10th Lithuanian Police Battalion

10th Lithuanian Police Battalion (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 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.

10th Lithuanian Police Battalion
Lithuanian: 10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas
Active
  • 1941 August–1943 January 31
CountryGerman-occupied Lithuania
BranchOrdnungspolizei
TypeInfantry
Size280-300 (August 1941)

History

The 10th Lithuanian Police Battalion was formed in Panevėžys in August 1941.[1] The battalion had a total strength of 280 to 300 men, with three companies each of 80-90 men.[1] It was disbanded on 31 January 1943 and its men absorbed by the 14th Lithuanian Police Battalion.[1] The 10th Battalion took part in the Holocaust.[1]

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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