Schutzmannschaft Battalion 107

Schutzmannschaft Battalion 107 (German: Schutzmannschaftsbataillon 107) was a failed unit of Nazi German auxiliary police in semi-colonial General Government during World War II. Created in late 1943 in Volodymyr-Volynskyi (Włodzimierz Wołyński), the battalion did not take part in combat. It was made up of 450 local Poles from Volhynia under the German command, purposed to guard railway lines. In January 1944 the entire battalion deserted,[1] and joined Armia Krajowa in defence of civilians against the wave of massacres of Poles in Volhynia.[2]

Notably, there were no trained policemen there,[3] in contrast to Polnisches Schutzmannschaftsbataillon 202 formed in Kraków from the regular Polish city-police called Einheimische Polizei (conscripted under the penalty of concentration camp); whose members also deserted to Polish 27th Home Army Infantry Division nevertheless.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Józef Turowski, Pożoga: Walki 27 Wołyńskiej Dywizji AK. Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, s. 154-155. ISBN 83-01-08465-0.
  2. ↑ Jan Niewiński (2005). Stosunki polsko-ukraińskie: "Głos Kresowian" (Google Books search). Muzeum Historii Polskiego Ruchu Ludowego. p. 491. ISBN 8360093105. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  3. ↑ Marek Getter (2012). "Policja Polska w Generalnym Gubernatorstwie 1939-1945 (Polish police in General Government 1939-1945)" (WebCite). Polnische Polizei (PP) in occupied Poland. Policja Państwowa. Retrieved 2013-06-23. First published in Przegląd Policyjny nr 1-2, 1996. Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Policji w Szczytnie.
  4. ↑ Andrzej Solak (17-24.05.2005). "Zbrodnia w Malinie – prawda i mity (1)". Nr 29-30. Myśl Polska: Kresy. Archived from the original (Internet Archive) on October 5, 2006. Retrieved 2013-06-23. Reprint: Zbrodnia w Malinie (cz.1) Głos Kresowian, nr 20. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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