10th Lithuanian Police Battalion

10th Lithuanian Police Battalion (German: Litauische Schutzmannschaft–F–Bataillon Nr. 10; Lithuanian: 10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas, lit. '10th Lithuanian Police Battalion') was a Lithuanian auxiliary police battalion first formed in August 1941 and disbanded on 31 January 1943. The original 10th Battalion is known to have partaken in the Holocaust. A new battalion with the same name was formed after a few months and was renumbered as 256th Lithuanian Police Battalion.

10th Lithuanian Police Battalion
Lithuanian: 10-asis lietuvių policijos batalionas
Active	1941 August–1943 January 31
Country	German-occupied Lithuania
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Ordnungspolizei
Type	Infantry
Size	280-300 (August 1941)

History

The 10th Lithuanian Police Battalion was formed in Panevėžys in August 1941.^[1] The battalion had a total strength of 280 to 300 men, with three companies each of 80-90 men.^[1] It was disbanded on 31 January 1943 and its men absorbed by the 14th Lithuanian Police Battalion.^[1] The 10th Battalion took part in the Holocaust.^[1]