[1] During the latter stages of the war, the division was composed of members from most of Germany's geographic areas and Silesians from Upper Silesia The main purpose of the German Jäger Divisions was to fight in adverse terrain where smaller, coordinated formations were more facilely combat capable than the brute force offered by their standard infantry counterparts.

In the early stages of the war, it was the interface divisions fighting in rough terrain and foothills as well as urban areas, between the mountains and the plains.

The Jägers (means "hunters" in German) relied on a high degree of training, and slightly superior communications, as well as their not inconsiderable artillery support.

[2] Initially established in December 1940 as the 100th Light Infantry Division, the unit was raised in Upper Austria, and based in Ried.

The 100th Light Infantry Division's first campaign as a fighting force was Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, where it served with the 17th Army in the Southern Sector.

[3] In October, the 369th Reinforced Croatian Infantry Regiment was attached to the division to bolster its size when attacking the Eastern Front.

At the beginning of January 1944, the division was moved to Hungary, where it was supposed to take part in Operation Margarethe alongside other Axis forces.

After losing the Carpathian position, the division had to retreat to the ridge area, where it received a large number of defensive fighters.

On October 3, the trained tank destroyer units returned with new weapons, Marder III auf H and Panzerjäger IV.

After defending and launching counterattacks, the division had to stabilize the front in the Krappitz area, where the Russians had crossed the Oder bridge.

On February 5, after a heavy Fight in the Village of Eichhagen, the Jaeger received the order to move to the Cosel Area, where they have been needed to counter the Russian Advanced.