Selbstschutz
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Selbstschutz
When the German Army moved through Poland, the Volksdeutsche population formed its own self-defense militia: the selbstschutz. These units were often too willing to help the Einsatzkommandos in their grisly tasks.
The SS : Hitler's Instrument Of Terror / G. Williamson. - London, 1994. - p. 102