 In November 1944 the 1st Cossack Division was taken over by the Waffen-SS.The SS Führungshauptamt reorganized the division and used further Cossack combat units from the army and the Ordnungspolizei to form a 2nd Cossack Division.Both divisions were placed under the command of the XV SS Cossack Cavalry Corps on 1 February 1945.