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| unit_name = Schutzmannschaft Battalion 10 | unit_name = 10th Lithuanian Police Battalion
| native_name = {{lang-lt|10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas}} | native_name = {{lang-lt|10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas}}
| dates = {{plainlist| | dates = {{plainlist|
* 1941 August{{endash}}1943 January 31 * 1941 August{{endash}}1943 January 31
}} }}
| allegiance = {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}} | branch =
| branch =
| type = Infantry | type = Infantry
| size = | size = 280-300 (August 1941)
}} }}
'''10th Lithuanian Police Battalion''' ({{Lang-de|Litauische ]–F–Bataillon Nr. 10}}; {{Lang-lt|10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas|lit=10th Lithuanian Police Battalion}}) was a ] first formed in August 1941 and disbanded on January 31, 1943. The original 10th Battalion is known to have partaken in ]. A new battalion with the same name was formed after a few months and was renumbered as ]. '''10th Lithuanian Police Battalion''' ({{Lang-de|Litauische ]–F–Bataillon Nr. 10}}; {{Lang-lt|10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas|lit=10th Lithuanian Police Battalion}}) was a ] first formed in August 1941 and disbanded on 31 January 1943. The original 10th Battalion is known to have partaken in ]. A new battalion with the same name was formed after a few months and was renumbered as ].


== History == == History ==
The 10th Schutzmannschaft Battalion was formed in ] in August 1941.{{Sfn|Bubnys|2017|p=286}} The battalion had a total strength of 280 to 300 men, with three companies each of 80-90 men.{{Sfn|Bubnys|2017|p=286}} It was disbanded on 31 January 1943 and its men absorbed by the ].{{Sfn|Bubnys|2017|p=286}} This battalion took part in the Holocaust.{{Sfn|Bubnys|2017|p=286}} The 10th Lithuanian Police Battalion was formed in ] in August 1941.{{Sfn|Bubnys|2017|p=286}} The battalion had a total strength of 280 to 300 men, with three companies each of 80-90 men.{{Sfn|Bubnys|2017|p=286}} It was disbanded on 31 January 1943 and its men absorbed by the ].{{Sfn|Bubnys|2017|p=286}} The 10th Battalion took part in the Holocaust.{{Sfn|Bubnys|2017|p=286}}


== References == == References ==

Revision as of 15:05, 22 September 2023

10th Lithuanian Police Battalion
Template:Lang-lt
Active
  • 1941 August–1943 January 31
TypeInfantry
Size280-300 (August 1941)
Military unit

10th Lithuanian Police Battalion (Template:Lang-de; Template:Lang-lt) 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. 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 Lithuanian Police Battalion. The 10th Battalion took part in the Holocaust.

References

  1. ^ Bubnys 2017, p. 286.

Sources

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