The 207th Infantry Division (german: 207. Infanterie-Division) was established in August 1939, and acted as a Border guard, border security unit during the Invasion of Poland (1939), invasion of Poland as part of the 4th Army (Wehrmacht), Fourth Army under Army Group North. In May 1940 during the Battle of the Netherlands, invasion of the Netherlands it attacked the Grebbe Line and was part of 18th Army (Wehrmacht), 18th Army. In June 1940 it was transferred to the OKH's Replacement Army, Reserve Army. In July it was transferred to Pomerania, and in August it was disbanded and its elements used to create three Security Division (Germany), security divisions: the 207th, the 281st Security Division (Wehrmacht), 281st, and the 285th Security Division (Wehrmacht), 285th, in preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. The 207th Security Division () was subordinated to the Army Group North Rear Area until December 1944, when it was disbanded. Its headquarters staff continued as a "special purpose" (German language, German ''z.b.V.'') divisional headquarters under the 16th Army (Wehrmacht), Sixteenth Army, ending the war in the pocket with Army Group Courland.

Commanders

* Generalleutnant Karl von Tiedemann (? August 1939 – 1 January 1943) *Generalleutnant Erich Hofmann (1 January 1943 – ? November 1943) *Generalleutnant Bogislav Graf von Schwerin, (? November 1943 – 17 September 1944) *Generalmajor Martin Berg (17 September 1944 – 10 December 1944)

References

* Military units and formations established in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1944 Infantry divisions of Germany during World War II 1939 establishments in Germany Security divisions of Germany during World War II {{Germany-WWII-stub