The Men of the Police Battalions
Last Updated : Jan 09, 2009
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Reserve Police Battalion 1

Later the battalion formed Police Shützen (Rifle) Regiment 36 on June 24, 1943 which disbanded in 1944.

Reserve Police Battalion 2
Commanding Officer(s): Major Richard Röhrborn (August 24, 1941 to 1942)
NSDAP Member July 1, 1941. SS Member May 1, 1939. SS Number: 327 319.
Major Hassler (1942 to ?)

Reserve Police Battalion 3
Einsatgruppen battalion
Commanding Officer(s): Major Richard Röhrborn (September 12, 1939 to April 2, 1940), Major Friedrich Boch (1940 to ? ).

The 1st company in 1943 helped form Schuma Battalion 57 in Riga, Latvia which was a battalion in Police Schützen Regiment 36.

Company Commanders

The 1st Company Commander was Captain Hans Siegling

The 2nd Company commander was Captain Franz Zipperling.

Reserve Police Battalion 4

Reserve Police Battalion 5

Reserve Police Battalion 6
Commanding Officer(s): Major Mulverstedt
Major Richard Dröge (1942 to ?)
Major Otto Schroeder (1945)

Company Commanders

Lieutenant Lothar Allisat, 1st Company (September 1, 1939 to December 12, 1940)

Reserve Police Battalion 8

Reserve Police Battalion 9
Battalion Commander(s): Major Paulus Meier
Major Seidel (1941 to 1942)
Major Wilhelm Haack.

After the war Major Meier was employed by the Hamburg Police.

Company Commanders

The 1st company commanding officer was Captain Peter Clausen. The 1st Platoon leader was Helmet Keil (rank unknown)
The 2nd company commanding officer was Captain Dr. Helmet Gantz.
The 1st Platoon leader was 1st Lt. Paul Dinter.
The 2nd Platoon leader was 1st Lt. Dölle.
The 3rd Platoon Leader was Sergeant Richard Neubert.
The commanding officer of 3rd company was Captain Walter Krumme.
The 1st Platoon leader was 1st Lt. Fritz Sperhake.
The 2nd Platoon leader was 2nd Lt. Paul Hecker.
The commanding officer of 4th company was Captain Hans Gabel.

Enlisted Men

Paul Blanke
Herman Burrow 
August Chorschinski
Joachim Claussen 1st  Lt.
Otto Eckert
Entress, no fname
Arthur Fischer
Gohler, Willi
Haack, Eckhart 
Hoffman, Walter, Hauptwachtmeister 3rd pl
Jenat, no fname 
Jungkunz, Albert
Junker, nfname 
Keil, Helmut Lt.  
Knoblich Gerhard
Knoop Franz
Konig August
Krechlau, Horst
Kretschmer, Klaus
Kuchler, Bruno
Lauterbach, Erwin  
Mahnkopf, Friedrich
Muller Hans
Pieper, Gustav Einsatzgruppe A cook
Rainfand, Wilhelm
Rode, Hans
Saarmann, Hugo  
Scharf, Karl 3rd platoon
Scheinsberger, Horst
Schleinsatzgruppeer, nfname Hauptwachtmeister
Schneider,  Leo
Seidel, no fname
Settmacher, Gerhard
Tigezen, Heinz
Tomaszewski, nfname
Unger, Herbert
Voss, Herbert  typist
Wietstruck, Paul
Woiter, no fname
Wolf,  Josef
Zimmermann, Erich
Zindorf, Erich

Police Battalion 11

Had a Calvary Staffel

Commanding Officer(s): Major Franz Lechthaler (1941 to 1942) 1

Officers

4th co. NSKK Hauptmann u. SS Obersturmführer Ludwig Vick

Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

The 1st company commander was Captain Vans Low.  Captain Herbert Vanselow was company commander until early 1942.

The 1st company platoon leader was Sergeant Willy Schuischel (1942) Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

The 2nd company commander was Captain Willy Papenkort.

Also a Captain Hans Timm is listed as this company’s commander.

The 2nd company platoon leader was Sergeant Heinrich Pasternack. Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

The 3rd company commander was Captain Alfred Tornbaum.

Enlisted Men

Albert Gestigkeit, Wachtm.

Received EK2 Jan 1942

Alfred Reidel, Sturmann - NSKK

Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

Willi Lange Oberwm. 1st co.

Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

Theodor Krause Wm. 1st co

Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

Arthur Böhm

Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

Reserve Police Battalion 22

Commanding Officer(s): Major and SS Sturmbannführer Bruno Walden, Major Walden was decorated with the Knights Cross on January 1, 1945 and the German Cross in Gold on November 11, 1944.
 Major Ewald Sternagel (1941 to 1942) Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942
 Dr. and SS Sturmbannführer Heinrich Kupetz (1942 to ?).

Company Commanders

Other Officer(s): The 1st company commander was Wilhelm Steinberg (rank unknown)
Wilhelm Kay, Revier Lt. 1st co. Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

Enlisted Men

Wilhelm Steinberg, 1st co

Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

Police Battalion 32

Enlisted Men

Fritz Fromm, Oberwm. 2nd co.

Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

Hermann Wenzel, Oberwm. 2nd co.

Received KVK 2 w Swords Jan 23, 1942

Police Battalion 322

Assigned Police Regiment Mitte III/
Co was Montua.  His Adj was Binz.

Commander  - Major d. Schupo Gottlieb Nagel
Adjutant - Obltn. d. Schupo Josef Uhl

Each company had 150 emarke numbers.
1st co. had numbers 40 to 189
2nd co. had numbers 190 to 339
3rd co. had numbers 340 to 489

Company Commanders

Obltn Schumacher
2nd Co., Hauptmann Jörke
NSKK Company Hauptmann Krue
Vet, Dr. Sohnabel Tachitowe
1st Lt(R)  Julius Kern
Hauptmann Hugo Kettenstroth
Hauptmann Alois Buchacher

Enlisted Men

Thiel, Erich, Wachtm d. Schupo
Mazur, Ernst – Spoke Polish
Lipinski, Alois – Spoke Polish
Radzun, Willi – Spoke Polish
Ludwig Lorenz, ZugWachtm.
Hadek, Johann.  ZugWachtm.
Dimplmaier, Rudolf  ZugWachtm.
Sellge, Franz  ZugWachtm.
Buchwoher, Alois, Hptwm.
Hametner, Johann  ZugWachtm.
Vernig, Otto    Zugwm.
Schmidt, Ernst  Obwm.
Soier, Friedrich  ZugWachtm.
Schmitt, Raimund  ZugWachtm.
Kirshhofer, Anton 3rd co.  Replaced Meister Rafetaeder April 16, 1941

All dates April 1941 unless otherwise indicated.