Its primary function during the war was the defense of the airspace of the city of Hamburg, where it remained for the duration of the conflict.

[3] It received the cardinal number 3 on 1 August 1939, making it 3rd Air Space Defense Command (Luftverteidigungs-Kommando Nr.

[4]: 43  The division sustained heavy damages during the Anglo-American attacks of August 1943 ("Operation Gomorrah").

[3] Wolz remained in command during the heaviest stage of the Allied bombing campaign against Germany, in late 1944 and early 1945.

The final commander of the division had been Otto Stange, who had only assumed his post on 2 April 1945.