24th SS Police Regiment
| 24th SS Police Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Land |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Schutzstaffel |
| Typ | Sicherheit |
| Size | Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Wehrkreis VIII |
The 24th SS Police Regiment (German: SS-Polizei-Regiment 24) was initially named Police Regiment Radom (Polizei-Regiment Radom) when it was formed in late 1939 after the German invasion of Poland from existing Order Police (Ordnungspolizei) units for security duties there. It was redesignated as the 24th Police Regiment in mid-1942 before it received the SS title in early 1943, but it never became part of the Waffen-SS, and retained its existing organization and strength.
Formation and organization
Police Regiment Radom was formed on 4 November 1939. Under its control were four police battalions (Polizei-Batallion); one battalion from Police Group 1 (Polizeigruppe 1) and three from Police Group 2. Its battalions rotated in and out, but it maintained its strength at four battalions until another was assigned in October 1940.[1]
Notes
- ^ Arico, pp. 87–88, 225; Tessin & Kanapin, pp. 536, 554
References
- Arico, Massimo. Ordnungspolizei: Encyclopedia of the German Police Battalions, Stockholm: Leandoer and Ekholm (2010). ISBN 978-91-85657-99-5
- Tessin, Georg & Kannapin, Norbert. Waffen-SS under Ordnungspolizei im Kriegseinsatz 1939–1945: Ein Überlick anhand der Feldpostübersicht, Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag (2000). ISBN 3-7648-2471-9