Order Police battalions
The Order Police battalions were militarised formations of the Nazi German Ordnungspolizei (Order Police, "Orpo"). During World War II, they were subordinated to the SS and deployed in German-occupied areas, specifically the Army Group Rear Areas and territories under German civilian administration. Alongside detachments from the Einsatzgruppen and the Waffen-SS, these units perpetrated mass murder of the Jewish population and were responsible for large-scale crimes against humanity targeting civilian populations.
| Order Police battalions | |
|---|---|
Police battalions in parade formation, Minsk, occupied Belarus, 1943 | |
| Active | 1939–1945 |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Ordnungspolizei (Order Police, "Orpo") |
| Type | Uniformed police |
| Role | Participation in the Holocaust Nazi security warfare |
| Size | Battalions |
| Part of | Police units under SS command |
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