been separated between armies, with parts going to the 15th Army's 98th Army Corps and the 1st Parachute Army. The division, along with the 15th Army's LXXIV Army Corps, participated in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in December 1944 as the Wehrmacht attempted to force the Allies out of the Ardennes. The division under Bechler continued to hold out against Allied advances until its final capitulation in March 1945; the rest of the corps would be destroyed at the Ruhr pocket the following April in the Battle of Aachen. Remnants of the division were merged with others to form Infantry Division Potsdam. Sources See also List of German divisions in World War II 0*085 Military units and formations established in 1944 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945