It was mobilised for World War II on September 26, 1939, disbanded on September 10, 1944, near Radom and reformed as the 26th Volksgrenadier Division (26. Volksgrenadier-Division) on September 17, 1944, near Poznań by absorption of the new 582nd Volksgrenadier Division of the 32nd mobilisation wave (32.
The unit was mobilized for World War II on September 26, 1939, and was subsequently demobilized on September 10, 1944, near Radom. It was reorganized as the 26th People's Grenadier Division on September 17, 1944, in Poznań by incorporating the new 582nd People's Grenadier Division from the 32nd mobilization wave.