Police battalions in parade formation, Minsk, occupied Belarus, 1943
Active
1939–1945
Country
Nazi Germany
Branch
Ordnungspolizei (Order Police, "Orpo")
Type
Uniformed police
Role
Participation in the Holocaust Nazi security warfare
Size
Battalions
Part of
Police units under SS command
Military unit
The Order Police battalions were militarised formations of the German Ordnungspolizei (Order Police, "Orpo") during the Nazi era. In World War II, they were subordinated to the SS and deployed in German-occupied areas, specifically the Army Group Rear Areas and territories under German civilian administration. Alongside detachments from the Einsatzgruppen and the Waffen-SS, these units perpetrated mass murder of the Jewish population and were responsible for large-scale crimes against humanity targeting civilian populations.
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