Police Battalion Ostland

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33 Police Battalion "Ostland" (Polizei-Bataillon 33 or Polizei-Bataillon "Ostland") - Volunteer Police Branch of the Ordnungspolizei, consisting of Estonians and Latvians during World War II. The story of the battalion

The formation of the battalion began on July 6, 1941 near Berlin and the Oder. It was composed of Estonians and Latvians who emigrated to Germany in 1939-41. At the helm was Lieutenant Colonel Herberts Brašnevits, commander of the 1st Company, composed of Latvians. The other two companies were Estonian. The department was subject to the German police.

After training, he was sent to the area of ​​occupied Ukraine (ia Zhitomir, Kiev), where he was ordained and anti-partisan. In addition, he participated in the repressions and executions of the local population, including the Jews. At the beginning. In 1942 it was renamed to the 304 Eastern Police Battalion (see Eastern Battalions).

The autumn of this year was divided; Some of the soldiers were sent to the Heidelager camp in Dębica in the General Government, where they formed the core of the newly formed Estonian SS Legion, while the remainder remained in Ukraine. It was not until 1943 that they were sent to the Heidelager camp as the beginning of the Narva Battalion.

A brief history of the Police Battalion "Ostland" (English) Bibliography

Toomas Hiio, Meelis Maripuu, Indrek Paavle, Estonia 1940-1945: reports of the Estonian International Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity, Tallinn 2006



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