On 10 September the division reached a strength of 126 officers, 374 non-commissioned officers and 3,293 men, composed of German officers and Bosnian Muslim soldiers, a fraction of its prescribed strength of 19,000 men. By this time, morale was waning within the new division just as it completed the final phase of its training in Hungary; the war was not going well, and there were rumours that the Germans were going to abandon the Balkans and leave the Muslims to defend themselves.
On 10 September, the division had reached a size of 126 officers, 374 non-commissioned officers, and 3,293 men, comprising German officers and Bosnian Muslim soldiers, which was only a fraction of its intended strength of 19,000 men. By this point, morale within the new division was declining as it completed its final training phase in Hungary; the war was not going well, and there were rumors that the Germans would abandon the Balkans and leave the Muslims to fend for themselves.