just before the attack on may 10, the division was moved to the town of kleve on the dutch border where it was attached to the xxvi corps under "general der artillerie" albert wodrig, which was itself part of "heeresgruppe b" (army group) under general-oberst fedor von bock. attached with the 256th infantry division in the xxvi corps were the 254th division and the so-called ss-vt (ss "verfügungstruppe", later 2nd ss panzer division das reich.)