Polnisches Schutzmannschaftsbataillon 107
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Schutzmannschaftsbataillon 107 was a paramilitary unit of Nazi German
police forces.
Created in 1943 in Volodymyr-Volynskyi
, the battalion consisted of 450 Poles from Volhynia
under German command. Under-equipped, the unit did not take part in combat.
In January 1944 the entire battalion deserted and joined Armia Krajowa
.
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
police forces.
Created in 1943 in Volodymyr-Volynskyi
Volodymyr-Volynskyi
Volodymyr-Volynsky is a city located in Volyn Oblast, in north-western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative centre of the Volodymyr-Volynsky District, the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
, the battalion consisted of 450 Poles from Volhynia
Volhynia
Volhynia, Volynia, or Volyn is a historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Prypiat and Southern Bug River, to the north of Galicia and Podolia; the region is named for the former city of Volyn or Velyn, said to have been located on the Southern Bug River, whose name may come...
under German command. Under-equipped, the unit did not take part in combat.
In January 1944 the entire battalion deserted and joined Armia Krajowa
Armia Krajowa
The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...
.