| 10th SS Police Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel |
| Type | Security |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Wehrkreis IX |
The 10th SS Police Regiment (German language: SS-Polizei-Regiment 10) was initially named the 10th Police Regiment (Polizei-Regiment 10) when it was formed in 1942 by the redesignation of Police Regiment South (Polizei-Regiment Süd) for security duties on the Eastern Front. It was redesignated as an SS unit in early 1943, but it never became part of the Waffen-SS, and retained its existing organization and strength.
Formation and organization[]
The regiment was ordered formed in July 1942 in Southern Russia from Police Regiment South.[1] Police Battalion 45 (Polizei-Batallion 45), Police Battalion 303 and Police Battalion 314 were redesignated as the regiment's first through third battalions, respectively.[2] All of the police regiments were redesignated as SS police units on 24 February 1943, but this was strictly honorary.[3] In July 1944, the regiment was stationed in Eastern Italy and Slovenia on anti-partisan duties and it had been reinforced by an artillery battery and a cavalry squadron.[1]
Notes[]
References[]
- Arico, Massimo. Ordnungspolizei: Encyclopedia of the German Police Battalions, Stockholm: Leandoer and Ekholm (2010). ISBN 978-91-85657-99-5
- Blood, Phillip W. Hitler's Bandit Hunters: The SS and the Nazi Occupation of Europe, Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books (2006). ISBN 978-1-59797-021-1
- Tessin, Georg & Kannapin, Norbert. Waffen-SS under Ordnungspolizei im Kriegseinsatz 1939–1945: Ein Überlick anhand der Feldpostübersicht, Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag (2000). ISBN 3-7648-2471-9
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