64th Belarusian Auxiliary Police Battalion
| 64th Belarusian Auxiliary Police Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 February 1944 — June 1944 |
| Size | 65 (29 February 1944) |
| Garrison | Hlybokaye, Generalbezirk Weissruthenien, Reichskommissariat Ostland |
64th Belarusian Auxiliary Police Battalion (Belarusian: 64-ы батальён дапаможнай паліцыі, romanized: 64-y bataĺjon dapamožnaj palicyi; German: Weiss-Schutzmannschaft-Bataillon F/64) was a Belarusian Auxiliary Police battalion that existed in 1944, at the very end of the German occupation of Byelorussia during World War II. It was composed from the Belarusians of Hlybokaye.
History
[edit]On 1 February 1944, the 64th Auxiliary Police Battalion was formed in Hlybokaye as a guard (Wacht) battalion.[1] In May 1944, the battalion received the status of a field battalion (Feld).[1] Most likely, the battalion never became a fighting unit, because it had only 65 people as of 29 February 1944.[2][3] In June, the battalion was evacuated to German-occupied Poland due to the Soviet Operation Bagration that pushed the Wehrmacht out of Belarus.[4] Later, the battalion became part of the Siegling Brigade's 2nd Regiment.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Romanko 2008, p. 159.
- ^ Romanko 2008, p. 321.
- ^ Hryboŭski 2007.
- ^ Romanko 2008, pp. 162–163.
Sources
[edit]- Hryboŭski, Jury (2007). "Беларускі легіён СС: міфы і рэчаіснасць" [The Belarusian SS Legion: Myths and Reality]. Belarusian Historical Review (in Belarusian). 14 (1–2).
- Romanko, O. V. (2008). Коричневые тени в Полесье : Белоруссия, 1941-1945 [Brown shadows in Polesie: Belarus, 1941-1945] (PDF). Военные тайны ХХ века (in Russian). Moscow: Veche. ISBN 9785953319096.