Schutzmannschaft
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title:
Schutzmannschaft
text:
The Schutzmannschaft, or Auxiliary Police was the collaborationist auxiliary police of native policemen serving in those areas of the Soviet Union and the Baltic states occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II. Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, established the Schutzmannschaft on 25 July 1941, and subordinated it to the Order Police. By the end of 1941, some 45,000 men served in Schutzmannschaft units, about half of them in the battalions. During 1942, Schutzmannschaften expanded to an estim
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description:
Collaborationist police force of Nazi-occupied areas of the Soviet Union during WWII
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutzmannschaft
date created:
2006-03-20T00:00:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T16:25:36Z
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