The 38th Infantry Division was formed in July 1942 under the command of
Generalleutnant Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt. After serving garrison duty in
The Hague shortly after its formation, the division was transferred to
Occupied France. It was based at
Saint-Nazaire on the west coast, as part of the
7th Army. Transferred to the
Eastern Front in early 1943, the division was engaged in various actions against the
Russian Army. By September, the division had been reduced to little more than regiment size and it came under the operational control of the
62nd Infantry Division. Losses incurred during the
Battle of the Dnieper meant that the 38th Infantry Division officially ceased to exist on 14 November 1943. The surviving members of the division were transferred to the
276th Infantry Division. ==Commanders==