281st Security Division (Wehrmacht)

281st Infantry Division
ActiveMarch 1941  May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
BranchArmy (Wehrmacht)
TypeInfantry
RoleRear-security division
SizeDivision
EngagementsEastern Front
Bandenbekämpfung
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Theodor Scherer

281st Security Division (281. Sicherungs-Division) was a rear-security division in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. Established in 1941, the unit was deployed in German-occupied areas of the Soviet Union, in the Army Group North Rear Area. The unit was converted to an infantry division in 1945, while stationed in Courland.