Police Regiment North
| Police Regiment North | |
|---|---|
| Polizei-Regiment Nord | |
| Active | 1941–1942 |
| Country |  Higher SS and Police Leader, North Russia |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Eberhard Herf |
The Police Regiment North (Polizei-Regiment Nord) was a police formation under the command of the
Army Group North Rear Area.[1]
The Police Regiment North was formed in June 1941 by combining three
Higher SS and Police Leader (HSS-PF) for Army Group North.[1]
Alongside the Holocaust. The information on the scope of the unit's activities remains limited as, in contrast to the Police Regiment Centre and South, the 1941 reports of the unit were not intercepted by the British intelligence. Prützmann's command experienced communications difficulties during the summer of 1941. Then starting on September 12, the HSS-PF were instructed to not transmit their reports over the radio. Thus, none of its reports were decrypted as part of the operation Ultra, the British signals intelligence program.[2]
References
Citations
- ^ a b Breitman 1998, p. 41.
- ^ Smith 2004, pp. 112–119.
Bibliography
- ISBN 9780809038190.
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- Smith, Michael (2004). "Bletchley Park and the Holocaust". In Scott, L. V.; Jackson, P. D. (eds.). Understanding Intelligence in the Twenty-First Century: Journeys in Shadows. Routledge. ISBN 0714655333.
Further reading
- Beorn, Waitman Wade (2014). ISBN 978-0674725508.
- Blood, Phillip W. (2006). ISBN 978-1-59797-021-1.
- Persico, Joseph E. (2002). Roosevelt's Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage. ISBN 0-3757-6126-8.
- Rutherford, Jeff (2014). Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107055711.