Bahnschutz

  • Railway protection
Identifier
1342
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

History

In addition to the Gendarmerie and Schutzmannschaft, the Germans also employed further auxiliary police units to guard the railway lines, known in some areas as Bahnschutz units.

Sources

  • Collaboration in the Holocaust : Crimes of the Local Police in Belorussia and Ukraine, 1941-44. - M. Dean. - New York, 2000. - p. 141