18th SS Mountain Police Regiment
| SS-Mountain Police Regiment 18 | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel |
| Type | Security |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Wehrkreis XVIII |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Hermann Franz |
The SS Mountain Police Regiment 18 (German: SS-Polizei-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 18) was initially named Mountain Police Regiment (Polizei-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment) when it was formed in 1942 from existing Order Police (Ordnungspolizei) units in order to secure the railwayline in the northern Caucasus (oil transports from Baku) - the withdrawal from this area made these plans obsolete. When all police battalions were merged into regiments in July 1942 the Mountain Police Regiment received Nr. 18 out of a total of 28 regiments. It remained the only mountain police regiment of the Ordnungspolizei.