Schutzmannschaft Battalion 10

Schutzmannschaft Battalion 10
Lithuanian: 10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas
Active	1941 August–1943 January 31
Allegiance	Germany
Type	Infantry

Schutzmannschaft Battalion 10 (German: Litauische Schutzmannschaft–F–Bataillon Nr. 10; Lithuanian: 10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas, lit. '10th Lithuanian Police Battalion') was a Lithuanian auxiliary police battalion first formed in August 1941 and disbanded in January 31, 1943. The original 10th Battalion is known to have partaken in the Holocaust. A new battalion with the same name was formed after a few months and was renumbered as Schutzmannschaft Battalion 256.

History

The 10th Schutzmannschaft Battalion was formed in Panevėžys in August 1941. The battalion had a total strength of 280 to 300 men, with three companies each of 80-90 men. It was disbanded on 31 January 1943 and its men absorbed by the 14th Schutzmannschaft Battalion. This battalion took part in the Holocaust.

Sources

• Bubnys, Arūnas (2017). Lietuvių policijos batalionai 1941-1945 m. Vilnius: Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras. ISBN 978-609-8037-68-5.