▁the ▁south ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁Lad oga . ▁The ▁division ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lake ▁Lad oga ▁from ▁August ▁through ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁launched ▁Operation ▁I sk ra ▁( the ▁second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lake ▁Lad oga ) ▁and ▁the ▁division ▁became ▁enc irc led ▁in ▁Schl üss el burg , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 6 th ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁After ▁fier ce ▁fighting ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁r ally ▁and ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁pocket . ▁It ▁reached ▁the ▁German ▁lines ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁but ▁three ▁of ▁its ▁gr en ad ier ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁so ▁badly ▁m au led ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁dis band ed , ▁with ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁other ▁gr en ad ier ▁batt al ions ▁in ▁the ▁division . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁army ▁was ▁such ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 2 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁X L III ▁Army ▁Corps ▁had ▁to ▁withdraw ▁to ▁positions ▁behind ▁Nar va . ▁During ▁this ▁withdraw al ▁the ▁division ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁losses . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁strength ened ▁by ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Luft wa ffe ▁Field ▁Division , ▁which ▁itself ▁had ▁suffered ▁heavily ▁and ▁been ▁dissol ved . ▁In ten se ▁fighting