heeresgruppe Nord. | 7.1.1942 | 1.13.1944 | 562 |
| a] | FirstDefensive Battle South of Lake Ladoga. | 8.27.1942 | 9.3.1942 | 8 |
| b] | SecondDefensive Battle South of Lake Ladoga and the Pogoste Kessel and South ofKolpino. | 1.12.1943 | 3.31.1943 | 79 |
| c] | Defensivefighting around near Nowgorod. | 3.15.1943 | 3.26.1943 | 12 |
| d] | ThirdDefensive Battle South of Lake Ladoga. | 7.22.1943 | 9.24.1943 | 65 |
| 10. | DefensiveFighting in Northern Russia and for the Baltic Islands. | 1.14.1944 | 4.23.1944 | 101 |
| a] | DefensiveBattles for Novgorod and Leningrad and Retreat Fighting to Pleskau and Narva. | 1.14.1944 | 3.1.1944 | 48 |
| b] | DefensiveFighting on the Narva River. | 2.2.1944 | 4.23.1944 | 82 |
| 11. | PositionFighting in the Zone of Heeresgruppe Nord. | 4.24.1944 | 7.13.1944 | 81 |
| 12. | Defensiveand retreating battles during the Russian summer offensive in the BalticCountries thereby: Fighting west of Lake Peipus [Dorpat-Verro]. | 7.14.1944 | 10.6.1944 | 85 |
| 13. | DefensivePositioning on Southern Front in Courland. | 10.7.1944 | 10.19.1944 | 13 |
| 14. | SixBattles for Courland. | 10.27.1944 | 3.30.1945 | 155 |
| 15. | PositionFighting in Courland. | 4.1.1945 | 5.10.1945 | 40 |
