Many of these were divisions that had been mauled on the Eastern Front and were sent west to serve as coastal defense garrisons until sufficient resources were available to rehabilitate them.
Mange af disse var divisioner, som var blevet stærkt beskadiget på Østfronten og sendt vestpå for at gøre tjeneste som garnisoner kystforsvaret indtil der var tilstrækkelige ressourcer til rådighed til at de kunne blive genopstillet.