The division was originally formed on 25 November 1943 in St. Omer near Calais, France, and fought mostly on the
Eastern Front, being effectively destroyed near
Zolochiv by the Soviet Army's
Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive in July 1944, and disbanded in August 1944. Its commander was Infantry General
Otto Lasch. The
division was reformed in September 1944 to the
Volksgrenadier standard as
349th Volks-Grenadier-Division, commanded by Major-General
Karl Koetz. During the
East Prussian Offensive in January 1945, it was encircled in the
Heiligenbeil pocket near
Mehlsack and destroyed. == Source ==