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213th Security Division
213. Sicherungs-Division
Active 1941–1944
Country Flag of German Reich (1935–1945) Nazi Germany
Branch Army (Wehrmacht)
Type Security division
Size Division
Engagements World War II

The 213th Security Division (123. Sicherungs-Division) was a rear-security division in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany. The unit was deployed in German-occupied areas of the Soviet Union, in the Army Group South Rear Area.

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The division was formed in 1941, prior the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Barbarossa. It operated in the occupied Ukraine and Southern Russia regions behind Army Group South's front lines.[1] Its duties included security of communications and supply lines, economic exploitation and combatting irregular fighters (partisans) in Werhmacht's rear areas.[2]

Along with other security and police forces in the occupied territories, the division participated in war crimes against prisoners of war and civilian population. The division was subordinated to Karl von Roques, commander of Army Group South Rear Area. Similar to 454th Security Division, it coordinated its actions with Friedrich Jeckeln, the Higher SS and Police Leader for Army Group South.[3]

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  1. Keller 2012, p. 53.
  2. Shepherd 2003, p. 70.
  3. Lower 2005, p. 226.

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