Documentation of the Order Police Headquarters (Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei-ORPO), 1936-1945

Documentation of the Order Police Headquarters (Hauptamt Ordnungspolizei-ORPO), 1936-1945
 
 Documentation of the Order Police, a police entity established during the restructuring phase of the German police, 1936, alongside the Security Police (Sicherheitspolizei-SIPO). The functions of the ORPO included keeping the order and other police functions. Kurt Daluege was placed as head of the ORPO. It included the Protective Police (Schutzpolizei-Schupo) that was active in the cities and the gendarmerie that was active in the villages. The ORPO wore green uniforms, and therefore the Order Police was also called the Green Police. At the beginning of World War II the ORPO Headquarters took on the responsibility of policing in the occupied contries, and in many places the local police forces were subjugated to it. The ORPO forces in the occupied territories actively participated in the war against the partisans and in carrying out the Final Solution.
 
 The Collection: The documents relate to the activities and policies of the organization in Germany and in the occupied countries as well as personal files of the police officers.