36th Estonian Police Battalion
| 36th Estonian Police Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Active | 23 November 1941 – 18 January 1943 |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Estonian Auxiliary Police Schutzmannschaft |
| Type | Auxiliary police |
| Role | Anti-tank warfare Bandenbekämpfung Cold-weather warfare Counterinsurgency Crowd control HUMINT Internal security Law enforcement Patrolling Raiding Rearguard Reconnaissance Riot control Urban warfare |
| Size | 438 (August 1942) |
| Part of | Schutzstaffel (SS) |
| Engagements | Anti-Belarusian resistance operations Battle of Stalingrad |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Harald Riipalu |
36th Estonian Police Battalion (also known as Schutzmannschaft Front Bataillon 36 Arensburg (German) and 36. Kaitse Rindepataljon (Estonian)) was one of the twenty-three battalions of the Estonian Auxiliary Police during World War II that operated under command of the German SS and part of the Schutzmannschaft. It was trained to be capable of being paramilitary police for bandenbekämpfung, combat operations, counterinsurgency, crowd control, internal security, rear security (rearguard), riot control in prisoner-of-war camps (POW camps), and support military operation.