Police Battalions - Research

Below you will find research I have done from various archives. The files are in PDF format unless otherwise noted. There are pages missing and the order may be a bit jumbled. Pages missing is due to my searching for Police Battalion locations and dates only. If you have any documents you wish to add please let me know. If you have found this useful and would like to contribute see below. Also included is information gleaned from other sources.

If your an author and you use this for a paper or book then think about sending me a copy.

PDF's have been OCR'd using German as the language (most of them).

If you have more questions I suggest the Axis History Forum and their SS/Polizei section. I have also found the Wehrmacht Awards Forum very helpful.

10th Division Thanks to Police and EGIV 1939 Source: Selected Records from the Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei Collection, 1921-1945, USHMM

Mostly Italy - SS and Police - Late war Source: Selected Records from the Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei Collection, 1921-1945, USHMM

Abbreviation List from Tessin Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. and more on the Ordnungspolizei from Tessin 110 pgs.

Zur Geschichte der Ordnungspolizei Source: (Zusammengestellt durch Roland Pfeiffer September 2003) (Link)

Polizei Batallion. 307 Rest of this in Regiments - Interesting Source: Befelshaber der Ordnungspolizei das Ostland. USHMM More

Misc Pol Btl Formation Source: Selected Records from the Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei Collection, 1921-1945, USHMM

Lit. Shutzm Btl 276 277 278 Formation Source: Befelshaber der Ordnungspolizei das Ostland. USHM

Lit. Shutzm Btl 276 277 278 Munitions and Org Charts Source: Befelshaber der Ordnungspolizei das Ostland. USHMM

Lit. Shutzm Btl 276 277 278 in Op Winterzauber More More Source: Befelshaber der Ordnungspolizei das Ostland. USHMM

Operation Sumpffieber (Swamp Fever) 1942 Source: Befelshaber der Ordnungspolizei das Ostland. USHMM

Kreigstagbuch of Polizei Batallion 322 Part 1 Source: Befelshaber der Ordnungspolizei das Ostland. USHM

Awards of KVK Polizei Batallion 3,6, and Reserve Polizei Bataliion 63 Source: Selected Records from the Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei Collection, 1921-1945, USHMM

Polizei Battalion 73 in Krakow etc. Source: Selected Records from the Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei Collection, 1921-1945, USHMM

Various Polizei Postings detailing men, post and SS number Source: Selected Records from the Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei Collection, 1921-1945, USHMM

On the Formation of Polizei in June 1941 Source: Selected Records from the Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei Collection, 1921-1945, USHMM

Lt. Josef Hirsch Partial Personel File. Was with Reserve-Polizei-Batallion 41, SS-Polizei-Regiment 22, I/SS-Polizei-Regiment 14. Also includes 2nd Lt. Werner Ilgmann who was with the I/SS-Polizei-Regiment 2, Polizei Batallion 308, and the I/SS Polizei-Regiment 17. Source: Selected Records from the Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei Collection, 1921-1945, USHMM

Execution Results Memo detailing actions of Polizei Batallion 317, I SS Infantry, SS Calvary Brigade Source: Selected Records from the Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei Collection, 1921-1945, USHMM

Composition of Police Battalions, Mostly 300 Series. Source: Reply by Leo Niehorster, AHF

Report of the Estonian Government Commision on the German Occupation 1941 to 1944Interesting for the info on the "Forest Brothers", and the Omakaitise. Vaivara, Tartu, Jagala, Tallinin camp complexes. Providing of auxillaries for ghetto roundups in Poland. Assisting in the mass shooting of Jews in Nowogrodek on August 7, 1942. See flight log as General xxxxxx was flown in on same day. Report says it was 36th PB but not a German PB - Aux? Also mentions PB's 286, 287, 288, as PB's - probably Estonian Schuma??? Too early?

Reports from Polizei-Regiment-Mitte. Primarily on the regiment but each battalion was busy in different areas. Contains info about the following battalions: 307, 322, 321, 316, 307. Also mentions Security Divisions and Landesshutz Rgt. 45 which was in Bialystok for those massacares. Source: ReMilitary History Records, Prague, Reel 9. USHMM

Reports from Polizei-Regiment-Mitte. Next set of scans from above.

Reports from Polizei-Regiment-Mitte. Final set of scans from above. 14MB

Locations of Battalions and Names of Commanders. Primarily 1941 to mid 1942: NARA II, RG 457, German Police and SS Traffic Folder, Box 1386

SS and Police Traffic.(Part 1) Source: NARA II, Decrypts from Bletchley Park. RG457 Record Group, Box 202 --- Warning - Large PDF File

SS and Police Traffic.(Part 2) Source: NARA II, Decrypts from Bletchley Park. RG457 Record Group, Box 202 --- Warning - Large PDF File

Orpo Strength Report for District Warsaw Dated Nov. 17, 1944 **