Police Battalion 316
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The Police Battalion 316 (Polizeibattalion 316) was a formation of the Order Police (uniformed police) during the Nazi era. During Operation Barbarossa, it was subordinated to the SS and deployed in German-occupied areas, specifically the Army Group Centre Rear Area, of the Soviet Union, as part of Police Regiment Centre. Alongside detachments from the Einsatzgruppen and the SS Cavalry Brigade, it perpetrated mass murder in the Holocaust and was responsible for large-scale crimes against humanity targeting civilian populations under the guise of "anti-partisan" warfare. In mid-1942, the battalion was reassigned to the 4th Police Regiment and operated in Slovenia.
Police Battalion 316 | |
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Polizeibattalion 316 | |
Active | 1941–1945 |
Country | ![]() |
Role | Nazi security warfare Participation in the Holocaust |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | Order Police under SS command, part of:
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