Schutzmannschaft Battalion 202

Schutzmannschaft Battalion 202 was a failed collaborationist auxiliary police battalion in the General Government during World War II. It consisted of 360 conscripts under German leadership. The unit was created in Kraków on 27 March 1942, with recruitment beginning in May of that year. Only two Polish men volunteered. Consequently, the Germans resorted to conscripting members from the regular Polish city police, known as Einheimische Polizei.

Initially stationed in Łuck in Volhynia, the battalion later operated around Kostopol. In this area, about half of its members deserted to join the Polish resistance, specifically the 27th Home Army Infantry Division, which defended the ethnic Polish population against the UPA massacres. However, the battalion also committed several crimes against civilians, including participating in the pacification of Ukrainian villages.

In response to the mutiny, the Nazis rounded up and executed an additional 60 Polish members of the battalion.

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