It was formed using surplus ground crew of the Luftwaffe and served on the Eastern Front from late 1942 to early 1944 at which time it was disbanded.

[1] Intended to serve as infantry, its personnel were largely drawn from surplus Luftwaffe (German Air Force) ground crew.

[3] Towards the end of 1942, the division was assigned to Army Group Centre on the Eastern Front and fought in engagements at Nevel from November 1942 to October 1943.

Later that month, it participated in actions at Vitebsk against the Soviet Army and remained on the front lines until January 1944.

Shortly afterwards, after suffering heavy losses in the fighting at Vitebsk, the division was disbanded.