Talk:Polnisches Schutzmannschaftsbataillon 202

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Poland Portal
Polnisches Schutzmannschaftsbataillon 202 is within the scope of WikiProject Poland, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to Poland on Wikipedia. To participate simply edit the article or see our current projects and discussions. On the main project page we have some tools to help you out. Don't hesitate to ask questions!
Stub This article has been rated as Stub-Class on the quality scale.
Mid This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the importance scale.

[edit] A Couple of Questions

The article states that it was a "police battalion". Yet, it claims it was destroyed in combat. I didn't think most police were engaged in combat. Not typically anyway. Also, was every last man killed in combat? Not one survivor? Dr. Dan (talk) 19:27, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

I've slightly expanded the article to address some of your concerns. Thanks. --Lysytalk 20:26, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
At its height (before the desertions), how many troops were in the battalion? Dr. Dan (talk) 23:02, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
I don't know at its height but according to Motyka, the battalion had three companies, of 120 people each. It was commanded by a volksdeutsch officer. --Lysytalk 23:33, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
P.S. According to Polish wiki, it had 583 people in August 1943, but I don't know their source. --Lysytalk 23:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] More questions

When user:Lysy originated this article over eight months ago, it was designated as a "volunteer" organization. So it remained unchallenged or corrected until some of my recent edits. Now we are told by user: Molobo, that this is not the case but that they were forcefully drafted. Which is it? Please, no whitewashing or spinning of the historical reality. Dr. Dan (talk) 01:20, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Please check don't feed the troll. --Lysytalk 01:33, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
That was easy, and frankly I expected better. Live and learn. Perhaps someone else can give a better explanation. Dr. Dan (talk) 01:43, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Numbers

The article lacks numbers. Surely there has to be a reliable source confirming the number of Poles who were part of this unit. Some exact numbers would be preferable to any WP:Weasel explanation of this travesty. Dr. Dan (talk) 00:11, 1 April 2008 (UTC)