 After taking part in the Invasion of France in 1940, it spent the remainder of its existence on the Eastern Front, mostly with Army Group Centre.One of its early commanders was Paul von Hase, later executed for his role in the Widerstand, the German resistance movement.Following heavy losses in 1943, the division was dissolved and its staff (along with remnants of Infantry Regiments 171 and 234) was incorporated into "Korps-Abteilung D" together with elements of the similarly depleted 262nd Infantry Division.