 In 1944, the division fought against the Western Allies in Operation Dragoon.After being ordered to defend Toulon to the last bullet, and to give the rest of Army Group G a chance to withdraw, Generalleutnant Johannes Bäßler and his 242nd division held out for 10 days, until 26 August 1944, when Bäßler was critically wounded and surrendered the division.The division was formally disbanded on 7 October 1944.