10th Lithuanian Police Battalion

10th Lithuanian Police Battalion lt 10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas 1941 August1943 January 31 German-occupied Lithuania Nazi Germany Ordnungspolizei Infantry 280-300 (August 1941) 10th Lithuanian Police Battalion (de Litauische Schutzmannschaft–F–Bataillon Nr. 10; lt 10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas 10th Lithuanian Police Battalion) was a Lithuanian auxiliary police battalion first formed in August 1941 and disbanded on 31 January 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 256th Lithuanian Police Battalion. History The 10th Lithuanian Police Battalion was formed in Panevėžys in August 1941.Bubnys 2017 286 The battalion had a total strength of 280 to 300 men, with three companies each of 80-90 men.Bubnys 2017 286 It was disbanded on 31 January 1943 and its men absorbed by the 14th Lithuanian Police Battalion.Bubnys 2017 286 The 10th Battalion took part in the Holocaust.Bubnys 2017 286 References Sources Bubnys Arūnas Lietuvių policijos batalionai 1941-1945 m. Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras 2017 978-609-8037-68-5 Vilnius Category:Lithuanian Schutzmannschaft Battalions Category:Security units of Nazi Germany established in 1941 Category:Security units of Nazi Germany disestablished in 1943