Estonian Auxiliary Police

Estonian Auxiliary Police
Active	July 1941 – November 1944
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Schutzmannschaft
Type	Auxiliary police
Role	Anti-tank warfare Bandenbekämpfung Cold-weather warfare Counterinsurgency Crowd control HUMINT Internal security Law enforcement Patrolling Raiding Rearguard Reconnaissance Urban warfare
Size	23 Battalions
Part of	Wehrmacht / Order Police / SS of Nazi Germany
Engagements	Battle of Stalingrad Battle for Narva Bridgehead Battle of Emajõgi
Commanders
Notable commanders	Harald Riipalu

Estonian Auxiliary Police (Estonian: Eesti kaitsepataljonid, Eesti politseipataljonid, German: Estnische Hilfspolizei) was Estonian auxiliary police forces unit that were trained to be capable of being paramilitary police for bandenbekämpfung, combat operations, counterinsurgency, crowd control, internal security, rear security (rearguard), and support military operation. Estonian Auxiliary Police collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.^{[citation needed]}