Latvian auxiliary police
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The Latvian auxiliary police were locally recruited collaborationist units that assisted Nazi German forces in occupying Latvia, including participating in mass shootings and other atrocities against Jews and other civilians during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latvian Auxiliary Police | 1 |
| Latvian auxiliary police canonical | 1 |
| Latvian auxiliary police units | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auxiliary police
ⓘ
collaborationist police force ⓘ paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
German occupation of parts of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
German occupation of Latvia
|
| allegiance | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
German occupation of the Baltic states
ⓘ
Holocaust in Latvia ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
German civil administration
ⓘ
German military ⓘ
surface form:
German military authorities
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Latvia ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | retreat of German forces from Latvia ⓘ |
| formedBy | German occupation authorities ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment |
considered complicit in the Holocaust in Eastern Europe
ⓘ
considered complicit in war crimes ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
collaborationism ⓘ |
| languageOfPersonnel | Latvian ⓘ |
| notableCrimeCategory |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Latvia ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
mass shootings of Jews in Latvia
ⓘ
operations against perceived political opponents ⓘ |
| partOf | Nazi security apparatus ⓘ |
| perpetrated |
atrocities against Jews
ⓘ
atrocities against other civilians ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Latvian nationalists
ⓘ
former Latvian police officers ⓘ local Latvian population ⓘ |
| role |
escorting deportation transports
ⓘ
guarding Jewish ghettos ⓘ guarding prisons and camps ⓘ maintaining order under German occupation ⓘ participating in anti-partisan operations ⓘ participating in mass shootings ⓘ participating in the Holocaust in Latvia ⓘ |
| status | defunct organization ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
German Ordnungspolizei
ⓘ
SS and Police Leader in Latvia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit |
police battalion
ⓘ
security police ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Schutzstaffel (SS)
ⓘ
surface form:
German SS
Reich Main Security Office ⓘ
surface form:
German security police
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Latvian Auxiliary Police
this entity surface form:
Latvian auxiliary police units