The 251st Infantry Division was formed on the day of German general mobilization, 26 August 1939, as part of the fourth Aufstellungswelle in the Hersfeld area in Wehrkreis IX.
The lost formations were replaced to bring the 251st Infantry Division back to regular strength.
He was briefly substituted by Eugen König in early April, then assumed command again until 15 November 1943.
[3]: 504 The 251st Infantry Division was battered in the Warka bridgehead in January 1945 and effectively destroyed during the retreat to West Prussia.
Its remaining officers were moved to one of the desperately assembled final formations of the Wehrmacht, the Infantry Division Friedrich Ludwig Jahn.