Беларуская краёвая абарона Bielaruskaja krajovaja abarona
Active
February 23, 1944 – April 28, 1945
Country
Reichskommissariat Ostland
Allegiance
Belarusian Central Council Nazi Germany
Size
28,000 troops[1]
Patron
Radasłaŭ Astroŭski
Anniversaries
February 23
Engagements
World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders
Barys Rahula Francišak Kušal Ivan Yermachenka
Military unit
The Belarusian Home Defence,[2] or Belarusian Home Guard (Belarusian: Беларуская краёвая абарона, romanized: Biełaruskaja krajovaja abarona, BKA; German: Weißruthenische Heimwehr)[3] were collaborationist volunteer battalions formed by the Belarusian Central Council (1943–1944), a pro-Nazi Belarusian self-government within Reichskommissariat Ostland during World War II.[4]
The BKA operated from February 23, 1944 to April 28, 1945. The 20,000 strong Belarusian Home Defence Force was formed under the leadership of Commissioner-General Curt von Gottberg,[4] with logistical help from the German 36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS known as the "Poachers' Brigade" commanded by Oskar Dirlewanger.[4]
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^Wilson 2011, also: Home Defence Force.
^Abbott 1983, p. 16.
^ abcWilson 2011, p. 113.
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Reichskommissariat Ostland
Belarusian Central Council