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.
It was activated for World War II on September 26, 1939, dissolved on September 10, 1944, near Radom and reformed as the 26th People's Grenadier Division (26. Volksgrenadier-Division) on September 17, 1944, near Poznań by absorption of the new 582nd People's Grenadier Division from the 32nd mobilization wave (32.