Police Battalion 322
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The Police Battalion 322 (Polizeibattalion 322) was a formation of the German 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.
Police Battalion 322 | |
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Polizeibattalion 322 | |
Active | 1941– |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Role | Nazi security warfare Participation in the Holocaust |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | Order Police battalion under SS command |
Alongside detachments from the Einsatzgruppen and the SS Cavalry Brigade, it perpetrated mass murder during the Holocaust and was responsible for large-scale crimes against humanity targeting civilian populations. In mid-1942, the battalion was reassigned to the 5th Police Regiment and operated in German-occupied territories of Slovenia.