A total of 38,000 men were conscripted in Estonia,[4] while other Estonian units that had been part of the German Army and the Finnish Infantry Regiment 200 were transferred to Estonia. In April 1944 division had a designated strength of 16,135 men and between March and September 1944 had a total of 13,700 men pass through the reserve units and by August 1944 some 10427 killed or missing.[5] The unit fought the Red Army on the Eastern Front and surrendered in May 1945.