Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Heer during World War II.
The 226th Infantry Division was formed on 26 June 1944 on the military base at Neuhammer.
There, the division, after combat in the Operation Astonia, was put on defensive duty in various coastal fortresses, including Calais and Dunkirk.
As the Allied forces advanced through France, the units of the 226th Infantry Division were entrapped in the Atlantic pockets.
Calais was captured by the Allies on 30 September 1944, causing the loss of Grenadier Regiment 1041.