Commanding Officers
The division was commanded by 11 people during its total history. This included General Friedrich Wilhelm von Mellenthin, who was acting division commander from December 1944 to February 1945 because General Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt had been wounded in an Allied air attack.
| Commander | Dates |
|---|---|
| Generalleutnant Alfred Ritter von Hubicki | 3 January 1940–14 April 1942 |
| Generalleutnant Johannes Baeßler | 15 April 1942–26 July 1942 |
| Generalmajor Heinrich-Hermann von Hülsen | 27 July 1942–3 August 1942 |
| Generalleutnant Walter Scheller | 4 August 1942–21 July 1943 |
| Generalleutnant Erwin Jollasse | 22 July 1943–20 October 1943 |
| Generalmajor Dr. Johannes Schulz | 20 October 1943–27 November 1943 |
| Oberst Max Sperling | 27 November 1943–28 November 1943 |
| Generalleutnant Erwin Jollasse | 28 November 1943–10 August 1944 |
| Oberst Max Sperling | 10 August 1944–2 September 1944 |
| Generalmajor Gerhard Müller | 3 September 1944–16 September 1944 |
| Generalleutnant Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt | 16 September 1944–28 December 1944 |
| Generalmajor Friedrich Wilhelm von Mellenthin | 28 December 1944–February 1945 |
| Generalleutnant Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt | February 1945–6 March 1945 |
| Oberst Helmut Zollenkopf | 6 March 1945–18 April 1945 |
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