Introduction
On 29 August 1941, the Higher SS and Police Leader Russia South reported further on mass shooting of Jews in Kamenets-Podolsky. The radio message states that “the Staff Company shoots a further 7,000 Jews, bringing the total number of Jews liquidated in the operation at Kamenez Podolskij to approximately 20,000”. Significantly, the report also corrects figures and unit information contained in an earlier message. For the report of 27 August 1941, it instructs that the number of Jews shot on 27 August 1942 be revised from “5,000 to 11,000”, while the police battalion 320 rather than shooting “was employed only to cordon off the area”.
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1. Standorte unverändert.
2. Tätigkeiten: 1. SS-Brig. Fortsetzung der Säuberungsaktion nördl. Korosten – Bialckurowicze. Abends allgemeine Linie Ignatpol malachowka Uschwo erreicht. Zerstörte Brücken durch Pi.-Zug zum Teil wieder hergestellt. Pol.Regt. Süd – Einsatz im Bahnsicherungsdienst ohne Änderungen. Sonst ohne Meldungen. Stabskp. HSSUPF Russland Süd hat Aktion unter Leitung v. SS-Obgruf. Jeckeln in Kamedez [Kamenez] Podolskij, abgeschlossen.
3. Erfolge: 1. SS Brig. macht 18 Gefangene u. erschiesst 77 Juden. Stabskp. erschiesst erneut 7000 Juden, somit Gesamtzahl bei der
Aktion in Kamenez Podolskij liquidierten Juden rund 20 tausend. Änderung zu Tätigkeitsbericht v. 26. u. 27.8.41 statt Pol.Batl.
320 setzen Stabskp. i.d. Meldung v. 27.8. statt 5 tausend 11 tausend. Pol.Batl. 320 war nur zur Absperrung eingesetzt.
4. Verluste: keine.
HSSUPF Russland Süd
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Dispatch
Date: 29 Aug.
Time: 10:20
To Reichsführer-SS, Chief of the Order Police, Chief of the Security Police
Command Staff, Reichsführer-SS
1. Locations unchanged.
2. Activities: 1st SS Brigade. Continuation of the clearing operation north of Korosten – Bialckurowicze. By evening, the general line Ignatpol – Malachowka – Uschwo had been reached. Destroyed bridges were partly restored by the engineer platoon. Police Regiment South – deployment on railway-security duty without changes. Otherwise nothing to report. The Staff Company of the Higher SS and Police Leader Russia South has concluded the operation in Kamedez [Kamenez] Podolskij under the command of SS-Obergruppenführer Jeckeln.
3. Successes: 1st SS Brigade takes 18 prisoners and shoots 77 Jews. The Staff Company shoots a further 7,000 Jews, bringing the total number of Jews liquidated in the operation at Kamenez Podolskij to approximately 20,000. Correction to the activity report of 26 and 27 Aug. 1941: substitute “Staff Company” for “Police Battalion 320” in the report of 27 Aug.; substitute 11,000 for 5,000. Police Battalion 320 was employed only to cordon off the area.
4. Losses: none.
Higher SS and Police Leader Russia South.
Archivial reference:
Vojenský ústřední archiv (VUA, Central Military Archive of the Czech Republic at Prague), Kommandostab Reichsführer -SS, Karton-1, 2b.