September 26, 1942: Formation of the 189. Reserve-Division
December 6, 1942: The 189. Reserve-Division is renamed 189. Infanterie-Division (B)
May 15, 1943: The 189. Reserve-Division is reformed in France from Division Nr. 189. In 1944, it fought against the Allied landings in Operation Dragoon in the South of France and suffered heavy losses.
October 8, 1944: The 189. Infanterie-Division was reformed in France from the 189. Reserve-Division and the 242. Infanterie-Division.
February 1945: The 189. Infantry-Division is destroyed in the Colmar Pocket.
March 1945: The 189. Infantry-Division was reformed again and fought in southern Germany until the end of the war.