Order Police battalions

Order Police battalions
Police battalions in parade formation, Minsk, occupied Belarus, 1943
Active	1939–1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Ordnungspolizei (Order Police, "Orpo")
Type	Uniformed police
Role	Participation in the Holocaust Nazi security warfare
Size	Battalions
Part of	Police units under SS command

The Order Police battalions were militarised formations of the German Ordnungspolizei (Order Police, "Orpo") during the Nazi era. In World War II, they were subordinated to the SS and deployed in German-occupied areas, specifically the Army Group Rear Areas and territories under German civilian administration. Alongside detachments from the Einsatzgruppen and the Waffen-SS, these units perpetrated mass murder of the Jewish population and were responsible for large-scale crimes against humanity targeting civilian populations.